This text provides a look into Islam as many writers delve into their own studies of faith, and how Islam and its culture can serve as a bridge connecting it to other faiths for a more understanding world.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This edition brings to a new generation of readers Annemarie Schimmel's historical treatment of the transnational phenomenon of Sufism, from its beginnings through the nineteenth century.
... Islam. So there is an objective sense in which the pillars (shahādah, salāt, siyām ... dimension (i.e., the ego), and the spiritual poverty, hence dependence, of ... universal dimension of Islam than would a focus on Sufism as ordinarily ...
This volume, first published in 1987, was the first to examine in depth the religious thought of Colonel Mu'ammar al-Qadhdhafi and its central place in his political, social and economic theories.
Dimensions of Islam
This series of volumes on the manifold facets of Islamic culture is intended to acquaint a very wide public with such matters as: the theological bases of the faith and principles that constitute the bedrock of the overall structure; the ...
This small, beautifully illustrated book demonstrates through quotations from the oldest Islamic sources that Islam respects the prophets and accepts the truthfulness of other religious traditions.
In this thoughtful book, Philpott seeks to establish a constructive middle ground in a fiery and long-lasting debate over Islam.
Islam and Universal Peace
The people stood at the foot of the sacred mountain. Moses is ordered to go up the mountain all by himself and meet with God. God appears on the mountain in the form of fire. This makes the mountain appear as a volcano which ...