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Readers today are eager for accurate information about Islam in the midst of a fog of political correctness In nine short chapters respected Point of View radio host J Kerby Anderson draws on years of research and experience to clear up misconceptions address concerns and provide a biblical perspective on the worlds second largest religion He answers questions about the basic beliefs and structures of Islam and offers guidance about the Christian response What are the five pillars of Islam What are the main teachings of the Quran Does the Quran promote suicide bombers and martyrdom How do Muslims view the Christian world What is the extent of the threat from radical Islam Readers will discover a fuller picture of the Muslim faith and the role of Islam in the world as well as helpful advice for reasoning with Muslims from the Quran and the Bible about Jesus
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The Mamluks were at one distinct point in history the greatest body of fighting men in the world and the quintessence of the mounted warrior They were slave soldiers imported as boys into the Islamic Empire from the pagan Steppes but they became its savior bringing defeat to the Mongols and forming the machine of jihad that ultimately destroyed the Crusader Kingdoms of Palestine and Syria They entered the Islamic world as unlettered automatons and through a total application to the craft of the warrior they became more than soldiers After a bloody seizure of power from their masters the descendants of Saladin they developed a martial code and an honor system based on barracks brotherhood a sophisticated military society that harnessed the states energies for total war and produced a series of treatises on warfare that more than compare to SunZis Art of War in their complexity beauty of language and comprehensive coverage of the bloody business of war Their story embraces many of the great themes of medieval military endeavor The Crusaders and the deadly contest between Islam and Christendom the Mongols and their vision of World Dominion Tamerlane the Scourge of God and the rise of the Ottoman Empire whose new slave soldiers the Janissaries would be the Mamluks final nemesis
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A concise introduction to the fundamental doctrines and practices of Sufism the inward or mystical dimension of Islam Stoddart provides a key starting point for anyone interested in Sufism whether for theoretical interest comparison or for eventual practice
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The second volume of the new series Key Concepts in Interreligious Discourses points out the roots of the concept of human rights in Judaism Christianity and Islam It shows how far the universal validity of human rights opposes in some crucial points with religious traditions The aim of KCID is to establish an archeology of religious knowledge to create a new conceptual platform of mutual understanding among religious communities
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From the point of view of economic history the ideal way to study any institution of commercial law would be to compare the information contained in legal codes and treatises with the material relating to its application in economic life as manifested by actual contracts letters and business records found in archives and other repositories In the case of the early centuries of the Islamic period available sources unfortunately preclude such a procedure Theoretical legal texts exist in abundance but any corresponding documentary material is for all practical purposes nonextant In order to determine if the framework in which the trade and commerce of the early Islamic period was carried ona trade known to have been active and importantwe must of necessity rely on legal treatises for most of our information which trying wherever possible to call upon whatever meager help other literary sources may provideIn the absence of documentary and similar sources the possibility of investigating the quantitative aspects of trade is all but eliminated However in those areas of trade which have been described as qualitative such as the variety of goods exchanged the specialization of the merchant class and the complexity of business methods legal and other literary sources provide a great deal of valuable information It is with the institutions of partnership and commenda in the early Islamic period two of the qualitative components of trade that Abraham L Udovitch makes his primary focus in Partnership and Profit in Medieval Islam
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The Imam the Divine Guide is the central point around which the Shiite religion turns The power of Shiism comes from the actions of the Imam This title is reserved exclusively for the sucessors of the prophets in their mission The author shows that from the beginning of Shiite Islam until the tenth century the Imam was primarily a master of knowledge with supernatural powers not a jurist theologian The Imam is the threshold through which God and the creatures communicate He is thus a cosmic necessity the key and the center of the universal economy of the sacredThe author presents Shiism as a religion founded on double dimensions where the role of the leader remains constantly central perpetual initiation into divine secrets and continued confrontation with antiinitiation forces Without esotericism exotericism loses its meaning Early Imamism is an esoteric doctrine Historically then at the beginning of esotericism in Islam we find an initiatory mystical and occultist doctrine This is the first book to systematically explore the immense literature attributed to the Imams themselves in order to recover the authentic original vision It restores an essential source of esotericism in the world of Islam
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Explore tips, opinions, and features on Believing Women in Islam Unreading sold at 59.14 $ ; this product is listed in the Books & Magazines category, produced by , and sold by Abebooks.com.
