Islam

ISBN: 9781463207298
Published by : Gorgias Press
Series: Islamic History and Thought
Volume: 26
This monograph examines the principle of dispensation in the Qur'an, which seems to be, if not unique, articulated in a new manner compared to previous religions (cf. Deut 12,32). The Qur'anic dispensations have never been systematically studied a... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781463207144
Published by : Gorgias Press
Series: Islamic History and Thought
Volume: 24
The Kitāb al-Aghānī (the Book of the Songs) stands as one of the most important extant sources for Arabic literature and Islamic history. Compiled during the first half of the tenth century, the Kitāb al-Aghānī emerges from a pivotal period in the... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781925801897
Published by : Australian Scholarly Publishing
Islam is not homogeneous. Its complexity, however, is bewildering for non-Muslims, most of whom know little or nothing of Islam, and generally – like Pope Francis – see it as a peace-loving religion. Others find this claim difficult to accept in t... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780993588426
Published by : The Shīah Institute Press
Series: Maktabat al-Turāth al-Shīʿī
Al-Allāmah al-Ḥillī’s Mabādiʾ al-wuṣūl ilā ʿilm al-uṣūl is a testament to the revival of Shīʿī scholarship in the seventh and eighth centuries of the Hijrah. This highly-condensed text set the standard for the subsequent development and discussion... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780993588402
Published by : The Shīah Institute Press
Series: The Shīʿah Heritage of South Asia
Miʿrāj al-ʿUqūl Sharḥ Duʿāʾ al-Mashlūl (The Ascension of the Intellects: Commentary on the Supplication of the Lame) is Ghāzīpūrī’s magnum opus; a comprehensive, recondite, treatment of the issues relating to the Divine Attributes, in the form of ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781898592327
Published by : Azimuth Editions
Despite their distinct theological differences, Shi'a and Sunni Muslims, followers of the two main branches of Islam, share a number of core beliefs including an allegiance to and love for the Prophet Muhammad and members of his f... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780906094167
Published by : Gibb Memorial Trust
Series: Gibb Memorial Trust Arabic Studies
Muwaffaq al-Din Ibn Qudama (1147-1223) was an ascetic, jurisconsult and traditionalist theologian of the Hanbali school mainly resident in Damascus. His Tahrim al-Nazar is an attack on the rationalist views of the earlier jurist of Baghdad, Ibn... .... Learn More

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ISBN: 9780718902223
Published by : Gibb Memorial Trust
Series: Gibb Memorial Trust Arabic Studies
In this treatise Ibn Rushd (Averroes) sets out to show that the Scriptural Law (shar') of Islam does not altogether prohibit the study of philosophy by Muslims, but, on the contrary, makes it a duty for a certain class of people, those with the... .... Learn More