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Long before the European Enlightenment, scholars and researchers working from Samarkand in modern-day Uzbekistan to Cordoba in Spain advanced our knowledge of astronomy, chemistry, engineering, mathematics, medicine and philosophy.From Musa al-Khwarizmi...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781088010372Author Maruf YusufFormat PaperbackPage Count 174Imprint IngramSparkPublisher IngramSparkWeight(grams) 240gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 9mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780195374766Author Tariq RamadanFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Oxford University Press IncPublisher Oxford University Press IncWeight(grams)...

The standard history of modern Iran, now revised and updated to explain the country's tumultuous recent history In this substantially revised and expanded version of Nikki Keddie's classic work Roots of Revolution, the author brings the story of modern...

In this pioneering biography, Christopher Melchert examines the forefather of the fourth of the four principal Sunni schools of jurisprudence, the Hanbali. Upholding the view that the Qur'an was uncreated and the direct word of God, Ahmad ibn Hanbal...

This wide-ranging account of the history and theology of one of the world's most dynamic religions tells the story of Islamic beliefs and practices as they developed from the earliest times down to the present day. For this revised and updated second...

In all of the South Asian subcontinent, Bengal was the region most receptive to the Islamic faith. This area today is home to the world's second-largest Muslim ethnic population. How and why did such a large Muslim population emerge there? And how does...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780874776997Author Kabir HelminskiFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Tarcher/Putnam,USPublisher Tarcher/Putnam,USDimensions(mm) 210mm * 146mm * 13mm

Passionate, powerful and thought-provoking, in The Hidden Face of Eve, leading feminist writer Nawal El Saadawi provides a shocking account of the oppression of women in the Arab world. Inspired by her experiences working as a doctor in rural Egypt...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781570624025Author H.J. WitteveenFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Shambhala Publications IncPublisher Shambhala Publications IncWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781887752305Author Abu Hamid Muhammad al-GhazaliFormat PaperbackPage Count 115Imprint Fons Vitae,USPublisher Fons Vitae,USDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 11mm

The Tao of Islam is a rich and diverse anthology of Islamic teachings on the nature of the relationships between God and the world, the world and the human being, and the human being and God. Focusing on gender symbolism, Sachiko Murata shows that...

Ibn Sina, who is referred to as Avicenna in Latin, was a true polymath. Born in the tenth Century his passion for knowledge was unbound, and he made lasting contributions to medicine, maths and philosophy. His life was also full of intrigue and he served...

The interconnected ways that sexism functions in academic Islamic studies and how to shift professional norms toward parityDespite remarkable shifts in the demographics of Islamic studies in recent decades, the field continues to be dominated by men, who...

Rabi'a, a female Sufi saint, was born in 717 CE and released from slavery to lead a life in pursuit of purity and perfect union with God. Her teachings and the numerous miracles attributed to her have made her an influential and revered figure in Sufi...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780312327002Author Ms Irshad ManjiFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm) 213mm *...

"The book is a readable, terse, theoretically developed treatment of an important episode in African history." -Journal of African History"It is original and authoritative, certainly the best book we have on the heritage of Umar's conquests." -African...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781556432699Author Henry CorbinFormat PaperbackPage Count 296Imprint North Atlantic Books,U.S.Publisher North Atlantic Books,U.S.Weight(grams)...

Events are making clear to ever-widening circles of readers the need for something more than a superficial knowledge of non-European cultures. In particular, the blossoming into independence of numerous African states, many of which are largely Muslim or...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781938058622Author Qadi Yusuf Al-NabahaniFormat PaperbackPage Count 528Imprint Institute for Spiritual and Cultural Advancement (Isca)Publisher Institute...

