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Jan 30, 2023
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Shaykh Hamad al-Sinan, Shaykh Fawzi al- Anjari
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Description : In an age in which intra-Muslim religious argumentation dominates, heterodox groups have tried and had great success in presenting their beliefs as normative Islam to the average lay Muslim. Unfortunately many of these beliefs are largely at odds with the classical articulations of Sunni orthodoxy throughout the ages. This work, Ahl al-Sunna : The Ash'aris , aims to remedy this problem. Drawing from the works of Islam’s greatest scholars through the centuries, Shaykh...
Topics: Ahl-al-Sunnah, Ash'ari, Māturīdī', Athari, Tafwid, Ta'wil, Ithbaat, Mutasabihat, Muhqamat,...
Topics: Ahl-al-Sunnah, Ash'ari, Māturīdī', Athari, Tafwid, Ta'wil, Ithbaat, Mutasabihat, Muhqamat,...
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Jan 26, 2023
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Sa'id Foudah
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A Refined Explanation of The Sanusi Creed – The Foundational Proofs by Shaykh Sa'id Foudah The Foundational Proofs of Imam al-Sanusi, ‘alayhi ar-Rahman, is one of the foundational works in Islamic theology and is considered historically as an elemental text in traditional Islamic education. Studied for centuries and memorized by children throughout the Islamic world, The Foundational Proofs offers readers a methodical outline of Islamic doctrine that satisfies the mind and the heart...
Topics: Islam, Iman, Aqeedah, Quran, Sunnah, Aql, Naql, Ilm-Al-Kalam, Ash'ari, Sunni,...
Topics: Islam, Iman, Aqeedah, Quran, Sunnah, Aql, Naql, Ilm-Al-Kalam, Ash'ari, Sunni,...
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Jan 6, 2023
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Aamir Ibrahim
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The Dispute is a 712 Pages long comprehensive book written on all major differences between Sunnis, Shias, and Salafis. It covers variety of topics related to jurisprudence, beliefs and political differences
Topics: Islam, Imam, Ihsan, Quran, Sunnah, Qiyas, Ijma, Shia, Sunni, Salafi
Topics: Islam, Imam, Ihsan, Quran, Sunnah, Qiyas, Ijma, Shia, Sunni, Salafi
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Jan 2, 2023
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Ayn Al Qudat (Author), Mohammed Rustom (Editor & Translator)
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A groundbreaking exposition of Islamic mysticism The Essence of Reality was written over the course of just three days in 514/1120, by a scholar who was just twenty-four. The text, like its author ʿAyn al-Quḍāt, is remarkable for many reasons, not least of which that it is in all likelihood the earliest philosophical exposition of mysticism in the Islamic intellectual tradition. This important work would go on to exert significant influence on both classical Islamic philosophy and...
Topics: Islam, Imam, Ihsan, Allah, Muhammad, Quran, Sunnah, Islamic Theology, Islamic Philosophy, Ghazali,...
Topics: Islam, Imam, Ihsan, Allah, Muhammad, Quran, Sunnah, Islamic Theology, Islamic Philosophy, Ghazali,...
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Oct 25, 2022
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Mohammed Gamal Abdelnour
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In the Islamic tradition, fiqh (Islamic law) is generally regarded as the science of furū'al-dīn (matters complementary to the Islamic faith), as opposed to kalām (Islamic theology) which is known as the science of uṣūl al-dīn (matters primary to the Islamic faith). Over time, however, fiqh has significantly surpassed Kalām in terms of cognitive maturation and epistemic development. In The Higher Objectives of Islamic Theology, Mohammed Gamal Abdelnour argues that far too little...
Topics: Allah, Nabi, Prophet, Rasulullah, Messanger of Allah, Muhammad, Qur'an, Sunnah, fiqh, Islamic law,...
Topics: Allah, Nabi, Prophet, Rasulullah, Messanger of Allah, Muhammad, Qur'an, Sunnah, fiqh, Islamic law,...
About The Books 1. Al Mathnawi Al Nuri - Seedbed of the Light : This book summarizes all the topics in the Risale-i Nur, the author's great multivolume commentary on the Qur'an, and provides an outline for the later, more famous and massive treatise. Now available in English, it offers an overview of the material treated in the Risale-i Nur and an opportunity to browse through brief entries such as Flower, Spark, and Whiff, each of which is a keyword linked to a passage in the Qur'an or a...
Topics: Allah, Sunnah, Qur'an, Muhammad, Rasul, Nabuwah, Iman, Islam, Sahaba, Islamic Sciences,...
Topics: Allah, Sunnah, Qur'an, Muhammad, Rasul, Nabuwah, Iman, Islam, Sahaba, Islamic Sciences,...
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Sep 20, 2022
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Shaykh Ali Laraki Al Husaini
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About The Book The Practical Guidebook of Essential Islamic Sciences is a commentary on the three essential sciences that have characterised the Islam of the West – Andalus and North and West Africa – from the earliest days: fiqh, 'aqida and tasawwuf. It is refined and distilled from Shaykh Ali Laraki's teaching the justly famed al-Murshid al-Mu‘in of 'Abd al-Wahid ibn 'Ashir to students, young and old, while imam of communities in Madrid, Norwich, Newark (US) and Cape Town....
Topics: Allah, Prophet Muhammad, Qur'an, Sunnah, Amal Ahle Medina, Aqeedah, Ashari, Fiqh, Maliki, Tasawwuf,...
Topics: Allah, Prophet Muhammad, Qur'an, Sunnah, Amal Ahle Medina, Aqeedah, Ashari, Fiqh, Maliki, Tasawwuf,...
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Sep 14, 2022
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Naser Dumairieh
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In Intellectual Life in the Ḥijāz before Wahhabism, Naser Dumairieh argues that the Ḥijāz was a global center of Islamic thought during the seventeenth-century and that Ibn ʿArabī’s ideas were the main theological source for Ibrāhīm al-Kūrānī and his circle.
Topics: intellectual, islamic, ibn ʿarabī, mecca, medina, sufi, ottoman, seventeenth century, istanbul,...
Topics: intellectual, islamic, ibn ʿarabī, mecca, medina, sufi, ottoman, seventeenth century, istanbul,...
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Sep 14, 2022
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A.E. Al-Affifi
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The Twenty-Nine Pages An Introduction to Ibn ‘Arabi’s Metaphysics of Unity Extracts from The Mystical Philosophy of Muhid Din Ibnul Arabi by A.E. Affifi. Affifi’s work had four main sections. The first was devoted to what Ibn ‘Arabi said about Being and Reality, the second collated what he wrote about insani kamil (the Logos, the perfect human being). The third dealt with knowledge and varieties of mystical knowledge, and the fourth considered aspects of the path of return. The...
Topics: Allah, Muhammad (saw), Quran, Sunnah, Hadith, Athari, Zahiri, Akhbariyya, Shaykh Al-Akbar, Ibn...
Topics: Allah, Muhammad (saw), Quran, Sunnah, Hadith, Athari, Zahiri, Akhbariyya, Shaykh Al-Akbar, Ibn...
IDEOLOGY OF THE FUTURE Hitherto the development of civilization has been lopsided. Mankind has made an astounding progress in the domain of material sciences, Physics, Chemistry and Technology, while it has made no progress whatsoever towards understanding the true nature of man. The result is a chaos in the social sciences and a complete disorder in human affairs which threatens the extinction of civilization and even the total annihilation of mankind. Thinking men all the world over are...
