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Seven Doors to Islam

Author : John Renard
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2023-11-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0520917472

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Seven Doors to Islam reveals the religious worldview and spiritual tradition of the world's one billion Muslims. Spanning the breadth of Islamic civilization from Morocco to Indonesia, this book demonstrates how Muslims have used the literary and visual arts in all their richness and diversity to communicate religious values. Each of the seven chapters opens a "door" that leads progressively closer to the very heart of Islam, from the foundational revelation in the Qur'an to the transcendent experience of the Sufi mystics. However, unlike most studies of Islam, which see spirituality as the concern of a minority of mystical seekers, Seven Doors demonstrates its central role in every aspect of the Islamic tradition.

Seven Doors to Islam

Author : John Renard
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2023-11-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780520917477

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Seven Doors to Islam by John Renard Pdf

Seven Doors to Islam reveals the religious worldview and spiritual tradition of the world's one billion Muslims. Spanning the breadth of Islamic civilization from Morocco to Indonesia, this book demonstrates how Muslims have used the literary and visual arts in all their richness and diversity to communicate religious values. Each of the seven chapters opens a "door" that leads progressively closer to the very heart of Islam, from the foundational revelation in the Qur'an to the transcendent experience of the Sufi mystics. However, unlike most studies of Islam, which see spirituality as the concern of a minority of mystical seekers, Seven Doors demonstrates its central role in every aspect of the Islamic tradition.

Encyclopedia of Islam

Author : Juan Eduardo Campo
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 801 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781438126968

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Encyclopedia of Islam by Juan Eduardo Campo Pdf

Explores the terms, concepts, personalities, historical events, and institutions that helped shape the history of this religion and the way it is practiced today.

Friends of God

Author : John Renard
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2008-02-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780520940956

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Friends of God by John Renard Pdf

Prophets, saints, martyrs, sages, and seers—one of the richest repositories of lore about such exemplary religious figures belongs to the world's approximately 1.3 billion Muslims. Illuminating some of the most delightful tales in world religious literature, this engaging book is the first truly global overview of Islamic hagiography. John Renard tells of the characters beyond the Qur'an and Hadith, whose stories of piety and service to God and humanity have captured hearts and minds for nearly fourteen hundred years. Renard's thematic approach to the major characters, narratives, social and cultural contexts, and theoretical concepts of this remarkable treasury of tales, based on material ranging from the eighth to the twentieth centuries and from countries ranging from Morocco to Malaysia, provides insight into the ways in which these stories have functioned in the lives of Muslims from diverse cultural, social, economic, and political backgrounds. The book also serves as a useful and evocative tool for approaching the vast geographical and chronological sweep of Islamic civilization.

Pilgrimage in Islam

Author : Sophia Rose Arjana
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2017-06-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781786071170

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Pilgrimage in Islam by Sophia Rose Arjana Pdf

It is not only the holy cities of Mecca and Karbala to which Muslim pilgrims travel, but a wide variety of sacred sites around the world. Journeys are undertaken to visit graves of important historical and religious individuals, the tombs of saints, and natural sites such as mountaintops and springs. Exploring the richness and diversity of traditions practiced by the 1.5 billion Muslims across the world, Sophia Rose Arjana provides a rigorous theoretical discussion of pilgrimage, ritual practice and the nature of sacred space in Islam, both historically and in the present day. This all-encompassing survey covers issues such as time, space, tourism, virtual pilgrimages and the use of computers and smartphone apps. Lucidly written, informative and accessible, it is perfectly suited to students, scholars and the general reader seeking a comprehensive picture of the defining ritual of religious pilgrimage in Islam.

Daring to Cross the Threshold

Author : Kathy Warren
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2012-08-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781620324219

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Daring to Cross the Threshold by Kathy Warren Pdf

September 11, 2001, highlighted the urgent need for greater understanding among religious traditions. Specifically, the lack of acceptance and appreciation between Muslims and Christians was suddenly catapulted into headlines around the world. Now, in the aftermath of war in Iraq, the need for understanding and respect among religious traditions and various cultures becomes ever more important. It is my hope that this book might nurture that mutual respect that fosters peace and justice, for they are God's desire for us, and gifts that all races and religions seek.

Islam as Education

Author : Aaron J. Ghiloni
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2019-08-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781978707603

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Islam as Education by Aaron J. Ghiloni Pdf

Motivated by the intellectual historian Shahab Ahmed’s observation that “the history of Islamic paideia has yet to be written,” Islam as Education explores multiple forms that the search for knowledge and the transmission of wisdom have taken in Islam, focusing on the classical period (800–1500 CE). Ghiloni draws on a wide range of Islamic primary source material, ranging from sacred texts and parables to neglected pedagogical literature and paintings. He depicts three Islamic religious practices—pilgrimage, prophecy, and jihad—as modes of pedagogy: embodied ways of defining, defusing, and defending sacred knowledge. Islam as Education’s educational heuristic not only aids in understanding Islam, but also provides guidance for intercultural and interreligious relations. Ghiloni argues that Islam’s grand (knowledge) tradition serves as a bridge between Muslims and non-Muslims, and compares it with the educational theory of John Dewey, the celebrated American pragmatist. Based on this discussion, a final chapter develops practical tools for learning from cultural and religious difference.