Muhammad's Body introduces questions of embodiment and materiality to the study of the Prophet Muhammad. Analyzing classical Muslim literary representations of Muhammad's body as they emerge in Sunni hadith and sira from the eighth through the eleventh...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781944904142Author Musa FurberFormat PaperbackPage Count 632Imprint IslamosaicPublisher IslamosaicWeight(grams) 912gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 36mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781901383393Author Ahmad Ibn 'AjibaFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint ArchetypePublisher ArchetypeDimensions(mm) 210mm * 148mm * 22mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781784791629Author Idries ShahFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint ISF PublishingPublisher ISF PublishingWeight(grams) 503gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9787211517237Author Mufti Saad Abdur RazzaqFormat PaperbackPage Count 244Imprint Islamic Book StorePublisher Islamic Book StoreWeight(grams)...

This fascinating work profiles Abu Hamid al-Ghazali (1058-1111), the foremost Islamic scholar and mystic of the medieval period. Attracting the patronage of the vizier Nizam al-Mulk early in his career, he was appointed head of the Nizamiyyah College at...

Across Britain, Muslims are caught up in a battle over the very nature of their faith. And extremists appear to be gaining the upper hand. Sara Khan has spent the past decade campaigning for tolerance and equal rights within Muslim communities, and is...

In this comprehensive open access book, written for readers from any or no religious background, Leena El-Ali does something remarkable. Never before has anyone taken on every last claim relating to Islam and women and countered it not just with Qur'anic...

'Clear-eyed and illuminating.' Henry Kissinger, former Secretary of State and National Security Advisor 'A rich, superbly researched, balanced history of the modern Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.' General David Petraeus, former Commander U.S. Central...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780930872410Author Hazrat Inayat KhanFormat PaperbackPage Count 324Imprint Omega Publications,U.S.Publisher Omega Publications,U.S.Weight(grams)...

The Qur'an represents both Islam's historical point of origin and its scriptural foundation, inaugurating a new religion and, ultimately, a new civilisation. Yet the text itself can be difficult to understand, and the scholarship devoted to it is often...

Winner of the Herbert Baxter Adams PrizeA Longman-History Today Book Prize FinalistA Sheik Zayed Book Award FinalistWinner of the Thomas J. Wilson Memorial PrizeA Times Literary Supplement Book of the Year"Deeply thoughtful...A delight."-The...

Hizbu'llah is the largest and most prominent political party in Lebanon, and one of the most renowned Islamist movements in the world. In this book, Amal Saad-Ghorayeb examines the organisation's understanding of jihad and how this, together with its...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781930409149Author Shaykh Nazim Adil Al-HaqqaniFormat PaperbackPage Count 360Imprint Islamic Supreme Council of AmericaPublisher Islamic Supreme Council of...

While in the service of India's Nizam of Hyderbad, Marmaduke Pickthall converted to Islam, and, with the help of Muslim theologians and linguists, produced this English interpretation of the Holy Koran.Book InformationISBN 9781857151053Author Ed M...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781908892782Author 'abd Ar-Rahman Al-AkhdariFormat PaperbackPage Count 100Imprint Diwan PressPublisher Diwan PressWeight(grams) 82gDimensions(mm) 178mm *...

He was my religious teacher. I should have been able to trust him. But he made me do unspeakable things... At seven years old, Nabila Sharma began her lessons at the mosque as every good Muslim girl does. But from the minute she looked up at...

Ibn al-Arabi's Fusus al-Hikam is a translation of one of the most important works written on Islamic Mysticism.Muhyi al-Din Ibn al-Arabi (1165-1240) is deemed the greatest mystic of Islam and his mystical philosophy has attracted the attention of both...

"The Way of the Prophet" is a translation of a selection of 393 traditions of the Prophet Muhammad and includes a commentary to elucidate their meanings. This comprehensive selection covers faith, worship, morality and character, ethics, society, law and...

Do you want to learn more about this fascinating and complex world religion? Islam - an Introduction is a complete guide to the history, beliefs, and practicalities of this often misunderstood faith. Fully updated, it also addresses the key questions...