Topics: Allah, Islam, Quran, Prophethood, Prophet Muhammad, Consciousness, Islamic Philosophy, Marxism,...
Topics: Allah, Islam, Quran, Prophethood, Prophet Muhammad, Consciousness, Islamic Philosophy, Marxism,...
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Jul 15, 2022
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Saiyad Fareed Ahmad, Saiyad Salahuddin Ahmad
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How do we know God exists? Is faith Compatible with science? Why is there evil and suffering? Are my actions free or determined? How should we view religious diversity? Does ethical behavior require God? This work offers erudite, compelling and fresh answers to these questions and more in an accessible language that respond to the challenges presented by the Age of Skepticism and Science. In doing so, the authors provide a balanced approach representing not only theistic and atheistic...
Topics: God, Islam, Skeptic, Mind, Faith, Religious Diversity, Ethics, Problem of Evil, Prophet Muhammad,...
Topics: God, Islam, Skeptic, Mind, Faith, Religious Diversity, Ethics, Problem of Evil, Prophet Muhammad,...
Description Islam and God-Centricity: Reassessing Fundamental Theological Assumptions is the second book in a multi-volume series. In this volume, an essential feature of Prophet Muḥammad’s message of God-centricity is propounded, namely the spirit of sincere inquiry and continual learning. This feature is quintessentially the definition of what it is to be human. The history of humanity has been punctuated by waves of progression and regression, both of which are the effects of either...
Topics: Allah, Islam, Khilafah, Prophet Muhammad, Imam Ali, Quran, Sunnah, Ahle Bayth, Ibadah, Iman, Shia,...
Topics: Allah, Islam, Khilafah, Prophet Muhammad, Imam Ali, Quran, Sunnah, Ahle Bayth, Ibadah, Iman, Shia,...
Description Provocative, insightful, and passionately argued, this book attempts to bring some perspective to an increasingly polarized debate on the crisis of liberalism among Indian Muslims. It raises some profound issues at the heart of the crisis fuelled on the one hand by the growing influence of Wahhabism on Indian Islam—and on the other, by the rise of aggressive right-wing Hindu nationalism which has alienated even moderate Muslims. The book takes head-on the fundamental question: Is...
Topics: Islam, Liberalism, Modernity, Extremism, India, Indian Muslim, Muslims of India, Indian Subcontinent
Topics: Islam, Liberalism, Modernity, Extremism, India, Indian Muslim, Muslims of India, Indian Subcontinent
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Jun 23, 2022
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Yasin Ceylan
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Fakhr al-Din al-Razi (b. 544/1149, d. 606/1209), the celebrated scholar of the 6th century AH, was famous throughout the Muslim world as a philosopher, theologian and exegetist. Despite this undisputed eminence, his contribution to Islamic thought has not yet been properly evaluated. In this book, the author presents an exposé of al-Razi's ideas by way of a systematic analysis of his thoughts as presented in his major works. Chapter One provides his biographical information; Chapter Two his...
Topics: Islam, Imam, Aqeedah, Ilm ul Kalām, Tawhid, Nabuwat, Akhira, Qiyamah, Al qadar, Muhammad (saw),...
Topics: Islam, Imam, Aqeedah, Ilm ul Kalām, Tawhid, Nabuwat, Akhira, Qiyamah, Al qadar, Muhammad (saw),...
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Jun 14, 2022
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Muthar Holland, Al-Baz Publications
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Al-Baz Publications English translations of the Treasures of Islam; in particular the works of the great Muslim saints, with special emphasis on the writings and majalis [sessions] of the Chieftain of the Saints, Sultan al-Awliya' Hazrat Shaikh Muhyi'd-din 'Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani, al-Hasani, al-Husaini, may Allah perfume his resting place . Most of these works were written or transcribed between 900 and 1000 years ago, and the world has seen very little since that ime to equal the wisdom and...
Topics: Chieftain of the Saints, Sultan al-Awliya' Hazrat Shaikh Muhyi'd-din 'Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani,...
Topics: Chieftain of the Saints, Sultan al-Awliya' Hazrat Shaikh Muhyi'd-din 'Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani,...
Description This book portrays one of the most significant personalities in the history of Islam. Taking the misunderstandings and defamation about her into consideration, Aisha needs to be understood correctly. This study by Dr Resit Haylamaz, an expert on the life of the Prophet and his leading Companions, reflects her life in various aspects based on reliable reports. The book clarifies her critical role at establishing the Islamic teaching, with particular reference to her role in the...
Topics: Islam, Prophet Muhammad, Abu Bakar, Aisha, Asma, Fatima, Ali, Quran, Sunnah, Hadith
Topics: Islam, Prophet Muhammad, Abu Bakar, Aisha, Asma, Fatima, Ali, Quran, Sunnah, Hadith
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Jun 4, 2022
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Saba Iqbal
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The present research work entitled "The Idea of Universal Religion in Modern Indian Thought (with special reference to Swami Vivekananda and Maulana Abul Kalam Azad) is divided into five chapters including Introduction and Conclusion The first chapter is Introduction in which an attempt has first been made to clear the meaning of universal religion; Universal religion as against particular religions is conceived as a kind of religion that may be universally acceptable. It is apart from...
Topics: Universal Religion, Ramananda, Kabir, Dara Shukoh, Ramakrishna Paramhansa, Rabindranath Tagore,...
Topics: Universal Religion, Ramananda, Kabir, Dara Shukoh, Ramakrishna Paramhansa, Rabindranath Tagore,...
Islam as a religion and a way of life guides millions of people around the world and has a significant impact on worldly affairs. To many Muslims, however, a philosophical understanding or assessment of Islamic belief is seen as a feeble and religiously inappropriate attempt to understand matters that are beyond rational comprehension. Islam: A Contemporary Philosophical Investigation explores this issue in detail, by guiding readers through a careful study of the relationship between faith and...
Topics: religious, islamic, islam, belief, God, argument, muslim, fideism, knowledge, truth, ghazali,...
Topics: religious, islamic, islam, belief, God, argument, muslim, fideism, knowledge, truth, ghazali,...
Description RENEWING OUR UNDERSTANDING OF ISLAM IN TODAY’S WORLD Islam, in many of its current guises, no longer resembles its original Message. In a world of intractable conflicts plagued by political Islam and Islamophobia—and where other forms of fundamentalism within the major religious creeds are on the rise, as well—this book serves as a reminder. It aims to recover and reaffirm Islam’s underlying and guiding principles. Setting out to distinguish the divine from the human in...
Topics: Allah, Muhammad, Prophet, Messangers, Islam, Sharia, Qur'an Hadith, Sunnah, Fiqh, Usul, Fatawa
Topics: Allah, Muhammad, Prophet, Messangers, Islam, Sharia, Qur'an Hadith, Sunnah, Fiqh, Usul, Fatawa
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Apr 20, 2022
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Aziz O Din Nasafi (Author), Amir Sabzevary (Translation)
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Description Translated for the first time from the original Persian into English, these selected treatises from Aziz O-Din Nasafi's thirteenth-century work The Perfect Being provide a fascinating and rare, yet applicable, introduction to Sufism. The Perfect Being reads like a personal journal as well as a manual for those interested in Sufism. Its lucid exposition of the journey toward self-knowledge is both profound and eloquent, practical and transcendent. Presented here alongside a helpful...
Topics: Islam, Iman, Sufi, Tasawuf, Insan Al Kamil, Nabuwaah, Risalah, Whadatul Wajud, Asfar, Ibn Arabi,...
