Introduction To The Religion And History
This book provides an account of the origins, development and character of Islam as a religion, civilisation and form of society, and instrument of power. It covers the spread of Islam from Morocco th...
The Hanbali School Of Law And Ibn Taymiyyah: Conflict Or Conciliation
In this book, the life of the 14th century jurist Ibn Taymiyyah and his position within Hanbali tradition is analysed. It is an original piece of research, taking into consideration the issues involve...
Islamic Mysticism Contested: Thirteen Centuries Of Controversies And Polemics
Islamic mysticism was contested from the formative period of Islam till the present. Criticism of and opposition to mystical conceptions of Islam and their adherents constitute an integral part of an ...
The Siege Of Mecca: The Forgotten Uprising In Islam's Holiest Shrine And The Birth Of Al Qaeda
On November 20, 1979, hundreds of gunmen who believed that the Saudi royal family had become a craven servant of American infidels stunned the world by seizing Islam's holiest shrine, the Grand Mosque...
Militant Islam: Reaches America
The product of 30 years of extensive research, this book provides one of the most incisive examinations of the growing radical Islamic movement ever written. This edition includes a new essay, "Jihad ...
Fundamentalism Reborn?: Afghanistan Under The Taliban
"A dozen experts provide a coherent picture of the Taliban and the Great Game. . . . They discuss the emergence of the Taliban, their military development, the civil war, and their relations with fore...
On Archaeology Of Sainthood And Local Spirituality In Islam: Past And Present Crossroads Of Events And Ideas
This volume addresses the diversity of sainthood in Islam with respect to rural and urban and metropolitan ideas, practices and cults, their networks and institutions. Ranging from ethnography and his...
History Of Al-Tabari Set: Volumes 1-40 (Includes Index)
Al-Tabari's monumental Tarikh (History) is the most important universal history ever written in the Islamic world, starting with Creation and extending to the year 915 CE.
The Ritual Of Accession In Early Islam
"The Ritual of Accession in Early Islam" provides a history of the ceremony of the oath of allegiance to the caliph from the time of the Prophet Muhammad until the fragmentation of the caliphate in th...
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