Books In Brief Studies In Islamic Civilization French Language

Author : Ahmed Essa,Othman Ali‎
Publisher : International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT)
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1642052663

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Books-In-Brief: Studies in Islamic Civilization (French Language) by Ahmed Essa,Othman Ali‎ Pdf

Studies in Islamic Civilization draws upon the works of Western scholars to make the case that without the tremendous contribution of the Muslim world there would have been no Renaissance in Europe. For almost a thousand years Islam was arguably one of the leading civilizations of the world spanning a geographic area greater than any other. It eliminated social distinctions between classes and races, made clear that people should enjoy the bounties of the earth provided they did not ignore morals and ethics, and rescued knowledge that would have been lost, if not forever, then at least for centuries. The genius of its scholars triggered the intellectual tradition of Europe and for over seven hundred years its language, Arabic, was the international language of science. Strange then that its legacy lies largely ignored and buried in time. In the words of Aldous Huxley, “Great is truth, but still greater, from a practical point of view, is silence about truth. By simply not mentioning certain subjects... propagandists have influenced opinion much more effectively than they could have by the most eloquent denunciations.” Studies in Islamic Civilization is a compelling attempt to redress this wrong and restore the historical truths of a “golden age” that ushered in the Islamic renaissance, and as a by-product that of the West. In doing so it gives a bird’s eye view of the achievements of a culture that at its height was considered the model of human progress and development. (2010).

Author : Ismail Raji Al-Faruqi
Publisher : International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT)
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2019-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781642052640

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Al-Tawhid The Essence of Islamic Civilization (French Language) by Ismail Raji Al-Faruqi Pdf

There can be no doubt that the essence of Islamic civilization is Islam; or that the essence of Islam is tawhid, the act of affirming Allah to be the One, absolute, transcendent Creator, Lord and Master of all that is. These two fundamental premises are self-evident. They have never been in doubt by those belonging to this civilization or participating in it. Only in recent times have missionaries, Orientalists, and other interpreters of Islam subjected these premises to doubt. Whatever their level of education, Muslims are apodictically certain that Islamic civilization does have an essence, that this essence is knowable and capable of analysis or description, that it is tawhid. Analysis of tawhid as essence, as first determining principle of Islamic civilization, is the object of this Occasional Paper.

Author : Roger Savory
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1976-05-28
Category : History
ISBN : 052109948X

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Introduction to Islamic Civilization by Roger Savory Pdf

"Based on a successful series of adult-education programmes broadcast on Canadian radio, organised by members of the Department of Islamic Studies at the University of Toronto."--P. [4] of cover.

Author : Patricia M. E. Lorcin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : 0822367033

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France and Islam by Patricia M. E. Lorcin Pdf

A special issue of French Historical Studies

Author : Ahmad Gunny
Publisher : Kube Publishing Ltd
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2015-07-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780860376460

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Prophet Muhammad in French and English Literature by Ahmad Gunny Pdf

"Gunny, a pioneer in the study of French and European literary and theological representations of Islam in the modern period, offers a survey of over 350 years, which is both a cross cultural history and a discussion of the intellectual changes in the representation of the Prophet's life based on the examination of original published and unpublished manuscripts." -Islamic Horizons "Ahmad Gunny has been a pioneer in the study of French and European literary and theological representations of Islam in the modern period. Thanks to his acclaimed critical studies, students and scholars alike have found in his work new and important directions for research." —Nabil Matar, professor, University of Minnesota This magisterial survey of the Prophet Muhammad over three hundred and fifty years is both a cross cultural history and a discussion of the intellectual changes in the representation of the Prophet's life based on the close examination of original published and unpublished manuscripts. Ahmad Gunny is fellow and senior associate at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies.