Topics: Islam, Iman, Sufi, Tasawuf, Insan Al Kamil, Nabuwaah, Risalah, Whadatul Wajud, Asfar, Ibn Arabi,...
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Apr 4, 2022
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Zafarullah Khan
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Islam, the mercy of the Lord for mankind, has become a tool for exploitation, poverty and even homicide through acts of terror. My conclusion is that Muslims are stuck to the past and, because of that position, they have failed to create a truly Islamic modern existence even though Islam could have led the development of such an existence if it had been properly understood and practiced by its followers. The lack of real ijtehad has deprived Muslims of living a peaceful...
Topics: islam, muslim, quran, islamic, Allah, prophet, ibn, pbuh, new narrative, contemporary world,...
Topics: islam, muslim, quran, islamic, Allah, prophet, ibn, pbuh, new narrative, contemporary world,...
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Apr 3, 2022
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Imam Ali Ibn Abu Talib, Murtada Mutahhari (Commentary), Yasin Al Jibouri (Editor)
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Peak of Eloquence (Nahjul-Balagha) By Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib, Murtada Mutahhari (Commentary), Yasin Al-Jibouri (Editor) The Prophet Muhammad referred to his eloquent son-in-law Ali as the "gate to the city of knowledge." "Peak of Eloquence, Nahjul Balagha, " is both a compilation of Ali's sermons, letters, and sayings and a glimpse into his personality. Compiled by Sayyid al-Sharif ar-Radi more than 1,000 years ago, it is considered a literary masterpiece and, by the Shia...
Topics: Islam, Quran, Muhammad (SAW), Imam Ali (RA), Iman, Ihsan, Irfan, Tasawuuf, Ahle Bayth, Tawhid,...
Topics: Islam, Quran, Muhammad (SAW), Imam Ali (RA), Iman, Ihsan, Irfan, Tasawuuf, Ahle Bayth, Tawhid,...
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Apr 1, 2022
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M. T Ansari (Introduction, Editing), Kadir Zaman (Foreword)
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Syed Alam Khundmiri (1922-83) was an important intellectual figure of his times, a true humanist with rare philosophical insights ranging over a wide field. The volume brings together Khundmiri's seminal essays which set out his dominant concerns: Marxism, with its indifference to questions of minorities in nationalism; existentialism, which he saw as being closed off to the problems of community; and Islam, which he examined in relation to history and notions of time and change. Overall, this...
Topics: philosophy, history, sociology, Islamic studies, Marxism, comparative religion, cultural studies,...
Topics: philosophy, history, sociology, Islamic studies, Marxism, comparative religion, cultural studies,...
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Mar 31, 2022
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An Adapted Summary of the Ihya Ulum ad-Din by Imam al-Ghazali ‘Al-Arba’in fi Usul ad-Din’ “A careful and idiomatic English translation of one of Imam al-Ghazali’s most powerful books, which shows the comprehensive depth of the Qur’an’s teachings.” - Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad “Despite the near guaranteed effectiveness of [the Ihya], one of the obstacles in deriving benefit from it has been its length. Imam al-Ghazali perceived this and therefore penned a number of...
Topics: Islam, Iman, Ihsan, Ihya, Revivication of Religion, Forty principles of religion, Al Ghazali
Topics: Islam, Iman, Ihsan, Ihya, Revivication of Religion, Forty principles of religion, Al Ghazali
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Mar 19, 2022
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Description A great religious teacher of the 18th century, Shah Waliullah of Delhi distinguished himself as a major thinker from the age of 15. He helped to revive the Islamic consciousness by "channeling the streams of the Sufi spiritual heritage into traditional Islam" (according to Professor Aziz Ahmed, Toronto) and returned to the essentials of Sufi experience in order to show that, essentially, Sufism is one discipline. He demonstrated, for instance, that the long-standing...
Topics: Allah, Muhammad (SAW), Quran, Sunnah, Islam, Iman, Ihsan, Tasawuuf, Sufism, Islam in India, Sufism...
Topics: Allah, Muhammad (SAW), Quran, Sunnah, Islam, Iman, Ihsan, Tasawuuf, Sufism, Islam in India, Sufism...
Book Description There are no official creeds in Islam comparable to the Apostles' creed and the Nicene creed in Christianity. In mainstream Sunnite Islam, however, there is broad agreement about the chief doctrines, and over the centuries these have been expressed in creeds by individuals and groups, some of which have been widely recognised and used for instruction. These creeds are basic material for the study of Islamic religion, and a selection is given here in translation, together with a...
Topics: Muslim Creeds, Islamic Creeds, Sunni Creeds, Shia Creeds, The Hanbalites Ahmad ibn Hanbal, A...
Topics: Muslim Creeds, Islamic Creeds, Sunni Creeds, Shia Creeds, The Hanbalites Ahmad ibn Hanbal, A...
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Mar 2, 2022
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This thesis will examine how the Islamic concept of tawḥid (“monotheism”) was understood, and perhaps more importantly, experienced by the 12th/13th Sufi, Ibn ‘Arabi (1165-1240), also known as al-Shaykh al-Akbar (“The Greatest Master”). It has been argued that tawḥid is not simply a belief but also an operation, that is to say, a continual process whereby the literal meaning of tawḥid (“asserting oneness”) is upheld. This understanding of tawḥid implies a certain dualism...
Topics: Islam, Sufism, Tawhid, Ihsan, Tasawuf, whadat ul wajud, Oneness of Being, Unity of Being, Haqiqah...
Topics: Islam, Sufism, Tawhid, Ihsan, Tasawuf, whadat ul wajud, Oneness of Being, Unity of Being, Haqiqah...
Henry Bayman is an independent scholar living in Turkey who has spent twenty-five years studying with the Masters of Wisdom of Central Anatolia.He is the author of The Station of No Station , a study of Sufism and Islam as they relate to contemporary issues, The Secret of Islam: Love and Law in the Religion of Ethics , The Black Pearl: Spiritual Illumination In Sufism And East Asian Philosophies & The Teachings of a Perfect Master: An Islamic Saint for the Third Millennium. Henry Bayman...
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Topics: Allah, Muhammad (Saw), Quran, Sunnah, Islam, Iman, Ihsan, Fiqh, Aqeedah, Tasawuf, Buddhism, Taoism,...
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Feb 25, 2022
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Recommendation by Al-Habib Zain bin Ibrahim bin Sumait Founder and Dean of the School of Knowledge at Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, the most Gracious, Merciful and Generous. Peace and blessings be upon our Master Mohammad, and on his honourable folks and companions. I have read this book, Monotheism in Brief, by the honourable Shaikh and noble scholar, Ibrahim Ahmad Musallam Al-Harithi, and I found it very useful, and unique. May Allah bless the author and...
Topics: Allah, Muhammad (Saw), Quran, Sunnah, Islam, Iman, Ihsan, Aqeedah, Kalam, Ashari, Maturidi, Athari,...
Topics: Allah, Muhammad (Saw), Quran, Sunnah, Islam, Iman, Ihsan, Aqeedah, Kalam, Ashari, Maturidi, Athari,...
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Feb 3, 2022
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“As matters stand in the Muslim world today, it is the decline of religious leadership from the Islamic standard in a serious measure that constitutes a major cause of its inability with regard to its emergence from the abyss into which it has been descending since some time. The remedy for the situation is obvious.” - Fazlur Rahman Ansari, The Qur’anic Foundations and Structure of Muslim Society. The Quranic Foundations and Structure of Muslim Society was written by the distinguished...
Topics: God, holy, society, muslim, moral, muslim society, allah, structure of muslim society, Quranic...
