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I.B.Tauris in association with the Iran Heritage Foundation Decline and Fall of the Sasanian Empire has been acclaimed as one of the most intellectually exciting books about late antique Persia to have been published for years. It proposes a...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911141280Author Ibn KhaldunFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint The Islamic Texts SocietyPublisher The Islamic Texts SocietyWeight(grams) 380g

The biblical story of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden is a cornerstone of Western civilization, yet there are still many mysteries concerning its origins and meaning. In The Mythology of Eden, Arthur and Elena George utilize new historical and...

I.B.Tauris in association with the Institute of Ismaili Studies Among the various Muslim communities that were articulating their doctrinal positions in the early Islamic centuries, one in particular was known derisively as the Ghulat ('extremists')...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781903682043Author Seyyed Hossein NasrFormat PaperbackPage Count 312Imprint The Islamic Texts SocietyPublisher The Islamic Texts SocietyWeight(grams) 480g

The political thought of Muslim societies is all too often defined in religious terms, in which the writings of clerics are seen as representative and ideas about governance are treated as an extension of commentary on sacred texts. Disenchanting the...

Covering the origins, key features, and legacy of the Islamic tradition, the third edition of A New Introduction to Islam includes new material on Islam in the 21st century and discussions of the impact of historical ideas, literature, and movements on...

The West and Islam--the sword and the scimitar--have clashed since the mid-seventh century, when, according to Muslim tradition, the Byzantine emperor rejected Prophet Muhammad's order to abandon Christianity and convert to Islam, unleashing a...

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In this richly illustrated volume, Oliver Watson presents a comprehensive history of ceramics from Islamic lands. Clear and informative essays examine the art, archaeology and collecting of Islamic pottery, ceramic families and technical traditions, and...

A compelling history of the ancient schism that continues to divide the Islamic worldWhen Muhammad died in 632 without a male heir, Sunnis contended that the choice of a successor should fall to his closest companions, but Shi'a believed that God had...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781646113231Author Ahmad Rashid SalimFormat PaperbackPage Count 186Imprint Rockridge PressPublisher Rockridge PressWeight(grams) 222gDimensions(mm) 178mm *...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780946621514Author Seyyed Hossein NasrFormat PaperbackPage Count 280Imprint The Islamic Texts SocietyPublisher The Islamic Texts SocietyWeight(grams) 465g

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Over the course of six sections, this rich reference book explores the various areas of Qur'anic studies: its language,the history of its documentation,its many disciplines,the methods of interpretation,its inimitability,and finally, as a work of art. ...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911187882Author Barnaby RogersonFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint CONNELL PUBLISHING LTDPublisher CONNELL PUBLISHING LTD

This textbook surveys the major advances in the heavenly sciences from Isfahan, Maragha and Samarqand. It looks at the development of astronomy and astrology in the Islamic world from the 9th to the 17th century, and their influence on the...

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A comprehensive account of two of the most important empires in medieval North Africa whose rule fostered the emergence of the Islamic society which endured, in Morocco especially, until the early 20th century. Amira K. Bennison focuses on these...

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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. Stripping out the obsolete debate, The Complete Infidel's Guide to the Koran focuses...

Hizbullah Deputy Secretary-General Naim Qassem provides an unparalleled insider's view of the workings of this Shi'ite resistance group turned political party. Formed in 1982 in response to Israel's invasion of Lebanon, Hizbullah was instrumental in...

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Cairo's Islamic monuments are part of an uninterrupted tradition that spans over a thousand years of building activity. No other Islamic city can equal Cairo's spectacular heritage, nor trace its historical and architectural development with such clarity...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781621380023Author Muhammad Ibn 'Abd AllahFormat PaperbackPage Count 78Imprint Covenants PressPublisher Covenants PressWeight(grams) 91gDimensions(mm) 203mm...

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Wandering dervishes formed a prominent feature of most Muslim communities well into the modern period, surviving in some regions even today. Shocking in appearance, behavior, and speech, these social misfits were revered by the public, yet denounced by...

Is the Christian church in Europe doomed to collapse under the weight of globalization, Western secularism, and a flood of Muslim immigrants? Is Europe on the brink of becoming "Eurabia"? Though many pundits are predicting just such a scenario, God's...

The first book to explore the modern history of Islam in South AsiaThe first modern state to be founded in the name of Islam, Pakistan was the largest Muslim country in the world at the time of its establishment in 1947. Today it is the second-most...