Middle East Religions category: 3324 books
Islam
A Threat to Civilization 2nd Edition
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2017
Civilization Suffers Where Islam Rules When the terrible events of 9/11 struck New York City, I was astonished that there were such a large number of people in the Islamic countries of the Middle East who hate us, who danced in the streets and burned our flag shouting, “Death to America” when...
Islamic Civilization
Its Foundational Beliefs and Principles
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2015
Mawdudi argues that the true understanding of Islamic civilization is possible only by having access to the soul of that civilization and its underlying fundamental principles belief in God, the angels, the Prophets, the Revealed Books and the Last Day rather than to its manifestations in knowledge, literature, fine arts, social life or its system of governance.
Jesus and the Jihadis
Confronting the Rage of ISIS: The Theology Driving the Ideology
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2015
The book that Christians wantand needFor this urgent hour in history As ISIS dominates news headlines, attention is given to the terrorist group’s ideology… when the truemotive of their mayhem is actually revealed in their theology! Major General Michael K. Nagata of the Special Operations...
by Bruce W. Assaf
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2012
Second Edition
Israel is the backdrop of the most important and critical events in the history of man.
The Middle East is the Ground Zero of Bible prophecy. God clearly reveals in His Word that Jerusalem would be a “cup of drunkenness to all the surrounding...
Learning from Islam
How to Live as a Christian
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2012
"Trust is debating the Israel-Palestine conflict with a conservative Sunni barber holding a straight-razor to your throat." - Kamal al-Kanady An immigrant white Christian businessman from Canada writes about his experiences in a majority Islamic country in the Middle East. He is a family...
Sufi Bodies
Religion and Society in Medieval Islam
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2011
Between 1300 and 1500 C.E. a new form of Sufi Islam took hold among central Islamic peoples, joining individuals through widespread networks resembling today's prominent paths and orders. Understanding contemporary Sufism requires a sophisticated analysis of these formative years. Moving beyond a...
The Ultimate Ambition in the Arts of Erudition
A Compendium of Knowledge from the Classical Islamic World
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2016
For the first time in English, a catalog of the world through fourteenth-century Arab eyes—a kind of Schott’s Miscellany for the Islamic Golden Age
An astonishing record of the knowledge of a civilization, The Ultimate Ambition in the Arts of Erudition catalogs everything known to exist...
The Emergence of Modern Shi'ism
Islamic Reform in Iraq and Iran
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2015
This book takes a fresh look at the foundations of modern Islam. Scholars often locate the origins of the modern Islamic world in European colonialism or Islamic reactions to European modernity. This study, however, focuses on the rise of Islamic movements indigenous to the Middle East, which developed...
by Oliver Leaman
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2016
Assuming no prior knowledge, The Qur'an: A Philosophical Guide is an introduction to the Qur'an from a philosophical point of view.
Oliver Leaman's guide begins by familiarizing the readers with the core theories and controversies surrounding the text. Covering key theoretical approaches and...
Textual Relations in the Qur'an
Relevance, Coherence and Structure
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2006
Representing a new development in the study of Qur'anic text, this book tackles the issue of Qur'anic text structure by fusing the fields of linguistics and Qur'anic studies.
The Qur'an contains many long suras covering diverse topics but with no apparent common context within which such variety...
Rumi: Daylight
A Daybook of Spiritual Guidance
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 1999
The spiritual influence of Jelaluddin Rumi (1207-1273) is increasing among people of diverse beliefs throughout the western world. Rumi is now recognized here in the West, as he has been for seven centuries in the Middle East and Western Asia, as one of the greatest literary and spiritual figures...
Islamic Nationhood and Colonial Indonesia
The Umma Below the Winds
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2003
Drawing on previously unavailable archival material, this book argues that Indonesian nationalism rested on Islamic ecumenism heightened by colonial rule and the pilgrimage. The award winning author Laffan contrasts the latter experience with life in Cairo, where some Southeast Asians were drawn...
The Antiquities of Constantinople
With a Description of its Situation, the Conveniencies of its Port, its Publick Buildings, the Statuary, Sculpture, Architecture, and other Curiosities of that City. With Cuts explaining the Chief of
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2018
The Antiquities of Constantinople is an amazing account of Constantinople written during the 16th century.
Islamic Monuments in Cairo
The Practical Guide; New Revised Edition
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2008
Cairo's Islamic monuments are part of an uninterrupted tradition that spans over a thousand years of building activity. No other Islamic city can equal Cairo's spectacular heritage, nor trace its historical and architectural development with such clarity. The discovery of this historic core, first...