Author : AbdulHamid A. AbuSulayman ‎
Publisher : International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT)
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2017-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781642054798

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Books-In-Brief: The Qur’anic Worldview (French Language) by AbdulHamid A. AbuSulayman ‎ Pdf

This is a carefully reasoned, positive, and largely reflective work. Looking back at the various stages of Islamic historical development, AbuSulayman puts forward a thesis that focuses on the recovery of what is termed the Qur’anic worldview. By this is meant an ethical, monotheistic, and purposeful perspective on the world and those within it. Our faith will only be complete when we have become utterly sincere in our love for God, a love expressed in a pure, passionate love for goodness and truth in this world. It was the strict internalization of this perspective and close adherence to the principles of the Qur’an which AbuSulayman contends, played a key factor in galvanizing the devout and intensely God-conscious followers of fledgling Islam to achieve the successes that they once did, the profound historical and global impact of which is still the subject of much study and admiration today. The rebirth of Islamic identity through this Qur’anic worldview is the key requirement of our times and a prerequisite for any future healthy and viable development of Muslim societies.

Author : Ian Coller
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780520260641

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Arab France by Ian Coller Pdf

"Ian Coller's fascinating book explores the making of modern France during the Napoleonic period and under the Restoration 'from the outside inward'. He examines the life of Arab migrants in France: their role as outsiders, and victims, but also as participants in the creation of the modern nation and its empire. In the process he also throws much light on the history of the contemporary Arab Middle East and North Africa."—C.A. Bayly, University of Cambridge

Author : Andrew Rippin,Roberto Tottoli
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2014-12-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004283756

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Books and Written Culture of the Islamic World by Andrew Rippin,Roberto Tottoli Pdf

In celebration of the many contributions of Claude Gilliot to Islamic studies, an international group of twenty-one friends and colleagues join together to explore books and written culture in the Muslim world. Divided into three sections – authors, genres and traditions – the essays explore themes that have been of central interest and concern to Gilliot himself including the Qurʾān, tafsīr, ḥadīth, poetry, and mysticism. Gilliot’s detailed and extensive work on many authors and texts, literary genres, and specific case-studies on many Muslim traditions renders this volume an apt tribute to him as well as offering Islamic studies’ scholars valuable research insights on these subjects. The authors of these English, French and German essays are all renowned scholars from Europe and North America, each of whom have benefitted substantially from Gilliot’s work and collegiality. With contributions by: Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi, Mehdi Azaiez, Anne-Sylvie Boisliveau, Abdallah Cheikh-Moussa, Jean-Louis Déclais, Denis Gril, Manfred Kropp, Pierre Larcher, Michael Lecker, Jane Dammen McAuliffe, Harald Motzki, Tilman Nagel, Angelika Neuwirth, Emilio Platti, Jan van Reeth, Andrew Rippin, Uri Rubin, Walid Saleh, Roberto Tottoli, Reinhard Weipert, Francesco Zappa

Author : Hichem Djaït,Hišām Ǧuʿayṭ
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1985-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0520050401

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Europe and Islam by Hichem Djaït,Hišām Ǧuʿayṭ Pdf

Author : Shivan Mahendrarajah
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2022-11-10
Category : History
ISBN : 1108813577

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The Sufi Saint of Jam by Shivan Mahendrarajah Pdf

The Sunni saint cult and shrine of Ahmad-i Jam has endured for 900 years. The shrine and its Sufi shaykhs secured patronage from Mongols, Kartids, Tamerlane, and Timurids. The cult and shrine-complex started sliding into decline when Iran's shahs took the Shiʿi path in 1501, but are today enjoying a renaissance under the (Shiʿi) Islamic Republic of Iran. The shrine's eclectic architectural ensemble has been renovated with private and public funds, and expertise from Iran's Cultural Heritage Organization. Two seminaries (madrasa) that teach Sunni curricula to males and females were added. Sunni and Shiʿi pilgrims visit to venerate their saint. Jami mystics still practice ʿirfan ('gnosticism'). Analyzed are Ahmad-i Jam's biography and hagiography; marketing to sultans of Ahmad as the 'Guardian of Kings'; history and politics of the shrine's catchment area; acquisition of patronage by shrine and shaykhs; Sufi doctrines and practices of Jami mystics, including its Timurid-era Naqshbandi Sufis.

Author : Azim Nanji
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2011-09-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783110811681

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Mapping Islamic Studies by Azim Nanji Pdf

Sinceits founding by Jacques Waardenburg in 1971, Religion and Reason has been a leading forum for contributions on theories, theoretical issues and agendas related to the phenomenon and the study of religion. Topics include (among others) category formation, comparison, ethnophilosophy, hermeneutics, methodology, myth, phenomenology, philosophy of science, scientific atheism, structuralism, and theories of religion. From time to time the series publishes volumes that map the state of the art and the history of the discipline.

