Introduces students to a new framework for understating the relationship between Islam and "the West", with an accessible introduction, three comprehensive and easy-to-follow parts, definitions of key terms, chronology, discussion points, and further reading.
Introduces students to a new framework for understating the relationship between Islam and "the West", with an accessible introduction, three comprehensive and easy-to-follow parts, definitions of key terms, chronology, discussion points, and further reading.
The second caliph of the Muslims and a close Companion of the noble Prophet, Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, strengthened Islam through his courage and actions. This book tells the story of Umar for young readers presenting his key achievements and milestones in his life. Umar ibn al-Khattab wandered the streets at night to ......
Today's tensions between the "Islamic" East and "Christian" West run high. Here Paul-Gordon Chandler presents fresh thinking in the area of Christian-Muslim relations, showing how Christ-whom Islam reveres as a Prophet and Christianity worships as the divine Messiah-can close the gap between the two religions. Historically, Christians have taken a ......
Traversing Text and Tradition in Christianity and Islam
In this book, Christian and Islamic scholars explore aspects of their own tradition and draw from sacred texts and history to offer readings of the traditions that contest assumptions that the religions are inherently violent and that offer a more hopeful and peaceful vision.
Now in its fifth edition, The World Almanac of Islamism is the first comprehensive reference work to detail the current activities of radical Islamist movements worldwide. The contributions, written by subject expert, provide up-to-date assessments on the contemporary Islamist threat in all countries and regions where it exists.
The Reconstruction of Islamic Belief and Thought from the Risale-i Nur C
This volume contains 33 Words written by Said Nursi to instruct people who wish to draw close to God through acquiring a degree of understanding of how He has unveiled Himself through the universe, humanity and the Qur'an, and Prophet Muhammad. After briefly mentioning various matters such as the meaning of basmala -- the meaning and importance ......
Explores the theological underpinnings of al-Qaeda and related Islamic movements such as ISIS. The author demonstrates how this marginal narrative transformed al-Qaeda from a relatively hierarchical and regional organization to a globalized, decentralized, and diffuse system of networks.