Does Islam call for the oppression of women NonMuslims point to the subjugation of women that occurs in many Muslim countries especially those that claim to be Islamic while many Muslims read the Quran in ways that seem to justify sexual oppression inequality and patriarchy Taking a wholly different view Asma Barlas develops a believers reading of the Quran that demonstrates the radically egalitarian and antipatriarchal nature of its teachingsBeginning with a historical analysis of religious authority and knowledge Barlas shows how Muslims came to read inequality and patriarchy into the Quran to justify existing religious and social structures and demonstrates that the patriarchal meanings ascribed to the Quran are a function of who has read it how and in what contexts She goes on to reread the Qurans position on a variety of issues in order to argue that its teachings do not support patriarchy To the contrary Barlas convincingly asserts that the Quran affirms the complete equality of the sexes thereby offering an opportunity to theorize radical sexual equality from within the framework of its teachings This new view takes readers into the heart of Islamic teachings on women gender and patriarchy allowing them to understand Islam through its most sacred scripture rather than through Muslim cultural practices or Western media stereotypes
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The Quran constantly exhorts people to look at the signs of god signs that are hidden in the horizons and in themselves This book examines the mysteries of Islam using a phenomenological method to come closer to the true center of Muslim beliefSchimmel takes as her starting point the simplest signs of god natural phenomena like stones plants and animals and their use in religious and symbolic language She then moves on to less obvious signs such as sacred time and space ritual actions forms of worship the sacred individual and the order of the community She concludes with an examination of the individuals response to the mystery of the Divine Based on both original classical sources and modern literature as well as the authors considerable personal experience this is not only a fascinating survey of Islamic practices and beliefs but also a broad and intregrated overview of the phenomenology of Islam
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Explore tips, opinions, and features on Islam Authoritarianism and Underdevelopment sold at 31.22 $ ; this product is listed in the Books & Magazines category, produced by , and sold by Abebooks.com.
Why do Muslim majority countries exhibit high levels of authoritarianism and low levels of socio economic development in comparison to world averages Ahmet Kuru criticizes explanations which point to Islam as the cause of this disparity because Muslims were philosophically and socio economically more developed than Western Europeans between the ninth and twelfth centuries Nor was Western colonialism the cause Muslims had already suffered political and socio economic problems when colonization began Kuru argues that Muslims had influential thinkers and merchants in their early history when religious orthodoxy and military rule were prevalent in Europe However in the eleventh century an alliance between orthodox Islamic scholars the ulema and military states began to emerge This alliance gradually hindered intellectual and economic creativity by marginalizing intellectual and bourgeois classes in the Muslim world This important study links its historical explanation to contemporary politics by showing that to this day the ulema state alliance still prevents creativity and competition in Muslim countries
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A former radical Shiite Muslim unashamedly speaks out and exposes radical fundamental beliefs in his book Inside Islam Reza Safa openly talks about the spirit of Islam from an insiders point of view Safa is wellversed in the laws and history of Islam Radical Muslims claim to believe that the Bible is untrue eternal life is only attained by sacrifice in a holy war and that Christians are naïve and weak in their beliefs He explains that they seem to have a lust for martyrdom and their lives are lived in fear of their god Allah Fear is the darkroom in which Satan develops his negatives says Rafa as he tells how Islam contradicts the facts and truths of the Bible Inside Islam is a magnifying glass that lets you see deep into Muslim culture and society
