Maulana Husain Ahmad Madani (1879 1957) was a political activist, Islamic scholar, and supporter of Gandhi during the struggle for India's independence.
Sultan Ahmad al-Mansur (1578-1603) was one of the most important rulers in the history of Morocco, which to this day bears the mark of his twenty-five year rule in the sixteenth century.
Usama Ibn Munqidh (1095-1188) was a Syrian poet and warrior whose life coincided with some of the most dramatic moments in Islamic history: the invasion of the Turks into the Middle East, the collapse of the Shi'ite political power, and above all, the coming of the Crusades.
This book studies an important icon of medieval South Asian culture, Indian courtier, poet, musician and Sufi, Amir Khusraw (1253-1325), chiefly remembered for his poetry in Persian and Hindi, today an integral part of the performative qawwali tradition.
This book examines the life and thought of Ahmad Riza Khan (1856 - 1921), the legendary leader of the 20th-century Ahl-e Sunnat movement, who represented a strong tendency in South Asian Islam which is sufi, ritualistic, intercessionary, and hierarchical in its social construction.
An inspired and impassioned historical examination of humanity's search for the divineFrom Plato to Wittgenstein and religions from Judaism to the Hindu tradition, interspersed with divine influences from Classical Greece, Romantic poetry, and the occasional scene from 'Alien', ';God: A Guide for the Perplexed' charts the path of humanity's great spiritual odyssey: the search for God.
Developed in response to the events of September 11, 2001, these 14 articles from prominent Muslim thinkers offer a provocative reassessment of Islam's relationship with the modern world.
A new edition of one of the world's most important and influential booksThe Koran, the holy scripture of Islam, is the record of Muhammad's oral teaching delivered between the years immediately preceding the Hegira in AD 622 and the Prophet's death in AD 632.
Fully Revised & Updated Edition of the New York Times Bestselling and Highly Praised Book on ISIS With newly added material and breaking news including: Interview with a former ISIS spymaster Why ISIS is targeting Europe and the US What Russia wants in Syria Revelations on the brutal ideology of ISISWith brutal attacks in last year across the globeBrussels, Paris, Beirut, Egypt, Turkeythe Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has proved itself the greatest terrorist threat in the world today.
A riveting account of the lives and epic battles of eight Western defenders against violent Islamic jihad that sheds much-needed light on the enduring conflict with radical Islam.
An Eye-Opening, Concise Look at the Source of the Current Wave of Terrorism, How it Spread, and Why the West Did Nothing Lifting the mask of international terrorism, Terence Ward reveals a sinister truth.
A monumental intellectual history of the pivotal figure of Hindu nationalismVinayak Damodar Savarkar (18831966) was an intellectual, ideologue, and anticolonial nationalist leader in India's struggle for independence from British colonial rule, one whose anti-Muslim writings exploited India's tensions in pursuit of Hindu majority rule.
Reveals the secret spiritual exercises of the Bektashi Order of Sufis *; Shows how this order, also known as Oriental Freemasonry, preserves the ancient spiritual doctrines forgotten by modern Freemasonry *; Explains how to transform the soul into the alchemical Magnum Opus by combining Masonic grips and the abbreviated letters of the Qur'an *; Includes a detailed biography of Baron von Sebottendorff Originally published in Germany in 1924, this rare book by Baron Rudolf von Sebottendorff reveals the secret spiritual exercises of the Bektashi Order of Sufis as well as how this order, also known as Oriental Freemasonry, preserves the ancient spiritual doctrines forgotten by modern Freemasonry.
An exploration of how Muslims in the United States have interpreted the Qur'an in ways that make it speak to their American realitiesIn Speaking Qur'an: An American Scripture, Timur R.
The Complete Infidel's Guide to the Koran exposes how the Koran incites hatred and violence and is anti-democratic, anti-freedom, and intolerant of any other ideology.
A collection of modern Sufi tales by renowned Rumi translator and Sufi initiate Nevit Ergin *; Contains 24 deceptively simple stories that invoke questioning and awareness *; By the renowned English translator of Rumi's complete Divan-i Kebir Sufi stories have traditionally been a means of opening a portal that allows us to advance from our basic perceptions into states of extraordinary awareness.
An exploration of the Persian poet's spiritual philosophy, with original translations of his poetry *; Features extensive insight into the meanings and contexts of the poetry and philosophies of this spiritual teacher*; Includes over 30 complete poems by Hafz, including ';The Wild Deer,' often regarded as his masterpieceFor 600 years the Persian poet Hafz has been read, recited, quoted, and loved by millions of people in his homeland and throughout the world.
From the critically acclaimed author of Amina's Voice comes the third book in an exciting middle grade series about a scrawny fourth-grader with big dreams of basketball stardom.
From the critically acclaimed author of Amina's Voice comes the second book in an exciting new middle grade series about a scrawny fourth-grader with big dreams of basketball stardom.
From the critically acclaimed author of Amina's Voice comes the first book in an exciting new middle grade series about a fourth-grader with big dreams of basketball stardom.
'Violet Moller brings to life the ways in which knowledge reached us from antiquity to the present day in a book that is as delightful as it is readable.
There is widespread concern today about the radicalization of young muslim men, and the deprived areas of Western cities are believed to have become breeding grounds of home-grown extremism.
Ein Buch, das Fragen stellt, die wir uns kaum noch zu stellen wagen: Warum scheint das Denken in einer Zeit, die von Wissen und Technologie dominiert wird, in einen Stillstand zu verfallen?
