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Destiny Disrupted

A History of the World Through Islamic Eyes

by Tamim Ansary ...

“A must read for anyone who wants to learn more about the history of the Islamic world” (San Francisco Chronicle)We in the West share a common narrative of world history. But our story largely omits a whole civilization whose citizens shared an entirely different narrative for a thousand years as the Islamic world saw it, from the time of Mohammed through the fall of the Ottoman Empire to the ... Read more

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“A must read for anyone who wants to learn more about the history of the Islamic world” (San Francisco Chronicle)We in the West share a common narrative of world history. But our story largely omits a whole civilization whose citizens shared an entirely different narrative for a thousand years as the Islamic world saw it, from the time of Mohammed through the fall of the Ottoman Empire to the
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Djinnology

An Illuminated Compendium of Spirits and Stories from the Muslim World

by Seema Yasmin, Fahmida Azim ...

An intriguing and spine-tingling guide to the world of djinn.Lurking in the corner of your living room, perhaps reading this sentence over your shoulder right now, is an often invisible creature that is everywhere and nowhere. Djinn are the cool breezes in warm rooms, the materializations of your deepest desires, the monsters waiting beneath your bed. They have appeared in the stories of Muslim ... Read more

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An intriguing and spine-tingling guide to the world of djinn.Lurking in the corner of your living room, perhaps reading this sentence over your shoulder right now, is an often invisible creature that is everywhere and nowhere. Djinn are the cool breezes in warm rooms, the materializations of your deepest desires, the monsters waiting beneath your bed. They have appeared in the stories of Muslim
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The Fall and Rise of the Islamic State

by Noah Feldman ...

"[A] concise and thoughtful history of the evolution of the Islamic legal system from the time of the first caliphs to our own" from the bestselling author ( U.S. News & World Report).One of Economist's Best Books of the YearWinner of the PROSE Award in Government and Politics, Association of American PublishersIn this incisive book, Harvard law professor Noah Feldman tells the story behind the ... Read more

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"[A] concise and thoughtful history of the evolution of the Islamic legal system from the time of the first caliphs to our own" from the bestselling author ( U.S. News & World Report).One of Economist's Best Books of the YearWinner of the PROSE Award in Government and Politics, Association of American PublishersIn this incisive book, Harvard law professor Noah Feldman tells the story behind the
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Muhammad

Prophet of Peace Amid the Clash of Empires

by Juan Cole ...

In the midst of the dramatic seventh-century war between two empires, Muhammad was a spiritual seeker in search of community and sanctuary.Many observers stereotype Islam and its scripture as inherently extreme or violent-a narrative that has overshadowed the truth of its roots. In this masterfully told account, preeminent Middle East expert Juan Cole takes us back to Islam's-and the Prophet ... Read more

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In the midst of the dramatic seventh-century war between two empires, Muhammad was a spiritual seeker in search of community and sanctuary.Many observers stereotype Islam and its scripture as inherently extreme or violent-a narrative that has overshadowed the truth of its roots. In this masterfully told account, preeminent Middle East expert Juan Cole takes us back to Islam's-and the Prophet
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The Qur'an: (Quran, Koran, Al-Qur'an) (Mobi Classics)

by M.H. Shakir (Translator) ...

The Qur-an (al-qur-an, literally -the recitation-; also sometimes transliterated as Quran, Qur-an, Koran, Alcoran or Al-Qur-an) is the central religious text of Islam. Muslims believe the Qur-an to be the book of divine guidance and direction for mankind, and consider the original Arabic text to be the final revelation of God.Islam holds that the Qur-an was revealed to Muhammad by the angel Jibril ... Read more

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The Qur-an (al-qur-an, literally -the recitation-; also sometimes transliterated as Quran, Qur-an, Koran, Alcoran or Al-Qur-an) is the central religious text of Islam. Muslims believe the Qur-an to be the book of divine guidance and direction for mankind, and consider the original Arabic text to be the final revelation of God.Islam holds that the Qur-an was revealed to Muhammad by the angel Jibril
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Threading My Prayer Rug

One Woman's Journey from Pakistani Muslim to American Muslim

by Sabeeha Rehman ...

**SHORTLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM SAROYAN INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR WRITING. ONE OF *BOOKLIST'*S TOP TEN RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY BOOKS. ONE OF BOOKLIST'S TOP TEN DIVERSE NONFICTION BOOKS. Honorable Mention in the San Francisco Book Festival Awards, Spiritual CategoryA 2019 United Methodist Women Reading Program SelectionThis enthralling story of the making of an American is a timely meditation on ... Read more

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**SHORTLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM SAROYAN INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR WRITING. ONE OF *BOOKLIST'*S TOP TEN RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY BOOKS. ONE OF BOOKLIST'S TOP TEN DIVERSE NONFICTION BOOKS. Honorable Mention in the San Francisco Book Festival Awards, Spiritual CategoryA 2019 United Methodist Women Reading Program SelectionThis enthralling story of the making of an American is a timely meditation on
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The Quran: Arabic Text with Corresponding English Meaning

by Saheeh International ...

This is a simpler, clearer and easier to read translation than many of the popular ones which proceeded it. Saheeh International reviewed each verse in Arabic with reference to several works of Arabic tafseer and grammar, choosing contemporary wording and carefully placing them in order similar to that of the original Arabic whenever possible. ‘Without going into excessive detail, a word is due ... Read more

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This is a simpler, clearer and easier to read translation than many of the popular ones which proceeded it. Saheeh International reviewed each verse in Arabic with reference to several works of Arabic tafseer and grammar, choosing contemporary wording and carefully placing them in order similar to that of the original Arabic whenever possible. ‘Without going into excessive detail, a word is due
... Read more
The Missing Martyrs

Why There Are So Few Muslim Terrorists

by Charles Kurzman ...

Why are there so few Muslim terrorists? With more than a billion Muslims in the world--many of whom supposedly hate the West and ardently desire martyrdom--why don't we see terrorist attacks every day? Where are the missing martyrs? In this startlingly counterintuitive book, a leading authority on Islamic movements demonstrates that terrorist groups are thoroughly marginal in the Muslim world. ... Read more

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Why are there so few Muslim terrorists? With more than a billion Muslims in the world--many of whom supposedly hate the West and ardently desire martyrdom--why don't we see terrorist attacks every day? Where are the missing martyrs? In this startlingly counterintuitive book, a leading authority on Islamic movements demonstrates that terrorist groups are thoroughly marginal in the Muslim world.
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111 Questions on Islam

Samir Khalil Samir S.J. on Islam and the West

by Fr. Samir Khalil Samir S.J. ...

The terrorist attack on the Twin Towers, the Afghan conflict, waves of migration, and the presence of twelve million Muslims in the European Union: these are just a few of the things that have helped contribute to a growing interest in Islam, its culture, and its followers. They awaken old and new questions about a religious, cultural, and political reality that 1,200,000,000 people consider ... Read more

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The terrorist attack on the Twin Towers, the Afghan conflict, waves of migration, and the presence of twelve million Muslims in the European Union: these are just a few of the things that have helped contribute to a growing interest in Islam, its culture, and its followers. They awaken old and new questions about a religious, cultural, and political reality that 1,200,000,000 people consider
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The Study Quran

A New Translation and Commentary

by Seyyed Hossein Nasr, Maria Massi Dakake, Joseph E.B. Lumbard, Mohammed Rustom, Caner K. Dagli ...