Topics: God, holy, society, muslim, moral, muslim society, allah, structure of muslim society, Quranic...
From one of the most prominent intellectuals in the Muslim world comes a timely new introduction to one of the world's most practiced-and most misunderstood-religions. In frank, unapologetic language, Tariq Ramadan walks readers through Islam and its principles, rituals, diversity, and evolution. Ramadan, known for his efforts to reform and change the understanding of Islam in the West, avoids ideology and idealism, instead attempting to depict the true meaning of Islam for readers who have no...
Topics: islam, muslims, islamic, Islamic scholars, religious, principles, religion, muhammad, political,...
Topics: islam, muslims, islamic, Islamic scholars, religious, principles, religion, muhammad, political,...
Dialogue with an Atheist is a book which should help to clarify many points arising in the minds of people today. Dr. Mostafa Mahmoud, addresses a whole range of current issues in a comprehensive manner with direct reference to Qur'an and Sunnah. Problems such as the proof of the existence of God, why God created evil, Paradise and Hell and could the Prophet Muhammad be the author of the Qur'an are tackled both clearly and logically Very interesting Dialogue It answers many difficult...
Topics: Islam, Atheism, Dialogue, Dr. Mostafa Mahmoud
Topics: Islam, Atheism, Dialogue, Dr. Mostafa Mahmoud
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Jan 18, 2022
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Syed Amir Raza
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This book uses the ontology of Iranian Philosopher Mulla Sadra to interpret the physical world and its connection with God and Angels. In this way, this book logically answers the following basic questions about this universe and life: •Is this World a reality or just an illusion? •What is the true reality of Space and Time? •Is Space really limitless and what are the reasons for its limitlessness? •Does Time really exist or does it only appear to pass in our minds? •Is this World...
Topics: Ontology, Epistemology, Philosophy, Theology, Islamic, Existentialism, Sufism, Primacy of...
Topics: Ontology, Epistemology, Philosophy, Theology, Islamic, Existentialism, Sufism, Primacy of...
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Jan 11, 2022
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Mahmood Jamal
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Description Written from the ninth to the twentieth century, these poems represent the peak of Islamic Mystical writing, from Rabia Basri to Mian Mohammad Baksh. Reflecting both private devotional love and the attempt to attain union with God and become absorbed into the Divine, many poems in this edition are imbued with the symbols and metaphors that develop many of the central ideas of Sufism: the Lover, the Beloved, the Wine, and the Tavern; while others are more personal and echo the poet's...
Topics: wine, soul, beauty, sufi, beloved, poetry, drunk, thee, lord, divine, lover, cup, poets, tavern,...
Topics: wine, soul, beauty, sufi, beloved, poetry, drunk, thee, lord, divine, lover, cup, poets, tavern,...
Written more than twenty years ago, this book is one of the most creative and original works of a Muslim thinker in the contemporary Muslim world. The author deals with fundamental problems faced by contemporary Muslims and provides real solutions, beginning with a discussion on ‘The Contemporary Western Christian Background’ in Chapter (I), followed by his analysis of the concepts (which he newly defines) of ‘secular’, ‘secularization’, and ‘secularism’ in Chapter (II). All...
Topics: islam, religion, western, islamic, concept, holy, soul, secular, christianity, amid, muslim,...
Topics: islam, religion, western, islamic, concept, holy, soul, secular, christianity, amid, muslim,...
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Jan 9, 2022
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Sunni Theological Exegesis A Critical Study of Ilahiyyat In Al Maturidi’s Ta’wilat Ahl Al Sunnah This thesis investigates and critically analyses the theological views of al-Māturīdī vis a vis ilāhiyyāt (1) in his exegesis Ta’wīlāt ahl al-Sunnah. The research undertook an analytical study of the theological verses in the original Arabic exegetical corpus of al-Māturīdī to discover a comprehensive exposition of his theological views, contributions to the genre of theological...
Topics: divine, theology, tradition, theological, rationalism, attributes, philosophy, islamic, creation,...
Topics: divine, theology, tradition, theological, rationalism, attributes, philosophy, islamic, creation,...
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Jan 8, 2022
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Abu Mansur Al Maturidi (Auth.), Sulaiman Ahmed ( Translation & Commentary)
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Kitab al-Tawhid (lit. 'The Book of Monotheism'), is the main Sunni theological book, and the primary source of the Maturidi school of thought; written by the Hanafi scholar Abu Mansur al-Maturidi (d. 333/944). Kitab al-Tawhid is monumental work which very nicely expounded the tenets and beliefs of the Ahl al-Sunna wa al-Jama'a and refuted the stands of the opponents, such as Karramites , Mu'tazilites , Qadariyya , Majus , Sophists , Dualisms , and Christians . This work is...
Topics: divine, theology, tradition, theological, rationalism, attributes, philosophy, islamic, creation,...
Topics: divine, theology, tradition, theological, rationalism, attributes, philosophy, islamic, creation,...
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Jan 2, 2022
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John Andrew Morrow (Author), Barbara Castleton (foreword)
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Restoring the Balance is a penetrating reflection upon the reality of Islam in the modern world. Addressing a myriad of pressing issues that impact Muslims in the East, West, North, and South, it tackles topics that are both difficult and troubling, threading its way through a mine-field of religious, cultural, and ideological issues with courage, balance, caution, and concern. In a world of extremes, which pits religious fundamentalists against radical reformists, it calls upon Muslims to...
Topics: islam, muslims, prophet, muslim, muhammad, allah, imam, ayatullah, scholars, islamic, covenants,...
Topics: islam, muslims, prophet, muslim, muhammad, allah, imam, ayatullah, scholars, islamic, covenants,...
What is justice? How can it be realised within society? These are universal concerns and are central to the primary scripture of Islam, the Qur’an. Utilising a pioneering theological and hermeneutic framework adapted from both classical Muslim literature and contemporary academic studies of the Qur’an, Ramon Harvey explores the underlying principles of its system of social justice. Dividing his book into four parts, he covers Qur’anic Ethics, Political Justice (politics, peace, war),...
Topics: God, Justice, Moral, Prophet, society, islamic community, muslim, political, Medina, revelation,...
Topics: God, Justice, Moral, Prophet, society, islamic community, muslim, political, Medina, revelation,...
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Dec 18, 2021
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The apophatic god of negative theology is the areligious philosophers’ preferred god; a god which is remote, detached, and can hardly be an object of adoration or worship, even though it may be an object of wonderment. This is not God according to the Prophets. However, the depiction of God in the theistic traditions has been always charged with anthropomorphism. In this book, I attempt to respond to this charge and explain what Athari (scripturalist) Muslim theologians believe about the...
Topics: Islam, Iman, Ihsan, Hanafi, Shafi, Maliki, Hanbali, Salafi, Sufi, Ashari, Maturidi, Athari, tanzhi,...
Topics: Islam, Iman, Ihsan, Hanafi, Shafi, Maliki, Hanbali, Salafi, Sufi, Ashari, Maturidi, Athari, tanzhi,...
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Dec 16, 2021
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Shah Wali Allah (Author), Marcia K. Hermansen (Translator)
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The Conclusive Argument of God is the master work of Shāh Walī Allāh of Delhi (1762), considered to be the most important Muslim thinker of pre-modern South Asia. This work, originally written in Arabic, represents a synthesis of the Islamic intellectual disciplines authoritative in the 18th century. In order to argue for the rational, ethical, and spiritual basis for the implementation of the hadith injunctions of the Prophet Muhammad, Shāh Walī Allāh develops a cohesive schema of the...
