Explores the relation between Malcolm, the Nation of Islam, and Christianity. After revealing the religious roots of the Nation of Islam in relation to Christianity, this title examines Malcolm's development and contributions as an activist, journalist, orator, and revolutionist against the backdrop of his familial religious heritage.
In a well-known hadith, Muhammed advises Muslims that, "On the day of Resurrection, you will be called by your names and the names of your fathers; so keep beautiful names". This dictionary of Muslim names lists the Arabic, Persian, or Turkish spelling, along with the English transliteration.
In a well-known hadith, Muhammed advises Muslims that, "On the day of Resurrection, you will be called by your names and the names of your fathers; so keep beautiful names". This dictionary of Muslim names lists the Arabic, Persian, or Turkish spelling, along with the English transliteration.
Provides an overview of Islam. To place Islam in perspective, the author discusses the problems raised by Western perceptions of Islam and provides a brief account of Islamic history down to the present. He also explains major topics in Islamic worship to help readers understand it as a living faith.
In this collection of essays Farhad Kazemi and Olivier Roy consider the remarkable election of Mohammad Khatami as Iran's president, Fred Halliday looks at the Middle of nationalism., Johannes J.G. Jansen Islamic fundamentalism to its Christian Jewish counterparts, and Allastair Hamilton reviews Enlightenment scholarship on Islam.
An account of the rise of Algerian Islamism from its early days during the 132 years of French colonial rule, its short moment of glory when it seemed about to take power in the late-1980s, and its subsequent crash.
Explores the relation between Malcolm, the Nation of Islam, and Christianity. This title reveals the religious roots of the Nation of Islam in relation to Christianity. It also examines Malcolm's development and contributions as an activist, journalist, orator, and revolutionist against the backdrop of his familial religious heritage.
Describes the inscriptions that ornament objects in the Arab world, demonstrating the centrality of the word in Islam, documents uses on monuments, metalwares, ceramics, textiles, and other objects, from declarations of ownership to Koranic verses, and explains their history and context.
"A useful analysis of the Taliban and politics and society in Afghanistan today." (Foreign Affairs) "Highly recommended." (Choice) Composed of essays commissioned from the foremost experts on the Taliban, this anthology traces the movement's origins, its ascendance, the reasons for its success, and its role in the reconstruction of Afghanistan.