Koran & Sacred Writings

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781957415031Author A HelwaFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint Naulit Inc.Publisher Naulit Inc.Weight(grams) 222gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm * 12mm

To delegitimize the Messenger is to call into question the entire message. During his time, the Makkans called hima poet, a magician, and a madman, among other names. Today, he is insulted with other labels. The question of whether or...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781941610152Author Abu Hamid Al-GhazaliFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Fons Vitae,USPublisher Fons Vitae,USWeight(grams) 525g

Surah al-Mulk (The Kingdom) invites the reader to look at how the universe moves by God's will, under His perfect control, succinctly captured within its opening verse: Blessed is the One in Whose Hands rests all Kingdom. And He is Most Capable of...

This book presents an intellectual history of today's Muslim world, surveying contemporary Muslim thinking in its various manifestations, addressing a variety of themes that impact on the lives of present-day Muslims. Focusing on the period from roughly...

This beautiful presentation of a selection from the Holy Qur'an engages the reader in a moment of daily reflection. Edited for ease of comprehension, English-speaking readers will find this compilation both spiritually enriching and easy to understand...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781506473888Author Gabriel Said ReynoldsFormat PaperbackPage Count 235Imprint Fortress Press,U.S.Publisher 1517 MediaWeight(grams) 318g

The Koran is a book apart, not only as Holy Scripture for Muslims, but as the supreme classic of Arabic literature. In its 114 Suras, or chapters, it comprises the total of revelations believed to have been communicated to the prophet Muhammad as a final...

Fazlur Rahman (1919-88), one of the most important Muslim scholars of the twentieth century, devoted his career to helping students understand the Qur'an's teachings about God, man, and society. Back in print for a new generation of students and scholars...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911141457Author 'Abd al-Razzaq al-KashaniFormat PaperbackPage Count 690Imprint The Islamic Texts SocietyPublisher The Islamic Texts SocietyWeight(grams)...

One of the most controversial episodes in the life of the Prophet Muhammad concerns an incident in which he allegedly mistook words suggested by Satan as divine revelation. Known as the Satanic verses, these praises to the pagan deities contradict the...

This collection of wisdoms from the works of Ibn Taymiyyah reflects the range of his penetrative insight and wisdom. It aims to to recast his work for a new generation of Muslims who are seeking a path through the challenges of the modern age. With an...

Surveying the life, aims, character and inspiration of Muhammad, this classic introduction explains the history, form and chronology of the Qur'an, and gives the views of Muslim and Occidental scholars.Book InformationISBN 9780748605972Author Prof. W...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911141211Author Fakhr al-Din al-RaziFormat PaperbackPage Count 520Imprint The Islamic Texts SocietyPublisher The Islamic Texts SocietyWeight(grams) 780g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911141440Author 'Abd al-Razzaq al-KashaniFormat PaperbackPage Count 590Imprint The Islamic Texts SocietyPublisher The Islamic Texts SocietyWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780979579493Author Bill WarnerFormat PaperbackPage Count 70Imprint CSPIPublisher CSPIWeight(grams) 113g

This classic and popular introduction to the sciences developed to interpret and understand Islam's holy book is ideal for all serious students of the Koran. Precise, yet comprehensive, it covers the traditional disciplines, including the meaning and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781456545222Author Patricia MeehanFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint CreateSpacePublisher CreateSpaceWeight(grams) 363gDimensions(mm) 254mm * 203mm * 10mm

A free open access ebook is available upon publication. Learn more at www.luminosoa.org.Creating the Qur'an presents the first systematic historical-critical study of the Qur'an's origins, drawing on methods and perspectives commonly used to study other...

The teachings, style and impact of the Qur'an have always been matters of controversy, among both Muslims and non-Muslims. But in a modern context of intercultural sensitivity, what the Qur'an says and means are perhaps more urgent questions than ever...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780954866549Author A. B. al-MehriFormat PaperbackPage Count 775Imprint Maktabah PublicationsPublisher The Quran project

'An amazingly wide-ranging book, showing that the world's religious texts can be a force for good today' John Barton, author of A History of the BibleIn our increasingly secular world, holy texts are at best seen as irrelevant, and at worst as an excuse...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783940924544Author Nasrin RouzatiFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint Gerlach PressPublisher Gerlach Press

The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) established complete equality between men and women as he said, "Women are full sisters of men". Yet both have their respective special functions. This volume draws out the features of the Muslim woman's character as outlined...

Does Islam call for the oppression of women? The subjugation of women in many Muslim countries is often used as evidence of this, while many Muslims read the Qur'an in ways that seem to justify sexual oppression and inequality. In this paradigm-shifting...

A collection of 40 Hadith (sayings) of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) focusing on the notion of social justice in Islam.Justice is the anchor for any civilisation to survive and flourish. This encompasses both the macro and micro level. God, through His...

It is commonly claimed that Islam is antiblack, even inherently bent on enslaving Black Africans. Western and African critics alike have contended that antiblack racism is in the faith's very scriptural foundations and its traditions of law,...

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...

The study of Islam's origins from a rigorous historical and social science perspective is still wanting. At the same time, a renewed attention is being paid to the very plausible pre-canonical redactional and editorial stages of the Qur'an, a book whose...

The latest in the series based on the popular History of Philosophy podcast, this volume presents the first full history of philosophy in the Islamic world for a broad readership. It takes an approach unprecedented among introductions to this subject, by...

A beautifully curated and translated collection of the Qur’anic surahs and verses that are most cherished and memorized by Muslims the world over Muslim devotional practices vary greatly over time and across regions, communities, and denominations, but...

Considered in Islam to be the infallible word of God, The Qur'an was revealed to the prophet Muhammad by the archangel Gabriel in a series of divine revelations over many years after his first vision in the cave. In 114 chapters, or surahs, it provides...

Fitzroy Morrissey's brilliant guide to Islamic thought - from its foundation in the seventh century to the present day. 'A magisterial accomplishment' Professor Eugene Rogan 'The best guide to Islamic thinking that I've read' James Barr 'I...

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...

Available in a stunning leather-bound edition, 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...

An authoritative and accessible study guide that covers what the Book means to the believers and sets out the essential prerequisites of body, mind, and heart that serve to light up the inner life with the Qur'anic worldview; the etiquette of reciting,...

Islam is one of the world's great monotheistic religions. Islamic culture, spanning 1,500 years, has produced some of the finest achievements of humanity. Yet the religion followed by a fifth of humankind is too often seen in the West in terms of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911141495Author Nur al-Din Ahmad Al-KazaruniFormat PaperbackPage Count 520Imprint The Islamic Texts SocietyPublisher The Islamic Texts...

The Qur'an is God's word. It was revealed to Prophet Muhammad through the Angel Gabriel 1,400 years ago and has been preserved in its original form ever since, guiding humankind to the Islamic creed and legislation, informing them of the stories of...

Imam Nawawi's collection of 42 hadith brings together some of the most important and pivotal Prophetic traditions. Each tradition encapsulates a great rule of the religion of Islam, described by Islamic religious scholars as an 'axis' in Islam. The...