HarperCollins Publishers, November 1987. Reprint. Paper Back. An authoritative and concise introduction to Islam and the Muslim community. 7th printing. Octavo. Sound, clean copy but for dust staining across top textblock edge. [137 pages]. More
HarperOne, September 2007. Trade Paperback. The Man Who Inspired the World's Fastest-Growing Religion Muhammad presents a fascinating portrait of the founder of a religion that continues to change the course of world history. Muhammad's story is more relevant than ever because it offers crucial insight into the true origins of..... More
Goodword books, January 2003. Trade Paperback. The Holy Qur'an (also known as The Koran) is the sacred book of Islam. For Muslims, it is the word of the one God. The Qur'an was revealed to the last prophet and messenger Mu?ammad (????) from the year 610 until his death in..... More
Bantam Dell Pub Group, June 2005. Trade Paperback. In this brilliant look at the rise of political Islam, the distinguished political scientist and anthropologist Mahmood Mamdani brings his expertise and insight to bear on a question many Americans have been asking since 9/11: how did this happen? Good Muslim, Bad..... More
Oneworld Academic, May 2016. Trade Paperback. By pairing a scholar of Islamic law with a scholar of Jewish law, a unique dynamic is created, and new perspectives are made possible. These new perspectives not only enable an understanding of the other's legal tradition, but most saliently, they offer new insights..... More
Syracuse University Press, July 1996. Trade Paperback. Toward an Islamic Reformation is an ambitious attempt to modernize Islamic law, calling for reform of the historical formulations of Islamic law, commonly known as Shari'a that is perceived by many Muslims to be part of the Islamic faith. As a Muslim, Abdullahi..... More
Princeton University Press, January 1994. Paper Back. To enable the reader to shape, or perhaps reshape, an understanding of the Islamic tradition, F. E. Peters skillfully combines extensive passages from Islamic texts with a fascinating commentary of his own. In so doing, he presents a substantial body of literary evidence..... More
Penguin (Non-Classics), April 2009. Trade Paperback. The true story of one man's journey to Islamic fundamentalism and back Raised in a devout but quiet Muslim community in London, at sixteen Ed Husain was presented with an intriguing political interpretation of Islam known as fundamentalism. Lured by these ideas, he committed..... More
Penguin Classics, July 2000. Paper Back. The Koran is universally accepted by Muslims to be the infallible Word of God as first revealed to the Prophet Muhammad by the Angel Gabriel nearly fourteen hundred years ago. Its 114 chapters, or surahs, recount the narratives central to Muslim belief, and together..... More
Anchor, September 2010. Trade Paperback. In this gripping narrative history, Lesley Hazleton tells the tragic story at the heart of the ongoing rivalry between the Sunni and Shia branches of Islam, a rift that dominates the news now more than ever. Even as Muhammad lay dying, the battle over who..... More
Bobbs Merrill, January 1958. Paper Back. Octavo. Sun lightened spine. Previous dealer's address stamp on verso of front cover. The names of two previous owner's are written in ink on half title page.[252 pages plus two page list of Library of Library of Liberal Arts available titles]. More
Beacon Press (MA), July 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. With a new afterword" Acts of Faith" is a remarkable account of growing up Muslim in America and coming to believe in religious pluralism, from one of the most prominent faith leaders in the United States. Eboo Patel's story is a hopeful..... More
Vintage, December 1999. Trade Paperback. "Brilliant. . . . A powerfully observed, stylistically elegant exploration." --The New York Times A New York Times Notable Book of the Year "The book's strength lies in Naipaul's extraordinary ability as a storyteller to draw striking portraits of a cross section of individuals."--The Boston..... More
Harvard University Press, October 2015. Hardcover. In this short book, Sam Harris and Maajid Nawaz invite you to join an urgently needed conversation: Is Islam a religion of peace or war? Is it amenable to reform? Why do so many Muslims seem drawn to extremism? What do words like Islamism..... More
I B Tauris & Co Ltd, May 2002. Trade Paperback. A detailed survey of different genres of source materials, including historiographical, epigraphic and numismatic, on Fatimid history. This work is a comprehensive treatment of the different kinds of source materials relating to Fatamidh history. it is useful for students and..... More
Cambridge University Press, April 2001. Paper Back. Until recently, the Ismai`ilis were judged almost exclusively on the basis of hostile Muslim and European sources. This volume, the result of some of the most recent scholarship in the area and written by leading contemporary authorities in the field, sheds a new..... More
I. B. Tauris In Association With The Institute Of Ismaili Studies, March 2012. Paper Back. In 1932, the eminent British scholar of Islam, Sir Hamilton Gibb, wrote: "The nobility and broad tolerance of this religion [Islam], which accepted all the real religions of the world as God-inspired, will always be..... More
Hill and Wang, September 2015. First Edition. Hardcover. The surprising tale of the first American Protestant missionaries to proselytize in the Muslim world In American Apostles, the Bancroft Prize-winning historian Christine Leigh Heyrman brilliantly chronicles the first fateful collision between American missionaries and the diverse religious cultures of the Levant..... More
Pantheon, January 1983. Paper Back. Some shelf wear and fading to the cover. More
Vintage, December 1999. Trade Paperback. "Brilliant. . . . A powerfully observed, stylistically elegant exploration." --The New York Times A New York Times Notable Book of the Year "The book's strength lies in Naipaul's extraordinary ability as a storyteller to draw striking portraits of a cross section of individuals."--The Boston..... More
Random House Inc, March 2004. Trade Paperback. In his first book since What Went Wrong? Bernard Lewis examines the historical roots of the resentments that dominate the Islamic world today and that are increasingly being expressed in acts of terrorism. He looks at the theological origins of political Islam and..... More
Omega Pr, June 2001. Hardcover. Signed by editor: 'God bless you! Zia Inayat Khan' on half title page. Clean & solid & near fine all around. More
Sufi, January 1980. Pamphlet. More
Dimashq, 2007. Hardcover. Two volumes without jacket as issued. More
New Horizon Pr, June 1984. Hardcover. More
