Islamic life and practice

The Muslim shrine is at the crossroad of many processes involving society and culture.

The Muslim shrine is at the crossroad of many processes involving society and culture.

Islamic Banking and Finance (IBF) has become a growing force over the past three decades, with Pakistan being one of the IBF pioneers by converting to an 'interest-free' banking system in 1985.

Islamic Banking and Finance (IBF) has become a growing force over the past three decades, with Pakistan being one of the IBF pioneers by converting to an 'interest-free' banking system in 1985.

In a world where the term Islam is ever-increasingly an inaccurate and insensitive synonym for terrorism, it is unsurprising that many Muslim youth in the West struggle for a viable sense of identity.

New Perspectives on the Nation of Islam contributes to the ongoing dialogue about the nature and influence of the Nation of Islam (NOI), bringing fresh insights to areas that have previously been overlooked in the scholarship of Elijah Muhammad's NOI, the Imam W.

New Perspectives on the Nation of Islam contributes to the ongoing dialogue about the nature and influence of the Nation of Islam (NOI), bringing fresh insights to areas that have previously been overlooked in the scholarship of Elijah Muhammad's NOI, the Imam W.

How do experiences of national identity and belonging differ for French Muslims and Catholics respectively?

This volume identifies and elaborates on the significance and functions of the various actors involved in the development of family law in the Middle East.

This volume identifies and elaborates on the significance and functions of the various actors involved in the development of family law in the Middle East.

This book investigates the relationship between government and religion in Middle Eastern history from Morocco to Egypt and Iraq.

This book investigates the relationship between government and religion in Middle Eastern history from Morocco to Egypt and Iraq.

This book covers the theological, philosophical, mystical, topographical, architectural and ritual aspects of the Muslim belief in paradise and hell.

This book covers the theological, philosophical, mystical, topographical, architectural and ritual aspects of the Muslim belief in paradise and hell.

Unparalleled in its thematic and geographical scope, this volume provides a comprehensive overview of Muslim culture and society since 1800.

Volume 5 of The New Cambridge History of Islam examines the history of Muslim societies from 1800 to the present.

A history of the second great expansion of the Islamic world eastwards from the eleventh century to the eighteenth.

A history of the Western Islamic lands from the eleventh to the eighteenth centuries.

A panoramic vision of Islamic cultures and societies from the origins of Islam to 1800.

A political and cultural history of Islam from its Late Antique origins until the eleventh century.

A history of the second great expansion of the Islamic world eastwards from the eleventh century to the eighteenth.

A history of the Western Islamic lands from the eleventh to the eighteenth centuries.

A panoramic vision of Islamic cultures and societies from the origins of Islam to 1800.

A political and cultural history of Islam from its Late Antique origins until the eleventh century.

Unparalleled in its thematic and geographical scope, this volume provides a comprehensive overview of Muslim culture and society since 1800.

Volume 5 of The New Cambridge History of Islam examines the history of Muslim societies from 1800 to the present.

This book examines the development of Shi''i Islam through the lenses of belief, narrative, and memory.

This book examines the development of Shi''i Islam through the lenses of belief, narrative, and memory.

Islamic powers in secular countries have presented a challenge for states around the world, including Indonesia, home to the largest Muslim population as well as the third largest democracy in the world.

Islamic powers in secular countries have presented a challenge for states around the world, including Indonesia, home to the largest Muslim population as well as the third largest democracy in the world.

With the proliferation of transnational Muslim networks over the last two decades, the religious authority of traditionally educated Muslim scholars, the uluma, has come under increasing scrutiny and disruption.

With the proliferation of transnational Muslim networks over the last two decades, the religious authority of traditionally educated Muslim scholars, the uluma, has come under increasing scrutiny and disruption.

The aim of this book is to explore and analyze the Islamic axioms, foundation principles and values underpinning the field of governance in an attempt to construct the architectonics of a new systemic and dynamic theory and formulate the articulation of 'Islamic governance'.

The aim of this book is to explore and analyze the Islamic axioms, foundation principles and values underpinning the field of governance in an attempt to construct the architectonics of a new systemic and dynamic theory and formulate the articulation of 'Islamic governance'.

The seven volumes in this set, originally published between 1923 and 1987, explore the influence of Islam on law, politics, science, and development in the Muslim world.

Indian Muslims form the largest ethnic minority within Singapore's otherwise largely Malay Muslim community.

Indian Muslims form the largest ethnic minority within Singapore's otherwise largely Malay Muslim community.

Examines the emergence of Medina as a holy city, focusing on the historical developments of the first three Islamic centuries.

Examines the emergence of Medina as a holy city, focusing on the historical developments of the first three Islamic centuries.

Challenging the prevalent view, this book illustrates the importance of animals in the Islamic tradition, in which they are viewed as equal beings to humans.

Challenging the prevalent view, this book illustrates the importance of animals in the Islamic tradition, in which they are viewed as equal beings to humans.

The political downfall of the Suharto administration in 1998 marked the end of the "e;New Order"e; in Indonesia, a period characterized by 32 years of authoritarian rule.

The political downfall of the Suharto administration in 1998 marked the end of the "e;New Order"e; in Indonesia, a period characterized by 32 years of authoritarian rule.

The revival of madrasas in the 1980s coincided with the rise of political Islam and soon became associated with the "e;clash of civilizations"e; between Islam and the West.

The revival of madrasas in the 1980s coincided with the rise of political Islam and soon became associated with the "e;clash of civilizations"e; between Islam and the West.

Focusing on the Maijbhandari movement in Chittagong, south-eastern Bangladesh, which claims the status of the only Sufi order originated in Bengal and which has gained immense popularity in recent years, this book provides a comprehensive picture of an important aspect of contemporary Bengali Islam in the South Asian context.

Focusing on the Maijbhandari movement in Chittagong, south-eastern Bangladesh, which claims the status of the only Sufi order originated in Bengal and which has gained immense popularity in recent years, this book provides a comprehensive picture of an important aspect of contemporary Bengali Islam in the South Asian context.

Keep up with management issues in the rapidly changing Islamic business world!

Keep up with management issues in the rapidly changing Islamic business world!

This book draws on extensive fieldwork among Muslims in Nepal to examine the local and global factors that shape contemporary Muslim identity and the emerging Islamic revival movement based in the Kathmandu valley.