Book Description
Translations and analyses of three Persian Sufi texts, offering a perspective on Islam that is rarely met in modern works.
Author : William C. Chittick
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 39,25 MB
Release : 1992-10-22
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0791498948
Translations and analyses of three Persian Sufi texts, offering a perspective on Islam that is rarely met in modern works.
Author : Edward E. Curtis IV
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 10,33 MB
Release : 2017-12-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1479882674
"Muslims have always been part of the United States, but very little is known about how Muslim Americans practice their religion. How do they pray? What's it like to go on pilgrimage to Mecca? What rituals accompany the birth of a child, a wedding, or the death of a loved one? What holidays do Muslims celebrate and what charities do they support? How do they learn about the Qur'an? [This book] introduces readers to the way Islam is lived in the United States, offering ... portraits of Muslim American life passages, ethical actions, religious holidays, prayer, pilgrimage, and other religious activities"--Back cover.
Author : Jacob Neusner
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 34,53 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780391041806
In systematic descriptions, three of today's leading scholars detail the classical theologies of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, and the authoritative texts of those theologies. They compare and contrast the three faiths, each of which has a set of doctrines, practices, and beliefs that addresses common issues.
Author : Christine Huda Dodge
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 25,66 MB
Release : 2009-04-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1605507245
Muslim convert Christine Huda Dodge possesses a unique foot-in-each-world perspective on Islam. With her comprehension of Islam and her understanding of the kinds of questions and issues that perplex Westerners, she is the perfect guide to: The life of Muhammad the Prophet The QurÆan and the Sunnah The five pillars of practice Muslim daily life Women and Islam This guide is ideal for casual readers and students alike. Authoritative, accessible, detailed, and celebratory, it covers everything from basic beliefs and practices to the Islamic influences on Western civilization.
Author : Mahmoud Ayoub
Publisher :
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 33,56 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Religion
ISBN :
Author : Matt Stefon Assistant Editor, Religion
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 43,43 MB
Release : 2009-12-20
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1615300171
Discusses various aspects of Islam, covering topics such as the importance of the Prophet in the Muslim community, the Qur'an, the Five Pillars, holy days, attitudes toward life and death, law, the various branches of Islam, and other related topics.
Author : Diane Morgan
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 40,41 MB
Release : 2009-11-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 031336026X
An introductory guide to the important elements of the world's largest religion, including the Quran, the Pillars of Faith, and the life of Muhammad, as well as Islamic history, customs and rituals, and contributions to world culture. Essential Islam: A Comprehensive Guide to Belief and Practice is the ideal beginner's resource on the core elements of a faith that, like Christianity and Judaism, offers a guide to holy living and a path to salvation—one that like other world faiths has inspired peace and war, tolerance and brutality, enlightenment and abysmal ignorance. Essential Islam offers an insightful, objective look at Islam from its inception to the present day, including a discussion of Islamic beliefs about God, history, warfare, marriage, the afterlife, and the relationship between Islam and other faiths. It is a rich source for dispelling misconceptions—for example, only 10 percent of Muslims are Arabic, and only a quarter of those reside in the Middle East—and for understanding tensions between groups within and outside Islam. More importantly, it gives readers a portrait of Islam not as a religion of extremists, but as a dynamic living faith practiced by people of all kinds in virtually every corner of the world.
Author : Hugh Chisholm
Publisher :
Page : 1090 pages
File Size : 11,98 MB
Release : 1910
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
ISBN :
This eleventh edition was developed during the encyclopaedia's transition from a British to an American publication. Some of its articles were written by the best-known scholars of the time and it is considered to be a landmark encyclopaedia for scholarship and literary style.
Author :
Publisher : Marshall Cavendish
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 37,37 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Islam
ISBN : 9780761479260
Presents an overview of the beliefs, customs, and culture of Islam, covering the history of the religion, its sacred texts, important holidays, holy places, art, architecture, literature, and contemporary philosophy.
Author : Mahmoud M. Ayoub
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 41,92 MB
Release : 2013-10-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1780744528
Combining the scholarly with the personal, this innovative introduction by an internationally renowned Islamicist gives the reader an insight into the history, traditions and beliefs of Islam. Taking his own spiritual journey as a starting point, Professor Ayoub explores all aspects of Islam; from the Qur'an and Islamic law to the epic poetry of the Sufis; from the spread of Islam worldwide to reform movements in the US and Europe.