Topics: Islam, Iman, Ihsan, Hanafi, Shafi, Maliki, Hanbali, Salafi, Sufi, Ashari, Maturidi, Athari, Shia,...
Topics: Islam, Iman, Ihsan, Hanafi, Shafi, Maliki, Hanbali, Salafi, Sufi, Ashari, Maturidi, Athari, Shia,...
The Alchemy of Happiness' was written by Al-Ghazzali—the author of The Alchemy of Happiness , was a Persian theologian, philosopher, and prolific Sunni Muslim author, and is regarded as one of the great thinkers of Islam. Upon its release, 'The Alchemy of Happiness' allowed Al Ghazzali to considerably reduce the tensions between the scholars and mystics. It thus offers many insights into traditional Muslim society. 'The Alchemy of Happiness' emphasized the importance of observing the ritual...
Topics: Allah, Muhammad (saw), Quran, Sunnah, Islam, Iman, Ihsan, Shari'ah, Tariqah, Haqiqah, Alchemy of...
Topics: Allah, Muhammad (saw), Quran, Sunnah, Islam, Iman, Ihsan, Shari'ah, Tariqah, Haqiqah, Alchemy of...
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Nov 28, 2021
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The Beneficial Message & The Definitive Proof In The Study Of Theology - A detailed work on Islamic Creed. Includes extensive commentary by the translator drawn from classical sources. Differences between varying schools are explored. Three essential matters of Islamic doctrine are the basis of the science of divine oneness They are: 1) Ilahiyat - the divine being and His attributes. 2) Nubuwat - the functions of prophethood and that which is associated with them. 3) Sam'iyat - which...
Topics: Islam, Qur'an, Sunnah, Muhammad (saw), Iman, Aqeedah, Ashari, Maturidi, Athari, Mu'tazila...
Topics: Islam, Qur'an, Sunnah, Muhammad (saw), Iman, Aqeedah, Ashari, Maturidi, Athari, Mu'tazila...
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Nov 18, 2021
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Shah argues that the concept of self-defense in Islamic and International law is compatible. Al-Qaeda’s declaration of Jihad does not meet the Islamic legal test. Similarly, the invasion of Iraq does not meet the international legal test. Dr Shah examines those causes attributed to Islam and non-Islamic causes of terrorism and argues that the theory of ‘reactive terror’ provides the most plausible explanation for so-called Islamic terrorism. The nature of conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq...
Topics: Sharia, Islam, AlQaeda, Extremism, Islamist, Islamism, Jihad, Qur'an, Sunnah, Fiqh, Hadith, seerah,...
Topics: Sharia, Islam, AlQaeda, Extremism, Islamist, Islamism, Jihad, Qur'an, Sunnah, Fiqh, Hadith, seerah,...
I have gathered together in this book numerous ideas which Allâh, the provider of intellect, has enabled me to profit from as day succeeded day, [and year succeeded year] and circumstances altered, permitting me to understand the vicissitudes of fate and to control its fluctuations, to the extent that I have devoted the larger part of my life to it. I have chosen to master these problems by study and contemplation, rather than throw myself into the various sensual pleasures which attract most...
Topics: Islamic Ethics, Islam, Qur'an, Sunnah, Allah, Prophet Muhammad, Morals & Behavior, Zahiri,...
Topics: Islamic Ethics, Islam, Qur'an, Sunnah, Allah, Prophet Muhammad, Morals & Behavior, Zahiri,...
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Nov 7, 2021
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A Berber from the mountainous region of Algeria, Mohammed Arkoun is an internationally renowned scholar of Islamic thought. In this book, he advocates a conception of Islam as a stream of experience encompassing majorities and minorities, Sunni and Shi'a, popular mystics and erudite scholars, ancient heroes and modern critics. A product of Islamic culture, Arkoun nonetheless disagrees with the Islamic establishment and militant Islamist groups; as a student of twentieth-century social science...
Topics: Rethinking Islam, Common Questions, Uncommon Answers, Imagining Islam, Islam and Muslims, Church...
Topics: Rethinking Islam, Common Questions, Uncommon Answers, Imagining Islam, Islam and Muslims, Church...
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Nov 3, 2021
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The endeavour to prove God’s existence through rational argumentation was an integral part of classical Islamic theology (kalām) and philosophy (falsafa), thus the frequently articulated assumption in the academic literature. The Islamic discourse in question is then often compared to the discourse on arguments for God’s existence in the western tradition, not only in terms of its objectives but also in terms of the arguments used: Islamic thinkers, too, put forward arguments that have...
Topics: mutakallimūn, falāsifa, classical Islamic theology (kalām), Al-Qāsim b. Ibrāhīm, Yaʿqūb b....
Topics: mutakallimūn, falāsifa, classical Islamic theology (kalām), Al-Qāsim b. Ibrāhīm, Yaʿqūb b....
A bold new conceptualization of Islam that reflects its contradictions and rich diversity What is Islam? How do we grasp a human and historical phenomenon characterized by such variety and contradiction? What is "Islamic" about Islamic philosophy or Islamic art? Should we speak of Islam or of islams? Should we distinguish the Islamic (the religious) from the Islamicate (the cultural)? Or should we abandon "Islamic" altogether as an analytical term? In What Is Islam?, Shahab...
Topics: What is Islam, islam, iman, ihsan, Aqidah, Kalam, Falsafa, Ishraq, Hikmah, Tasawwuf, Wahy, Islamic...
Topics: What is Islam, islam, iman, ihsan, Aqidah, Kalam, Falsafa, Ishraq, Hikmah, Tasawwuf, Wahy, Islamic...
Folkscanomy Religion: Books on Faith, Spirituality and Worship
Oct 21, 2021
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A. Helwa
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Does a fast-paced modern lifestyle take a toll on your relationship with Allah? Discover how to build a more intimate bond with Him. Do your imperfections leave you feeling unworthy of love from a perfect creator? Has your holy journey left you with more questions than answers? Are you struggling to relate sacred text to your tech-dominated life? Internationally acclaimed, award winning author A. Helwa has inspired over half a million readers with her passionate and poetic approach to holiness....
Topics: Allah, Prophet, divine, mercy, Muhammad, prayer, spiritual, faith, prophet, islam, hearts, worship,...
Topics: Allah, Prophet, divine, mercy, Muhammad, prayer, spiritual, faith, prophet, islam, hearts, worship,...
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Oct 19, 2021
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Asad Tarsin (Author) , Humza Yusuf (Foreword)
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"Being Muslim: A Practical Guide" is a new book written to help people learn how to live and practice the faith of Islam-to learn what Muslims believe, how to pray and fast, and how to perform the Islamic devotions appropriately. This book is not meant to expound on abstract theoretical aspects of Islam, but to give readers practical and useful knowledge that can help them understand what it means to be Muslim. It highlights how we can, on a daily basis, develop a healthy relationship...
Topics: Allah, Muhammad, Quran, Sunnah, Islam, Iman, Ihsan, Fiqh, Aqeedah, Tasawwuf, Sunni, Ahle hadith,...
Topics: Allah, Muhammad, Quran, Sunnah, Islam, Iman, Ihsan, Fiqh, Aqeedah, Tasawwuf, Sunni, Ahle hadith,...
