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Have you ever pondered how you came into existence, why you are here, the purpose of your life, and what awaits you after you depart from this world? These profound questions are a natural part of your existence, woven into the very fabric of your being by your Creator, urging you to seek God and the meaning and purpose of your existence. The pursuit of meaning and purpose serves as a powerful driving force in your life. When these questions remain...
3) iMuslims
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Exploring the increasing impact of the Internet on Muslims around the world, this book sheds new light on the nature of contemporary Islamic discourse, identity, and community.The Internet has profoundly shaped how both Muslims and non-Muslims perceive Islam and how Islamic societies and networks are evolving and shifting in the twenty-first century, says Gary Bunt. While Islamic society has deep historical patterns of global exchange, the Internet...
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This book presents beautiful advice from the Quran, Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), and Islam's greatest scholars on guidance, repentance, and purification. Bukhari records on the authority of Abu-Hurayrah that Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, said: "Your actions alone will not save any of you." They asked: "Messenger of Allah, not even you?" He replied: "Not even me, unless Allah were to envelop me in His mercy."
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Taking us inside the world of the madrasa–the most common type of school for religious instruction in the Islamic world–Ebrahim Moosa provides an indispensable resource for anyone seeking to understand orthodox Islam in global affairs. Focusing on postsecondary-level religious institutions in the Indo-Pakistan heartlands, Moosa explains how a madrasa can simultaneously be a place of learning revered by many and an institution feared by many others,...
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Know that the beginning of guidance is outward piety (taqwa) and the end of guidance is inward piety (ihsan). Only through piety is anything really achieved; only the pious are guided. Piety designates carrying out the commands of God most high and turning aside from what He prohibits, and thus has two parts.
In this book Imam Al-Ghazali sets out his ideal of how the religious man should order his life from hour to hour and day to day. The book is...
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"One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2003" Sohail H. Hashmi is Alumnae Foundation Associate Professor of International Relations at Mount Holyoke College. He is the coeditor, with David Miller, of Boundaries and Justice (Princeton) and is currently coediting, with Steven Lee, a book on ethics and weapons of mass destruction. Jack Miles is the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning book, God: A Biography.
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Rethinking Islamic Studies upends scholarly roadblocks in post-Orientalist discourse within contemporary Islamic studies and carves fresh inroads toward a robust new understanding of the discipline, one that includes religious studies and other politically infused fields of inquiry. Editors Carl W. Ernst and Richard C. Martin, along with a distinguished group of scholars, map the trajectory of the study of Islam and offer innovative approaches to...
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While many previous books have probed the causes of Iran's Islamic Revolution of 1979, few have focused on the power of religion in shaping a national identity over the decades leading up to it. Islamism and Modernism captures the metamorphosis of the Islamic movement in Iran, from encounters with Great Britain and the United States in the 1920s through twenty-first-century struggles between those seeking to reform Islam's role and those who take...
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Lorsque la première édition de Fichu voile est parue en 2011, la question du voile se posait déjà sur le terrain scolaire, mais également dans la fonction publique et au parlement. La loi d'interdiction du voile intégral était alors en gestation. Dix ans plus tard, les mêmes questions restent en suspens, mais d'autres s'y sont ajoutées : le voilement des fillettes se répand, les tenues de sport à connotation religieuse se multiplient, et...
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Fortress of the Muslim by Sa'id Bin Ali Bin Wahf Al-Qahtani is arguably the most famous anthology of Adkhar and Dua's of the Messenger of Allah (s). The original compilation is one of the most authentic collections available and has become the most popular dua book in the Muslim world today. Making dua to Allah frequently and with full submission has many benefits-it increases iman, gives hope and relief to the distressed, and saves the supplicant...
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Islam was founded on ideals of compassion, justice, and peace. Islam's sacred book, the Quran, places a strong emphasis on the value of social harmony and peace. It teaches Muslims how to bring about peace and settle disputes through communication and understanding. Islam encourages its followers to work for a just society where everyone is treated fairly and equally.
13) Who Is Allah?
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This vivid introduction to the heart of Islam offers a unique approach to understanding Allah, the central focus of Muslim religious expression. Drawing on history, culture, theology, politics, and the media, Bruce B. Lawrence identifies key religious practices by which Allah is revered and remembered, illuminating how the very name of Allah is interwoven into the everyday experience of millions of Muslims. For Muslims, as for adherents of other religions,...
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Islam is the fastest-growing religion in the world today. An understanding of its beliefs and practices has become essential knowledge not only for religious and political leaders but also for ordinary citizens who increasingly interact with Muslims as neighbors, coworkers, and schoolmates. This book is designed to offer the general public a concise overview of the origins, basic beliefs, and common practices of Islam, as well as the reasons for its...
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F. E. Peters is Professor of Near Eastern Languages and Literatures and History at New York University and the author of many books on Islam, including The Hajj (forthcoming from Princeton).
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...
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In this insightful anthology, historians Marvin E. Gettleman and Stuart Schaar have assembled a broad selection of documents and contemporary scholarship to give a view of the history of the peoples from the core Islamic lands, from the Golden Age of Islam to today. With carefully framed essays beginning each chapter and brief introductory notes accompanying over seventy readings, the anthology reveals the multifaceted societies and political systems...
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Islam, compassion, unity, brotherhood, human dignity, love, and peace, Islamic teachings, religious harmony, interfaith understanding, human rights in Islam, Affection, Faith, and Tolerance, Islamic Values, Cultural Understanding, Global Harmony, Islamic Ethics, Diversity in Islam, Mutual Respect, Social Justice, Spiritual Enlightenment, Coexistence, Islamic Principles, Peaceful Coexistence, Empathy, Equality, Islamic Morality, Respect for Others,...
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An eye-opening political travelogue that reveals the Muslim world as never before.
Drawing on reporting from more than a dozen Islamic countries, Faith at War offers an unforgettable portrait of the Muslim world after September 11. Choosing to invert the question of what "they" have done to "us," Wall Street Journal reporter Yaroslav Trofimov examines the unprecedented American intrusion in the Muslim heartland and the ripples it has caused far beyond...
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Uncover the tenets of Islam through the words of its founder. This compelling examination of the life and sayings of Muhammad offers the modern reader both a historical context for and a spiritual guide to the principals at the heart of the world's second largest religion. Drawing on the Koran and the Sunnah, this collection of quotes is organized by topic from A to Z and provides a window into the eloquence, practicality, and ethical fortitude with...
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Muhammad Qasim Zaman is Robert H. Niehaus '77 Professor of Near Eastern Studies and Religion at Princeton University. He is the author of Religion and Politics under the Early Abbasids and the editor, with Robert W. Hefner, of Schooling Islam: The Culture and Politics of Modern Muslim Education (Princeton).
From the cleric-led Iranian revolution to the rise of the Taliban in Afghanistan, many people have been surprised by what they see as the modern...
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