Middle East Religions category: 3324 books

Islam once gave birth to a great civilization that respected religious diversity, freedom of conscience, and scientific thought, and Islamic knowledge contributed to the birth of humanism in the Renaissance. Today's world is desperately in need of a spirituality that is free of dogma, based in experiences...

Since the 1970s, Islam has been undergoing a tremendous resurgence throughout the world. This resurgence has often been labeled "Islamic fundamentalism" by the media, but it includes believers of every persuasion, from the most conservative to the most liberal.Given this fact, it is vital for...

In the name of Allah the Most beneficent and Most Merciful All the praise to Allah and His Holy Prophet Muhammad peace be on him. Allah says in holy Quran: Whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is on the earth glorifies Allah, the King (of everything), Holy, All-Mighty, All-Wise. Holy Quran...

The religions of Islam and Christianity are discussed by a group of retirees meeting each week under a cabana on the beach at South Padre Island, Texas. This book is one of a number of books comprising ***The Cabana Chronicles***series of books on comparative religion and Christian apologetics, the systematic and logical defense of the Christian religion. 

Ibn al-Arabi’s Fusus al-Hikam is a translation of one of the most important works written on Islamic Mysticism. Muhyi al-Din Ibn al-Arabi (1165-1240) is deemed the greatest mystic of Islam and his mystical philosophy has attracted the attention of both Muslims and non-Muslims from his time...

In Reaching the Minds of Young Muslim Women, the author investigates traditional intuitions of Islamic learning for Muslim girls. While a lot is known or thought to be known about madras's for boys.

Communication between secular groups headed by businessmen and scientists have led to growth and success in the areas of technology and trade while religious groups and their leaders get nowhere. Religious indoctrination prevents some conversations from even beginning, thereby reinforcing the neglect...

Islam is one of the biggest religion in the world. In fact, it's the second most popular religion. So what makes millions of people following this religion? This ebook compiles everything you need to know about Islam, from the history and beginning to the current practices. By having an open...

Buddhism is the religion of more than 500 million people around the globe. The majority of those people live in Asia but there are substantial Buddhist communities in other continents. There are two main Buddhist traditions, Theravada (The School of the Elders) and Mahayana (The Great Vehicle). Buddhism...

Offering a new approach to the study of religion and empire, this innovative book challenges a widespread myth of modernity—that Western rule has had a secularizing effect on the non-West—by looking closely at missionary schools in Bengal. Parna Sengupta examines the period from 1850 to the 1930s...

Each person is born in a religious environment that is not of his/her own choice. From the very beginning of human existence in this world, they are assigned the religion of their family or the ideology of the state. By the time individuals reach their teens they usually accept the beliefs of their...

Going beyond the more usual focus on Jerusalem as a sacred place, this book presents legal perspectives on the most important sacred places of the Mediterranean. The first part of the book discusses the notion of sacred places in anthropological, sociological and legal studies and provides an overview...

A lucid approach to Sufism, this exploration seeks to inform the Spanish-speaking Western world about this Eastern spiritual tradition. While elaborating on Sufism's inextricable link to Islam and the prophet Muhammad’s spiritual experience, this book goes even further to explore the different ways...

This book is a brief introduction to the five fundamentals articles of the Islamic faith. The articles of faith, which all Muslims believe in, are: Unity of God, Angels, Prophets, Holy Books and Life after Death.Throughout the book, the author emphasises the areas of similarities between Islam...