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Oct 17, 2021
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In the Principles of the Creed (Kitab Qawa'id al-'aqa'id), the second of the forty books of the Revival of the Religious Sciences (Ihya' 'ulum al-din), Abu Hamid al-Ghazali explains the fundamental beliefs of Islam, those that concern faith in God, His revelation, His messengers, and the hereafter. The scope of these beliefs includes the nature of God, Muhammad&;s status as a prophet, the virtues of the Companions, the events related to the resurrection and judgment, and the nature of faith...
Topics: Allah, Muhammad, Quran, sunnah, islam, iman, kalam, Aqaid, aqeedah, imam al ghazali, The Revival of...
Topics: Allah, Muhammad, Quran, sunnah, islam, iman, kalam, Aqaid, aqeedah, imam al ghazali, The Revival of...
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Oct 16, 2021
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To justify its horrible crimes and appeal to Muslims around the world, ISIS has based its ideology on a superficial and literalist approach to the Sacred Texts of Islam - the Holy Qur'an and the Prophetic Tradition. ISIS manipulates religion to recruit angry young Muslims, who have little knowledge of Islamic theology and jurisprudence. Therefore, the Muslim scholars are obliged to respond with a counter-narrative that elucidates the true teachings of Islam and its commitment to tolerance....
Topics: Refuting Isis, Muhammad Al Yaqoubi, islam against isis, isis aginst against islam
Topics: Refuting Isis, Muhammad Al Yaqoubi, islam against isis, isis aginst against islam
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Sep 18, 2021
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1. Islam: A Comprehensive Introduction (Urdu title: Meezan) is an extensive study of the contents of Islam by the author. It is an effort which spans almost two decades of both creative and critical thinking. The entire endeavour is a fresh interpretation of Islam from its original sources. In his own opinion, the reason that he has undertaken it is that interpretation of sacred texts is a human endeavour and since this can never remain fault free, the process should never discontinue. It is as...
Topics: Islam, Iman, Ihsan, Tawhid, Nabuwat, Quran, Al Mawrid, Javed Ahmad Ghamidi, Islam A comprehensive...
Topics: Islam, Iman, Ihsan, Tawhid, Nabuwat, Quran, Al Mawrid, Javed Ahmad Ghamidi, Islam A comprehensive...
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Sep 12, 2021
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Ramon Harvey
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Ramon Harvey revisits the Muslim theologian Abū Manṣūr al-Māturīdī (d. 333/944) from Samarqand and puts his system, and that of the Māturīdī school, into lively dialogue with modern thought. Combining rigorous study of Arabic Māturīdī texts with insights from Husserl’s phenomenology and analytic theology, Harvey explores themes from epistemology and metaphysics to the nature of God and specific divine attributes (omniscience and wisdom, creative action, divine speech and the...
Topics: Transcendent God, Rational World, A Maturidi Theology, Ilm ul Kalam, Islamic Theology, Imam...
Topics: Transcendent God, Rational World, A Maturidi Theology, Ilm ul Kalam, Islamic Theology, Imam...
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Sep 11, 2021
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Mukhtar Ali’s Philosophical Sufism is his second major contribution to ana- lyzing the intersection between the two disciplines, written in a clear and accessible language and deserving a wide readership. Having supervised his dissertation some years ago, I am gratified to see that he has emerged as a prominent scholar in this field of Islamic Studies. -Hamid Algar, Professor Emeritus of Persian and Islamic Studies, University of California, Berkeley Exceptionally clear and clearly...
Topics: Allah, Muhammad, Islam, Iman, Ihsan, Philosophical Sufism, Introduction to the School of Ibn Al...
Topics: Allah, Muhammad, Islam, Iman, Ihsan, Philosophical Sufism, Introduction to the School of Ibn Al...
The most comprehensive & pragmatic Book on the “DOCTRINES OF ISLAM”, read and appreciated by millions of Muslims and non Muslims, the world over. A GENERAL INTRODUCTION TO ISLAM : “ Ta’rif-e-Aam bi-Din il-Islam ”, Originally written in Arabic By: Shaikh Ali Al-Tantawi. This book is not meant for scholars and jurists; it is for those Muslims who want to properly understand their faith, or non Muslims who wants to understand Islam as preached and practiced by Prophet Muhammad...
Topics: A General Introduction to Islam, Introduction to Islam, Ali Al Tantawi
Topics: A General Introduction to Islam, Introduction to Islam, Ali Al Tantawi
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Sep 4, 2021
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"The world today has become one large village. Muslims and non-Muslims live side by side and have to learn about one another, share commonalities and respect differences. At this time more than one and a half billion Muslims live in this village. Some of them are pious Muslims, trying to live in accordance with Islamic rules, whereas others do not while believing that these rules come from God {the Quran), from interpretations of His Messenger {the Sunnah) or the consensus of Muslim...
Topics: Islam, Sharia, Islamic law, Hanafi, shafi, maliki, hanbali, al awzai, layathi, thawree, jafari,...
Topics: Islam, Sharia, Islamic law, Hanafi, shafi, maliki, hanbali, al awzai, layathi, thawree, jafari,...
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Sep 3, 2021
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The Qur‘an is a book which emphasizes ‘deed‘ rather than ‘idea‘. There are, however, men to whom it is not possible organically to assimilate an alien universe by re-living, as a vital process, that special type of inner experience on which religious faith ultimately rests. Moreover, the modern man, by developing habits of concrete thought - habits which Islam itself fostered at least in the earlier stages of its cultural career - has rendered himself less capable of that experience...
Topics: Modern Islamic Philosophy, Philosophy of Muhammad Iqbal, Allama Muhammad Iqbal, Reconstruct of...
Topics: Modern Islamic Philosophy, Philosophy of Muhammad Iqbal, Allama Muhammad Iqbal, Reconstruct of...
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Sep 3, 2021
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Acknowledgements I would like to express my gratitude to all those who assisted me with this project. In thanking them chronologically they are: Muhammad Ismaili, who assisted me in finding rare articles in the libraries of Iran inaccessible to me; for their administrative support,our secretary Cindy Toomey, our skilled interlibrary loan officer Carla Baily and graphic designer June T. Padgett; and our students Gretchen Schwemer, Shahla Chohan, Lindsay Biddinger, Shannon MacMichael, Patrick...
Topics: Omar Khayyam, Wine of Wisdom, Mehdi Aminrazavi, Islamic Philosophy, Islamic Mysticism, Islamic...
Topics: Omar Khayyam, Wine of Wisdom, Mehdi Aminrazavi, Islamic Philosophy, Islamic Mysticism, Islamic...
Philosophy or `Rubbaniyat' is a revolutionary philosophy. Its revolutionary urge is so potential that by a single drive it radically alters the very basis of traditional philosophical thinking and the science of Religion. It is so grand and sublime that the highest idealism of the ancient world and the modern philosophy of materialism dare not compare with it. Standing firmly on the solid rock-bed of the philosophy of `Rubbaniyat', as it does, `The Creed of Islam' shines like a bright star in...
Topics: Creed of Islam, Revolutionary Theology, Islamic Theology, Revolutionary Kalimah, Al Azhar, Abul...
Topics: Creed of Islam, Revolutionary Theology, Islamic Theology, Revolutionary Kalimah, Al Azhar, Abul...
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Aug 28, 2021
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Al Shahrastani , Alfred Gulliaume (Translation)
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THE SUMMA PHILOSOPHIAE OF SHAHRASTANI The Nihayatu-l-Iqdam fi ‘Ilmi-l-Kalii,m was clearly designed by al-Shahrastani as a complementary sequel to his Milal. In it he frequently cites the latter. He was conscious, no doubt, that he lay open. to the charge of excessive objectivity in his treatment of the tenets of the sects-a charge which has justly been preferred against him more than once. In this volume he clears himself so far as, and only so far as, the principal Muslim sects are...