An accessible and accurate translation of the Quran that offers a rigorous analysis of its theological, metaphysical, historical, and geographical teachings and backgrounds, and includes extensive study notes, special introductions by experts in the field, and is edited by a top modern Islamic scholar, respected in both the West and the Islamic world.Drawn from a wide range of traditional Islamic ... Read more

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An accessible and accurate translation of the Quran that offers a rigorous analysis of its theological, metaphysical, historical, and geographical teachings and backgrounds, and includes extensive study notes, special introductions by experts in the field, and is edited by a top modern Islamic scholar, respected in both the West and the Islamic world.Drawn from a wide range of traditional Islamic
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The World's Religions, Revised and Updated

A Concise Introduction

by Huston Smith ...

The World’s Religions, by beloved author and pioneering professor Huston Smith (Tales of Wonder), is the definitive classic for introducing the essential elements and teachings of the world’s predominant faiths. This essential guide to comparative religion covers Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, as well as regional native traditions.This revised and updated ... Read more

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The World’s Religions, by beloved author and pioneering professor Huston Smith (Tales of Wonder), is the definitive classic for introducing the essential elements and teachings of the world’s predominant faiths. This essential guide to comparative religion covers Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, as well as regional native traditions.This revised and updated
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Qur'an and Woman

Rereading the Sacred Text from a Woman's Perspective

by Amina Wadud ...

Fourteen centuries of Islamic thought have produced a legacy of interpretive readings of the Qu'ran written almost entirely by men. Now, with Qu'ran and Woman, Amina Wadud provides a first interpretive reading by a woman, a reading which validates the female voice in the Qu'ran and brings it out of the shadows. Muslim progressives have long argued that it is not the religion but patriarchal ... Read more

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Fourteen centuries of Islamic thought have produced a legacy of interpretive readings of the Qu'ran written almost entirely by men. Now, with Qu'ran and Woman, Amina Wadud provides a first interpretive reading by a woman, a reading which validates the female voice in the Qu'ran and brings it out of the shadows. Muslim progressives have long argued that it is not the religion but patriarchal
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ISLAM, ISRAEL, AND THE WEST

A Former Muslim's Analysis

by Danny Burmawi ...

If you get Islam wrong, you will get the Arab-Israeli conflict wrong. You will misunderstand the immigration crisis reshaping the West. You will be blind to how the greatest civilization ever created is slowly being erased and replaced. And you will fail to appreciate the Judeo-Christian faith, and the culture it built, that gave the world liberty, dignity, and order.In Islam, Israel and the West, ... Read more

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If you get Islam wrong, you will get the Arab-Israeli conflict wrong. You will misunderstand the immigration crisis reshaping the West. You will be blind to how the greatest civilization ever created is slowly being erased and replaced. And you will fail to appreciate the Judeo-Christian faith, and the culture it built, that gave the world liberty, dignity, and order.In Islam, Israel and the West,
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Islam: Religion of Peace?

The Violation of Natural Rights and Western Cover-Up

by Mario Alexis Portella ...

Eight hundred years ago, St. Francis of Assisi embarked on a mission to the port city of Damietta, Egypt, to try and convert Sultan al-Kamil to Christianity. While this did not come to fruition, both the sultan and the saint were able to have a peaceful dialogue and establish a mutual respect that is absent from the present-day polemics of Islam.While many today hold that those who seek to create ... Read more

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Eight hundred years ago, St. Francis of Assisi embarked on a mission to the port city of Damietta, Egypt, to try and convert Sultan al-Kamil to Christianity. While this did not come to fruition, both the sultan and the saint were able to have a peaceful dialogue and establish a mutual respect that is absent from the present-day polemics of Islam.While many today hold that those who seek to create
... Read more
The Islamic Moses

How the Prophet Inspired Jews and Muslims to Flourish Together and Change the World

by Mustafa Akyol ...