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Islam and the Destiny of Man by Charles Le Gai Eaton is a wideranging study of the Muslim religion from a unique point of view The author a former member of the British Diplomatic Service was brought up as an agnostic and embraced Islam at an early age after writing a book commissioned by TS Eliot on Eastern religions and their influence upon Western thinkers As a Muslim he has retained his adherence to the perennial philosophy which he maintains underlies the teachings of all the great religionsThe aim of this book is to explore what it means to be a Muslim a member of a community which embraces a quarter of the worlds population and to describe the forces which have shaped the hearts and the minds of Islamic people After considering the historic confrontation between Islam and Christendom and analysing the difference between the three monotheistic faiths Judaism Christianity and Islam the author describes the two poles of Muslim belief in terms of Truth and Mercythe unitarian truth which is the basis of the Muslims faith and the mercy inherent in this truth In the second part of the book he explains the significance of the Quran and tells the dramatic story of Muhammads life and of the early Caliphate Lastly the author considers the Muslim view of mans destiny the social structure of Islam the role of art and mysticism and the inner meaning of Islamic teaching concerning the hereafterThroughout this book the author is concerned not with the religion of Islam in isolation but with the very nature of religious faith its spiritual and intellectual foundations and the light it casts upon the mysteries and paradoxes of the human condition
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Islam and the Destiny of Man by Charles Le Gai Eaton is a wideranging study of the Muslim religion from a unique point of view The author a former member of the British Diplomatic Service was brought up as an agnostic and embraced Islam at an early age after writing a book commissioned by TS Eliot on Eastern religions and their influence upon Western thinkers As a Muslim he has retained his adherence to the perennial philosophy which he maintains underlies the teachings of all the great religionsThe aim of this book is to explore what it means to be a Muslim a member of a community which embraces a quarter of the worlds population and to describe the forces which have shaped the hearts and the minds of Islamic people After considering the historic confrontation between Islam and Christendom and analysing the difference between the three monotheistic faiths Judaism Christianity and Islam the author describes the two poles of Muslim belief in terms of Truth and Mercythe unitarian truth which is the basis of the Muslims faith and the mercy inherent in this truth In the second part of the book he explains the significance of the Quran and tells the dramatic story of Muhammads life and of the early Caliphate Lastly the author considers the Muslim view of mans destiny the social structure of Islam the role of art and mysticism and the inner meaning of Islamic teaching concerning the hereafterThroughout this book the author is concerned not with the religion of Islam in isolation but with the very nature of religious faith its spiritual and intellectual foundations and the light it casts upon the mysteries and paradoxes of the human condition
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From the point of view of economic history the ideal way to study any institution of commercial law would be to compare the information contained in legal codes and treatises with the material relating to its application in economic life as manifested by actual contracts letters and business records found in archives and other repositories In the case of the early centuries of the Islamic period available sources unfortunately preclude such a procedure Theoretical legal texts exist in abundance but any corresponding documentary material is for all practical purposes nonextant In order to determine if the framework in which the trade and commerce of the early Islamic period was carried ona trade known to have been active and importantwe must of necessity rely on legal treatises for most of our information which trying wherever possible to call upon whatever meager help other literary sources may provideIn the absence of documentary and similar sources the possibility of investigating the quantitative aspects of trade is all but eliminated However in those areas of trade which have been described as qualitative such as the variety of goods exchanged the specialization of the merchant class and the complexity of business methods legal and other literary sources provide a great deal of valuable information It is with the institutions of partnership and commenda in the early Islamic period two of the qualitative components of trade that Abraham L Udovitch makes his primary focus in Partnership and Profit in Medieval Islam
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Find tips, reviews, and features on Believing Women in Islam Unreading sold for 36.03 $ , available in the Books & Magazines category; this product belongs to and is sold by Abebooks.com.