Topics: Islam, ilm ul kalam, Ilm al kalam, Islamic theology, Rational Theology, Ashari kalam, Mutakalim, Al...
Topics: Islam, ilm ul kalam, Ilm al kalam, Islamic theology, Rational Theology, Ashari kalam, Mutakalim, Al...
This book is for the blessings that God has bestowed upon us. May it be a worthy work and fulfil what is intended – to help us to understand our Creator more clearly and to allow us as His vice-regents to better fulfil our role. For all the errors, I ask God sincerely for greater guidance and forgiveness. With love to the Prophet, the best of creation, his name being too great for this pen to write and his example too great for this sinner to pretend to fulfil. This book is the...
Topics: The Path of Truth, Allah, Muhammad, Quran, Islam, Shadah, Salawt, Zakat, Saum, Hajj, Iman, Tawhid,...
Topics: The Path of Truth, Allah, Muhammad, Quran, Islam, Shadah, Salawt, Zakat, Saum, Hajj, Iman, Tawhid,...
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Aug 27, 2021
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Averroes (Ibn Rushd) , Ibrahim Najjar (Translator) ,
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Available for the first time in the English language, this is a complete and annotated translation of a key work by the twelfth-century Muslim philosopher, Averroes (Ibn Rushd). Acknowledged as the leading transmitter of Aristotelian th ought, Averroes also held controversial views about the re lationship between faith and reason, arguing that religion should not be allowed to impose limits on the exercise of rational thought. His theory of rationality, along with others on language, justice...
Topics: Averroes, Ibn Rushd, Ibrahim Najjar, Prophet Muhammad, Islam, Tawhid, Islamic Theology, Islamic...
Topics: Averroes, Ibn Rushd, Ibrahim Najjar, Prophet Muhammad, Islam, Tawhid, Islamic Theology, Islamic...
Essentials of the Islamic Faith is a selection from some of the speeches M. Fethullah Gülen has given to large audiences over a life-time of dedicated service. In these speeches, he explains the principal elements of Islamic belief - belief in the existence and Unity of God; in Resurrection and the Day of Judgment; in Divine Scriptures and other familiar themes of Islamic discourse. What is special and unique about the presentation of them in this book is that the author is constantly aware of...
Topics: Fethullah Gülen, Islamic Faith, Tawhid, Nabuwat, Unity of God, Prophet Muhammad, Islamic Theology
Topics: Fethullah Gülen, Islamic Faith, Tawhid, Nabuwat, Unity of God, Prophet Muhammad, Islamic Theology
Behind 'Abd al-Kader's role of brilliant warrior lay another, that of spiritual master in the direct lineage of Ibn 'Arabi, the Shaikh al-Akbar (the greatest shaikh). The thirty-nine texts translated here were chosen because they represent the major themes of the teaching of 'Abd al-Kader. Many are commentaries on passages from the writings of Ibn 'Arabi. They offer a rare opportunity to share the illumination of a master writing from his own direct experience.
Topics: Islam, Prophet Muhammad, Ibn Arabi, whadat ul wajood, Unity of Being, Unity of witnessing, unity of...
Topics: Islam, Prophet Muhammad, Ibn Arabi, whadat ul wajood, Unity of Being, Unity of witnessing, unity of...
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Aug 16, 2021
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Usama Hasan and Athar Osama (Editors)
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Task Force on Islam and Science The Task Force on Islam and Science is the second in a series of Task Forces aimed at catalysing a dialogue, debate, and discourse on big questions and subsequent policy actions on issues of critical importance at the intersection of science, society, and Islam. In doing so, it also seeks to reclaim the narrative of science within the Islamic Community...
Topics: Islam & Science, Task Force on Islam and Science, Muslim Responses to Science’s Big...
Topics: Islam & Science, Task Force on Islam and Science, Muslim Responses to Science’s Big...
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Aug 11, 2021
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Imam Nur al-Din al-Sabuni , Shaykh Faraz Khan
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An Introduction to Islamic Theology Imam Nur al-Din al-Sabuni’s Al-Bidayah fi usul al-din Introduction, Translation, Annotation, and Appendices by Shaykh Faraz Khan of the Zaytuna College faculty In an age of unprecedented challenges, the demanding task before Muslim theologians today is not merely to reproduce the debates of the past but to formulate a genuine contemporary scholastic theology, or kalam, that engages the questions, concerns, and misgivings of modernity. This concise yet...
Topics: Shaykh Faraz Khan, Imam Nur al-Din al-Sabuni, An Introduction To Islamic Theology, Al Bidayah Fi...
Topics: Shaykh Faraz Khan, Imam Nur al-Din al-Sabuni, An Introduction To Islamic Theology, Al Bidayah Fi...
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Aug 11, 2021
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Mustafa Cerić , Sharifah Shifa Al-Attas
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This work is an analysis of one of the greatest (and largely forgotten) early Muslim theologians, Abu Mansur Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Mahmud al-Hanafi al-Mutakallim al-Maturidi al-Samarqandi (d. 333/944). It establishes evidence of al-Maturidi's profound influence upon Islamic theology during his time and discusses his method, theory of knowledge and theological ideas concerning the world, and the relation of God to man.
Topics: Islam, Allah, Prophet Muhammad, Sunni creed, Sunni Theology, Hanafi, Imam E Azam, Imam Abu hanifa,...
Topics: Islam, Allah, Prophet Muhammad, Sunni creed, Sunni Theology, Hanafi, Imam E Azam, Imam Abu hanifa,...
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Aug 8, 2021
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Babar Ahmed
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Abstract Some of the attributes of a perfect being (e.g. first cause, necessary being, intelligent creator) are established on the basis of theological arguments such as the cosmological and the teleological. At the deepest level, these theological arguments are based on principles of rational psychology such as simplicity and sufficient reason. Moreover, belief that the perfect being is the moral omnipotent God is an act of trust and thus based on the rational psychology of trust. Theists in...
Topics: Islamic Modern Theology, Islamic Modern Philosophy, Islamic Rationalism, Islamic Science, Islamic...
Topics: Islamic Modern Theology, Islamic Modern Philosophy, Islamic Rationalism, Islamic Science, Islamic...
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Aug 4, 2021
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Yumna Ozer
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Can the seeker after Truth wholly depend on the guidance found in books on Sufism or are the oral teachings of a spiritual master necessary? This was a heated debate in fourteenth-century Andalusia that extended beyond the confines of Sufi circles. Ibn Khaldun ventured into this debate with a treatise that is as relevant today as it was then. Ibn Khaldun on Sufism: Remedy for the Questioner in Search of Answers is the first ever translation into English of Shifa' al-Sa'il li-Tahdhib...
Topics: Ibn Khaldun On Sufism, Remedy For The Questioner In Search Of Answers, Allah, Prophet Muhammad,...
Topics: Ibn Khaldun On Sufism, Remedy For The Questioner In Search Of Answers, Allah, Prophet Muhammad,...
Essays and Articles of Humza Andreas Tzortzis on Islamic Philosophy and Theology » A Muslim Response to the Young Atheist’s Handbook » Consciousness and the New Scientist Magazine: Reflections on False Materialist Assumptions » Has Evolution Been Misunderstood: Revelation, Science and Certainty » The Qur’anic Argument for God’s Existence » A Response to the God Delusion » Philosophical Reflections » Reflections on the Self » A Response to the Problem of Evil » A Philosophical...
