Islam

In America today, online spaces serve as critical alternatives for tech-savvy Muslims seeking a place to root their faith, forge religious identity, and build communities.

This collection - the second of a three-volume study - examines the roots of the artistic, literary and cultural renaissance of Sufism from the 12th to the 15th centuries.

This comprehensive study is unique in its chronological breadth, intellectual diversity and historical scope and which demonstrates the central role played by Sufism in Persianate culture in Iran, Central Asia and India

Rabi';a al-';Adawiyya is a figure shrouded in myth.

This is a detailed yet accessible guide to the way in which religion and politics interacted during the earliest years of Islam.

This stimulating book covers all area of the twelfth century Muslim philosopher's life from his transmission of Aristotelian thought to the Western world, to his conflict with the Ash'arite theologians.

The only comprehensive introduction to al-Farabi - the first Islamic philosopher to translate the works of Plato and Aristotle.

Indispensable for anyone trying to understand Islam in the WestWhen the Western mass-media talk of conversion to Islam, we are bombarded with accounts of vulnerable people brainwashed into a culture of extremism.

Ashraf `Ali Thanawi (1863-1943) was one of the most prominent religious scholars in Islamic history.

In this novel perspective on a much-maligned figure, Michal Biran explains the monumental impact Chinggis Khan has had upon the Islamic World, both positive and negative.

In this unique look at a key figure in the Islamic enlightenment, Samer Akkach examines the life and works of 'Abd al-Ghani al-Nabulusi (1641-1731) of Damascus: a contemporary of many major thinkers, scientists, poets, and philosophers of the European Enlightenment.

In this pioneering biography, Christopher Melchert examines the forefather of the fourth of the four principal Sunni schools of jurisprudence, the Hanbali.

The Ikhwan Al- Safa' or Brethren of Purity were a highly secretive group of tenth-century Shi'ite thinkers, their identities remaining unclear even today.

This work is a highly readable introduction to Shaykh Mufid, the leading Shi'i scholar of his time, and it examines his contributions in the fields of jurisprudence, theology, and sacred history in clear and straightforward language.

Fazlallah Astarabadi was a 14th-century Islamic religious leader who believed that the world was about to come to an end.

This accessible biography treats al-Ma'mum (786-833) as the product of his age, which was a formative period in the development of Islamic law and theology.

An essential introduction to the influence of Jesus in contemporary Qur'anic teachingsIn Jesus in the Qur'an, written for both Christians and Muslims, for specialists as well as general readers, Parrinder offers a study of Qur'anic teachings about the birth, life, work, death and resurrection of Jesus.

Muhammad Rashid Rida is among the most influential Muslim thinkers of the modern period and yet, until now, his writings on Christian-Muslim relations have remained unpublished in English.

Get to grips with one of the world's most powerful books.

What is mysticism?

It is commonly claimed that Islam is antiblack, even inherently bent on enslaving Black Africans.

Expectation of a redeemer is a widespread phenomenon across many civilizations.

AN INDEPENDENT BEST BOOKS ON RELIGION 2014 PICK Few things provoke controversy in the modern world like the religion brought by Prophet Muhammad.

The Islamic tradition has always been flexible, changing over time and constantly adapting to the different societies Muslims find themselves in.

Der Geist des Ressentiments kehrt zurück nach Europa.

Ist der Islam wissenschaftsfeindlich?

Gehört der Islam zu Europa?

Fahimah Ulfat rekonstruiert mit Hilfe der dokumentarischen Methode die Gottesbeziehungen von muslimischen Kindern.

The first book-length study of the biblical villain Haman, examining his depiction across Judaism, Christianity, and IslamHaman, infamous as the antagonist in the book of Esther, appears as a villainous figure in virtually all varieties of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

Der Erlösungsglaube bildet das Zentrum des Christentums und zugleich den Kern aller theologischen Konflikte mit dem Islam.

Wie vereinbaren Muslime die Ansprüche einer zeitgemäßen, modernen Lebensführung in der deutschen Gesellschaft mit dem Islam?

Kaum ein Feld ist zwischen Christen und Muslimen so umstritten wie die Erlösungslehre.