Reenvisioning Approaches Within a Global Framework
Reenvisioning Peacebuilding and Conflict Resolution in Islam examines the variety of strategic peacebuilding and conflict resolution activities conducted by Muslim practitioners and nongovernmental organizations in Muslim-majority communities. Qamar-ul Huda explores ways that Muslim scholars, civil society members, and communities interpret ......
This book brings into focus the perception of Muslim women in the United States, often overlooked in research literature and common media narratives, but at the same time facing increasing hate and aggression based on their religious and gendered identities. Guided by data from three original experiments and theories of priming and media effects, ......
The Place of the Mosque: Genealogies of Space, Knowledge, and Power extends Foucault's analysis, Of Other Spaces, and the "ideological conflicts which underlie the controversies of our day [and] take place between pious descendants of time and tenacious inhabitants of space." This book uses Foucault's framework to illuminate how mosques have been ......
A Mystical Theology of the Names of God in the Qur'an
A Sufi scholar's philosophical interpretation of the names of God The Divine Names is a philosophically sophisticated commentary on the names of God. Penned by the seventh-/thirteenth-century North African scholar and Sufi poet 'Afif al-Din al-Tilimsani, The Divine Names expounds upon the one hundred and forty-six names of God that appear in ......
Muslims and non-Muslims alike will gain a comprehensive view of the Qur'an and discover the truth behind common misconceptions of Islam with this concise guide. Authoritative Islamic scholarship and literature provide extensive answers to frequently asked questions about Muslims, Islam, and the Qur'an while addressing the biased image of Islam ......
For decades, Fethullah Gulen spoke on religion together with science, addressed challenging issues on faith, and inspired a generation to promote education and dialogue around the world. Those who listened to him felt empowered by this engaging and learned man of religion. To the ruling establishment of Turkey, his native country, these activities ......
Certain verses in the Qur'an and traditions of Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, are abused by extremists to legitimize their acts of terrorism and violence. On April 21, 2018, the French daily Le Parisien published a manifesto demanding that "the verses of the Qur'an calling for murder and punishment of Jews, Christians, and nonbelievers be ......
A Religious History of the African American Crusade in Islam
This primer aspires to make a concentric analysis of the function and capacity of spirituality and religiosity, within the African American Muslim movement. This collection of essays places emphasis on the role and views of the missionary and voluntary spread of Islam among African Americans in the United States.
Critical Perspectives on Islam, Tradition and Power
Beyond Modernity brings together traditional and modern perspectives on Muslim thought and practice to demonstrate and explore the composite nature of Islamic tradition.