Topics: Islam, Allah, Prophet Muhammad, Quran, Islamic Philosophy, Islamic Theology, Islamic Mysticism,...
Topics: Islam, Allah, Prophet Muhammad, Quran, Islamic Philosophy, Islamic Theology, Islamic Mysticism,...
Many thinking people now have an inward sense that 21st- century humanity faces stark and urgent challenges that demand wise and decisive responses. Profound illnesses call for profound remedies, and when nothing less than radical change will do, courage is essential to survival. Authentic traditional Islam provides a holistic and historically proven alternative. In this timely book, Dr Mostafa al-Badawi shows that revealed knowledge is the source of traditional wisdom, and that the Islamic...
Topics: Mostafa Al Baydawi, Allah, Muhammad (S.a.w), Islamic mysticism, Islamic Philosophy, Islamic...
Topics: Mostafa Al Baydawi, Allah, Muhammad (S.a.w), Islamic mysticism, Islamic Philosophy, Islamic...
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Aug 1, 2021
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Sami S. Hawi
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The book itself deals with the philosophy of the brilliant but virtually unknown Islamic thinker, Ibn Tufayl (1100-1184) who lived in Spain. The substance of the book involves Professor Hawi's able exposition of this philosopher's point of view as found in his employment of the romantic tale: Hayy Bin Yaqzan. For, in a way reminiscent of Plato, Tufayl used this strange tale to present the various stages of his own personal philosophical development. This development, in fact, involves three...
Topics: God, Islamic, Mysticism, Naturalism, Ibn Ṭufayl, Al Ghazali, David Hume, Science, Empiricism,...
Topics: God, Islamic, Mysticism, Naturalism, Ibn Ṭufayl, Al Ghazali, David Hume, Science, Empiricism,...
Notes of Spiritual Saying and Quotes of Sufi - Mystics , Philosophers .
Topics: Allah, Quran, Muhammad (Saw), Sufism, Rumi, Islamic Mysticism .
Topics: Allah, Quran, Muhammad (Saw), Sufism, Rumi, Islamic Mysticism .
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Jul 22, 2021
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Abu Ali Fadhl Ibn Hasan Tabresi (Author), Fiza Reza (Translator)
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This book is a rare collection of seven extempore debates of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) with the scholars and representatives of Polytheism, Atheism, Dualism, Christianity and Judaism. The divine knowledge and wisdom of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) is obvious in his impromptu, logical, convincing and all-encompassing arguments in these debates that overwhelmed the highly learned and influential personalities of Arabia and proved the superiority of Islam as a divine religion.
Topics: Islam, Debates of Prophet Muhammad, Imam Jaffar, Imam Ali, Tawhid, Islamic Philosophy, Islamic...
Topics: Islam, Debates of Prophet Muhammad, Imam Jaffar, Imam Ali, Tawhid, Islamic Philosophy, Islamic...
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Jul 18, 2021
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Jeffery Lang
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In this book Professor Lang gives a very personal account of his search for God when he found out that his inherited religious beliefs could no longer answer his questions. A chance encounter led him to Islam. But now, how does he adapt to his new community, its beliefs and lifestyle?
Topics: Allah, Quran, Muhammad, Islam, Atheism to Islam, Jeffry Lang
Topics: Allah, Quran, Muhammad, Islam, Atheism to Islam, Jeffry Lang
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Jul 18, 2021
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Abū Jaʿfar al-Ṭaḥāwī (Author) , Mawlānā Fahim Hoosen (Translation & Commentary)
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al-ʿAqīda al-Ṭaḥāwiyya by Imām Abū Jaʿfar al-Ṭaḥāwī (d. 321 A.H) English Translation and Commentary by Mawlānā Fahim Hoosen Dār al-Ḥikmah Publications , South Africa
Topics: Creed of Imam tahawi, tahawiyyah, aqeedah, tahawi creed
Topics: Creed of Imam tahawi, tahawiyyah, aqeedah, tahawi creed
This book is an authentic and comprehensive text on the creed of Islam. The matter is substantiated with ample evidences and proofs from the Quran and sunnah. Where needed we have answered to the objections raised by deviant sects. Thus this work provides sufficient guidance on its topic to the English readers. We are highly indebted to Mr. Hamza Choudhry, Mufti Elyas and Mrs. Mujahid who rendered their full co-operation in improving the text. May Allah bestow His blessings on them. We will...
Topics: Creed of Islam, Islamic Creed, Aqeedah, Sunni, Sufi, Ashari, Athari, Maturidi
Topics: Creed of Islam, Islamic Creed, Aqeedah, Sunni, Sufi, Ashari, Athari, Maturidi
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Muhammad , The Messenger of Allah , by Abdurrahman al‐Sheha (Author) , Abdurrahmaan Murad (Translation) Third Edition, 1427/2006
Topics: Prophet Muhammad, Messenger of Allah, Islamic Prophet, Proof of Prophethood, Introduction to...
Topics: Prophet Muhammad, Messenger of Allah, Islamic Prophet, Proof of Prophethood, Introduction to...
This work will present a case for the argument that Islam is one of the best things that happened to mankind. This task will be accomplished by highlighting the evidence of effective Islamic justice and tolerance the world enjoyed for centuries. It will be seen in what follows that the Muslims, when in power, offered fair terms to the Other (Jews and Christians) and that the purpose of these terms/treaties was to uphold justice and protection of the weak. Some of the contemporary non-Muslim...
Topics: Islam against terror, Islam against terror, Adnan rashid, Islamic history
Topics: Islam against terror, Islam against terror, Adnan rashid, Islamic history
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Allah has obligated us to know that Islam is true. Knowledge however, is distinguished from false belief by virtue of evidence. For simple claims to truth are no better than others, if those claims are not well grounded in reason. It is therefore necessary to not only claim that Islam is true, but to also prove it to be so. The discipline dedicated to fulfilling this task is called ‘ilm al-Kalam. “Al-Kharida al-Bahia” (the Glimmering Pearl) is an introductory text for students of...
Topics: Keys to the unseen, Ilm ul Kalam, Islamic Theology, Islamic Beliefs, Rational Theology .
Topics: Keys to the unseen, Ilm ul Kalam, Islamic Theology, Islamic Beliefs, Rational Theology .
Aqida,Islamic Theology,Islamic Creed, Ilm ul Kalam
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The Theological Thought of Fazlur Rahman : A Modern Mutakallim A thesis presented by Ahad M. Ahmed in partial fulfillment of the requirements of M.Phil in Islamic Studies Submitted to: Dr. Nabi al-Fuli Supervisor, Head of Department of Islamic Theology and Philosophy Faculty of Islamic Studies, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan
Topics: Islam & Modernity, Islamic Modern Thought, Theological Thought, Islamic Theology, Dr.Fazlur...
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Living Without Why An Exploration of Personal Muslim Authenticity By Stephen D.Trevathan Abstract This work aims to look into the question of authenticity and inauthenticity within the Muslim discourse. How muslim can Muslims really be ? Within the Muslim world the concept of authenticity is usually coupled with questions of adherence to the canonical and historical. Despite the fact that the Qur’an addresses the individual in a very direct manner, little emphasis seems to be ...
Topics: Islam, Islamic Existentialsm, Existentialism
Topics: Islam, Islamic Existentialsm, Existentialism
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Islam & Buddhism in The Modern World by Imran Nazar Hosein
Topics: Islam, Buddhism, Islam & Buddhism, Buddhism & Islam, comparative religion
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