A theological and historical exploration of the connection between Islam and Judaism through the single most-mentioned character in the Quran: Moses.There is one human mentioned in the Quran more than any other: Moses. Why is it that the Jewish prophet dominates the Islamic scripture? Because he is the role model for Muhammad, Islam’s own prophet. Because Islam, just like Christianity, is deeply ... Read more

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A theological and historical exploration of the connection between Islam and Judaism through the single most-mentioned character in the Quran: Moses.There is one human mentioned in the Quran more than any other: Moses. Why is it that the Jewish prophet dominates the Islamic scripture? Because he is the role model for Muhammad, Islam’s own prophet. Because Islam, just like Christianity, is deeply
... Read more
The Lives of Man

A Guide to the Human States: Before Life, In the World, and After Death

by Imam 'Abdallah Ibn Alawi al-Haddad ...

Translated by Mostafa al-Badawi ...

Series series The Fons Vitae Imam al-Haddad Spiritual Masters series
A dramatic exposition of the classical Muslim division of human life into five stages: before conception, life in the world, life in the grave, the resurrection, and heaven or hell. Extensive Qur'anic and Hadith references explain the condition of the soul at each stage. ... Read more

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A dramatic exposition of the classical Muslim division of human life into five stages: before conception, life in the world, life in the grave, the resurrection, and heaven or hell. Extensive Qur'anic and Hadith references explain the condition of the soul at each stage.
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The Story of Dajjal

by MAA ...

What if the most feared figure in Islamic eschatology is not just a myth, but a reality whose influence is unfolding in our very lifetimes? The Story of Dajjal takes you on an unprecedented journey through Islamic teachings, prophetic traditions, and modern realities, revealing the complex and chilling portrait of the Dajjal—the deceiver whose arrival signals the final test for humanity.From ... Read more

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What if the most feared figure in Islamic eschatology is not just a myth, but a reality whose influence is unfolding in our very lifetimes? The Story of Dajjal takes you on an unprecedented journey through Islamic teachings, prophetic traditions, and modern realities, revealing the complex and chilling portrait of the Dajjal—the deceiver whose arrival signals the final test for humanity.From
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The Wahhabi Mission and Saudi Arabia

by David Commins ...

Wahhabism has been generating controversy since it first emerged in Arabia in the 18th century. In the wake of September 11th instant theories have emerged that try to root Osama Bin Laden's attacks on Wahhabism. Muslim critics have dismissed this conservative interpretation of Islam that is the official creed of Saudi Arabia as an unorthodox innovation that manipulated a suggestible people to ... Read more

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Wahhabism has been generating controversy since it first emerged in Arabia in the 18th century. In the wake of September 11th instant theories have emerged that try to root Osama Bin Laden's attacks on Wahhabism. Muslim critics have dismissed this conservative interpretation of Islam that is the official creed of Saudi Arabia as an unorthodox innovation that manipulated a suggestible people to
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Reasoning with God

Reclaiming Shari‘ah in the Modern Age

by Khaled Abou El Fadl ...

In light of recent concern over Shari'ah, such as proposed laws to prohibit it in the United States and conflict over the role it should play in the new Egyptian constitution, many people are confused about the meaning of Shari'ah in Islam and its role in the world today. In Reasoning with God, renowned Islamic scholar Khaled Abou El Fadl explains not only what Shari'ah really means, but also the ... Read more

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In light of recent concern over Shari'ah, such as proposed laws to prohibit it in the United States and conflict over the role it should play in the new Egyptian constitution, many people are confused about the meaning of Shari'ah in Islam and its role in the world today. In Reasoning with God, renowned Islamic scholar Khaled Abou El Fadl explains not only what Shari'ah really means, but also the
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Message To The Blackman In America

by Elijah Muhammad ...

Message To The Blackman is one of the most controversial; yet, beneficial writing introduced among blacks in America. Largely unknown prior to Mike Wallace's CBS documentary of 1959, the Nation of Islam was growing into the largest self-help group of blacks in America since the early days of Marcus Garvey.Elijah Muhammad, the leader, teacher and guide to those who are members, teaches that he had ... Read more

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Message To The Blackman is one of the most controversial; yet, beneficial writing introduced among blacks in America. Largely unknown prior to Mike Wallace's CBS documentary of 1959, the Nation of Islam was growing into the largest self-help group of blacks in America since the early days of Marcus Garvey.Elijah Muhammad, the leader, teacher and guide to those who are members, teaches that he had
... Read more
Philosophy in the Islamic World

A Very Short Introduction

by Peter Adamson ...