Does Islam call for the oppression of women NonMuslims point to the subjugation of women that occurs in many Muslim countries especially those that claim to be Islamic while many Muslims read the Quran in ways that seem to justify sexual oppression inequality and patriarchy Taking a wholly different view Asma Barlas develops a believers reading of the Quran that demonstrates the radically egalitarian and antipatriarchal nature of its teachingsBeginning with a historical analysis of religious authority and knowledge Barlas shows how Muslims came to read inequality and patriarchy into the Quran to justify existing religious and social structures and demonstrates that the patriarchal meanings ascribed to the Quran are a function of who has read it how and in what contexts She goes on to reread the Qurans position on a variety of issues in order to argue that its teachings do not support patriarchy To the contrary Barlas convincingly asserts that the Quran affirms the complete equality of the sexes thereby offering an opportunity to theorize radical sexual equality from within the framework of its teachings This new view takes readers into the heart of Islamic teachings on women gender and patriarchy allowing them to understand Islam through its most sacred scripture rather than through Muslim cultural practices or Western media stereotypesFor this revised edition of Believing Women in Islam Asma Barlas has written two new chaptersAbrahams Sacrifice in the Quran and SecularFeminism and the Quranas well as a new preface an extended discussion of the Qurans wifebeating verse and of mens presumed role as womens guardians and other updates throughout the book
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Why do Muslim majority countries exhibit high levels of authoritarianism and low levels of socio economic development in comparison to world averages Ahmet Kuru criticizes explanations which point to Islam as the cause of this disparity because Muslims were philosophically and socio economically more developed than Western Europeans between the ninth and twelfth centuries Nor was Western colonialism the cause Muslims had already suffered political and socio economic problems when colonization began Kuru argues that Muslims had influential thinkers and merchants in their early history when religious orthodoxy and military rule were prevalent in Europe However in the eleventh century an alliance between orthodox Islamic scholars the ulema and military states began to emerge This alliance gradually hindered intellectual and economic creativity by marginalizing intellectual and bourgeois classes in the Muslim world This important study links its historical explanation to contemporary politics by showing that to this day the ulema state alliance still prevents creativity and competition in Muslim countries
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Answering Islam evaluates the claims of orthodox Islam from a Christian point of view appealing especially to the Quran and the Bible The authors a Christian apologist and a former Muslim provide apologetic answers to prepare Christians for ministry in the Islamic context This second edition contains two new appendices a new preface written in light of September 11 2001 and updated information throughout This book is a theological masterpiece the most lucid and comprehensive theological analysis and critique of Islam from a Christian perspective I have ever seen It is invaluable as a tool for understanding the most serious religious challenge to Christianity in the modern world R C Sproul Ligonier Ministries
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The life and legacy of Elijah point to an endtime restoration that is happening now The living legacy of Elijah is a restored altar of living stones Jews and Gentiles who worship Jesus in one body His legacy releases the rain of coming revival Those who receive Elijahs legacy will be wrapped in the presence of God and this will result in the raising up of the Elisha GenerationIn The Elijah Legacy you will learn about The restoration of the prophetic The Elisha Generation The forerunnerfinisher anointing The double portion Confronting the Jezebel spirit The rise and fall of Islam The endtime harvest
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The Mamluks were at one distinct point in history the greatest body of fighting men in the world and the quintessence of the mounted warrior They were slave soldiers imported as boys into the Islamic Empire from the pagan Steppes but they became its savior bringing defeat to the Mongols and forming the machine of jihad that ultimately destroyed the Crusader Kingdoms of Palestine and Syria They entered the Islamic world as unlettered automatons and through a total application to the craft of the warrior they became more than soldiers After a bloody seizure of power from their masters the descendants of Saladin they developed a martial code and an honor system based on barracks brotherhood a sophisticated military society that harnessed the states energies for total war and produced a series of treatises on warfare that more than compare to SunZis Art of War in their complexity beauty of language and comprehensive coverage of the bloody business of war Their story embraces many of the great themes of medieval military endeavor The Crusaders and the deadly contest between Islam and Christendom the Mongols and their vision of World Dominion Tamerlane the Scourge of God and the rise of the Ottoman Empire whose new slave soldiers the Janissaries would be the Mamluks final nemesis
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HistorianNigel Cliff delivers a sweeping radical reinterpretation of Vasco da Gamaspioneering voyages revealing their significance as a decisive turning point inthe struggle between Christianity and Islama series of events which foreveraltered the relationship between East and West Perfect for readers of EnduranceShackletons Incredible Voyage GalileosDaughter and Atlantic this firstever completeaccount of da Gamas voyages includes new information from the recentlydiscovered diaries of his sailors and an extraordinary series of lettersbetween da Gama and the Zamorin a king of moderndayKerala India Cliff the author of The Shakespeare Riots draws uponhis own travels in da Gamas footsteps to add detail authenticity and acontemporary perspective to this riveting oneofakind historical epic
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