Author : Jonathan Laurence,Justin Vaisse
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2007-02-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780815751526

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Integrating Islam by Jonathan Laurence,Justin Vaisse Pdf

Nearly five million Muslims call France home, the vast majority from former French colonies in North Africa. While France has successfully integrated waves of immigrants in the past, this new influx poses a new variety of challenges—much as it does in neighboring European countries. Alarmists view the growing role of Muslims in French society as a form of "reverse colonization"; they believe Muslim political and religious networks seek to undermine European rule of law or that fundamentalists are creating a society entirely separate from the mainstream. Integrating Islam portrays the more complex reality of integration's successes and failures in French politics and society. From intermarriage rates to economic indicators, the authors paint a comprehensive portrait of Muslims in France. Using original research, they devote special attention to the policies developed by successive French governments to encourage integration and discourage extremism. Because of the size of its Muslim population and its universalistic definition of citizenship, France is an especially good test case for the encounter of Islam and the West. Despite serious and sometimes spectacular problems, the authors see a "French Islam" slowly replacing "Islam in France"–in other words, the emergence of a religion and a culture that feels at home in, and is largely at peace with, its host society. Integrating Islam provides readers with a comprehensive view of the state of Muslim integration into French society that cannot be found anywhere else. It is essential reading for students of French politics and those studying the interaction of Islam and the West, as well as the general public.

Author : Carine Bourget
Publisher : Springer
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2019-01-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783030038342

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Islamic Schools in France by Carine Bourget Pdf

This book, the first on the growing phenomenon of private full-time K-12 Muslim schools in France, investigates whether these schools participate in the communautarisme (or ethnic/cultural separatism) that Muslims are often accused of or if their founding is a sign of integration, given that most of private education in France is subsidized by the government. Is Islam compatible with the West? This study proposes an answer to this question through the lens of Muslim education in France, adding to our understanding of the so-called resurgence of religion following the demise of the secularization theory and shedding new light on religion’s place in the West and of Islam in diasporic contexts.

Author : Zulfiqar Ali Shah
Publisher : International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT)
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2017-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781642052770

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Anthropomorphic Depictions of God (French Language) by Zulfiqar Ali Shah Pdf

This monumental study examines issues of anthropomorphism in the three Abrahamic Faiths, as viewed through the texts of the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament and the Qur’an. Throughout history Christianity and Judaism have tried to make sense of God. While juxtaposing the Islamic position against this, the author addresses the Judeo-Christian worldview and how each has chosen to framework its encounter with God, to what extent this has been the result of actual scripture and to what extent the product of theological debate, or church decrees of later centuries and absorption of Hellenistic philosophy. Shah also examines Islam’s heavily anti-anthropomorphic stance and Islamic theological discourse on Tawhid as well as the Ninety-Nine Names of God and what these have meant in relation to Muslim understanding of God and His attributes. Describing how these became the touchstone of Muslim discourse with Judaism and Christianity he critiques theological statements and perspectives that came to dilute if not counter strict monotheism. As secularism debates whether God is dead, the issue of anthropomorphism has become of immense importance. The quest for God, especially in this day and age, is partly one of intellectual longing. To Shah, anthropomorphic concepts and corporeal depictions of the Divine are perhaps among the leading factors of modern atheism. As such he ultimately draws the conclusion that the postmodern longing for God will not be quenched by pre-modern anthropomorphic and corporeal concepts of the Divine which have simply brought God down to this cosmos, with a precise historical function and a specified location, reducing the intellectual and spiritual force of what God is and represents, causing the soul to detract from a sense of the sacred and thereby belief in Him.

Author : Ali, Abdulrahim,Thiam, Iba Der,Talib, Yusof A.
Publisher : UNESCO Publishing
Page : 546 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2016-10-17
Category : Arabic language
ISBN : 9789231001321

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The Different aspects of Islamic culture by Ali, Abdulrahim,Thiam, Iba Der,Talib, Yusof A. Pdf

Islam in the World Today sheds light on the dynamics and practices of Muslim communities in contemporary societies across the world, by providing a rigorous analysis of their economic, political, socio-cultural and educational characteristics.--Provided by publisher.