Series series Very Short Introductions
In the history of philosophy, few topics are so relevant to today's cultural and political landscape as philosophy in the Islamic world. Yet, this remains one of the lesser-known philosophical traditions. In this Very Short Introduction, Peter Adamson explores the history of philosophy among Muslims, Jews, and Christians living in Islamic lands, from its historical background to thinkers in the ... Read more

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In the history of philosophy, few topics are so relevant to today's cultural and political landscape as philosophy in the Islamic world. Yet, this remains one of the lesser-known philosophical traditions. In this Very Short Introduction, Peter Adamson explores the history of philosophy among Muslims, Jews, and Christians living in Islamic lands, from its historical background to thinkers in the
... Read more
Understanding Iraq

The Whole Sweep of Iraqi History, from Genghis Khan's Mongols to the Ottoman Turks to the British Mandate to the American Occupation

by William R. Polk ...

The Dramatic History of Iraq in One Concise VolumeThe destinies of Iraq and America will be tightly intertwined into the foreseeable future due to the U.S. incursion into this complex, perplexing desert nation -- the latest in a long history of violent outside interventions. A country sitting atop the world's largest supply of crude oil, Iraq will continue to play an essential role in global ... Read more

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The Dramatic History of Iraq in One Concise VolumeThe destinies of Iraq and America will be tightly intertwined into the foreseeable future due to the U.S. incursion into this complex, perplexing desert nation -- the latest in a long history of violent outside interventions. A country sitting atop the world's largest supply of crude oil, Iraq will continue to play an essential role in global
... Read more
Fortress of the Muslim

by Compiled by Sa'id Wahf Al-Qahtani ...

Invocations from the Qur'an & Sunnah. Translation of Hisnul-Muslim. (aka 'Fortress of the Muslim') This is a very beautiful booklet that consists of many authentic Dua's (supplications) for a Muslim to supplicate on a daily basis and on special occasions.Author's NoteThis book is an abridgment of my earlier work entitled, Adh-Dhikr wad-Du'a wal-'llaj bir-Ruqyah mina'-Kitab was-Sunnah. In order to ... Read more

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Invocations from the Qur'an & Sunnah. Translation of Hisnul-Muslim. (aka 'Fortress of the Muslim') This is a very beautiful booklet that consists of many authentic Dua's (supplications) for a Muslim to supplicate on a daily basis and on special occasions.Author's NoteThis book is an abridgment of my earlier work entitled, Adh-Dhikr wad-Du'a wal-'llaj bir-Ruqyah mina'-Kitab was-Sunnah. In order to
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Коран

Коран на русском языке

by Эльмир Кулиев, Абд ар-Рахман ас-Саади ...

язык, чья работа была одобрена Министерством исламских дел Королевства Саудовская Аравия и опубликована Королевским Фахдовским издательским комплексом в Медине. Его перевод содержит не только смыслы священного текста, но и комментарии Абд ар-Рахмана ас-Саади, одного из ведущих ученых-толкователей Корана XX века. В этой книге вы найдете полный перевод Корана Эльмира Кулиева в одном томе, который ... Read more

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язык, чья работа была одобрена Министерством исламских дел Королевства Саудовская Аравия и опубликована Королевским Фахдовским издательским комплексом в Медине. Его перевод содержит не только смыслы священного текста, но и комментарии Абд ар-Рахмана ас-Саади, одного из ведущих ученых-толкователей Корана XX века. В этой книге вы найдете полный перевод Корана Эльмира Кулиева в одном томе, который
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