Windows on the House of Islam

Author : John Renard
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1998-06-18
Category : History
ISBN : 0520210867

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Windows on the House of Islam by John Renard Pdf

This volume and its companion, John Renard's 1996 book, SEVEN DOORS TO ISLAM, together integrate a wide range of Islamic literary and visual forms, offering a superb introduction to the primary religious sources, as well as a general understanding, of Islamic spirituality and culture. 66 illustrations. 1 map.

Windows on the House of Islam

Author : John Renard
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1998-06-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780520210868

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Windows on the House of Islam by John Renard Pdf

This volume and its companion, John Renard's 1996 book, SEVEN DOORS TO ISLAM, together integrate a wide range of Islamic literary and visual forms, offering a superb introduction to the primary religious sources, as well as a general understanding, of Islamic spirituality and culture. 66 illustrations. 1 map.

Our True Humanity

Author : BK Maureen Kris
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2010-02-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9798369400043

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Our True Humanity by BK Maureen Kris Pdf

The study of religion is not only a challenge but a great responsibility. At the same time, it is important to always remember that we are also children of the heart and of light so there is love and room to learn and grow together. Maybe this book shares a view of it all and opens doors for more understanding and discussion of our future together... In peace

Privately Empowered

Author : Shirin Edwin
Publisher : Northwestern University Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2016-11-15
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780810133693

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Privately Empowered by Shirin Edwin Pdf

Privately Empowered responds to the lack of adequate attention paid to Islam in Africa in comparison to Islam in the Middle East and the Arab world. Shirin Edwin points to the tight embrace between Islam and politics that has rendered Islamic feminist discourse historically and thematically contextualized in regions where Islamic feminism evolves in tandem with the nation-state and is commonly understood in terms of activism, social affiliations, or struggles for legal reform. In Africa itself, Islam bears the burden of being a “foreign” presence that is considered injurious to African Muslim women’s success. Edwin examines the fictional works of the northern Nigerian novelists Zaynab Alkali, Abubakar Gimba, and Hauwa Ali due to the texts’ emphases on personal and private engagement, Islamic ritual and prayer in the quotidian, and observance of Qur’anic injunctions. Analysis of these texts connects the ways in which Muslim women in northern Nigeria balance their spiritual habits in ever changing configurations of their personal and private domains. The spiritual universe of African Muslim women may be one where Islam is not the source of their problems or their legislative and political activity, but a spiritual activity that can exist devoid of activist or political forms.

30 Rights of Muslim Women

Author : Daisy Khan
Publisher : Monkfish Book Publishing
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2024-05-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781958972342

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30 Rights of Muslim Women by Daisy Khan Pdf

This authoritative “go-to” publication aims to educate women on how to express their rights within Islam. Perfect for enabling activists to integrate an egalitarian Islamic belief system into their movements. The most effective means of improving Muslim women's lives is connecting them to their deeply held beliefs that affirm human dignity and gender equality at the core of the Islamic faith. But Muslim women lack this information that enlightens and vouches for their sacred rights, and they have no accessible tools that encourage faith-based activism consistent with the Islamic faith. To protect them from being misrepresented by or outside their communities, there is a need to provide pre-packaged, easy-to-understand literacy tools to women so they can lead lives of choice, dignity, and opportunity. 30 Rights of Muslim Women aims to fill this gap.

Feminist Edges of the Qur'an

Author : Aysha A. Hidayatullah
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780199359578

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Feminist Edges of the Qur'an by Aysha A. Hidayatullah Pdf

This is a study and critique of feminist interpretation of the Qur'an, examining its dynamic challenges to Islamic tradition and contemporary Muslim views of the Qur'an. Hidayatullah analyses major feminist readings of the Qur'an by Muslim women beginning in the late 20th century, synthesizing their common concepts and methods, and tracing their collective trajectory as key to the development of the nascent field of feminist tafsir (exegesis).

Vision Quest

Author : Peter James Ford
Publisher : Balboa Press
Page : 622 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2023-12-13
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9798765248065

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Vision Quest by Peter James Ford Pdf

“VISION QUEST” is a book recording the continual soul expansion of the seeker, Peter James Ford. Peter’s journey began after a powerful spiritual experience in the little historic seaport in Newburyport, Massachusetts. In Peter’s late night meditations which were along the Merrimac River, the boardwalk, the Salisbury Reservation on the Atlantic Ocean, Plum Island, Maudsley Estate State Park, Pow Wow Hill (Native American Burial Grounds) and Old Hill Burial Grounds he was having vivid explosions in his mind of ‘seemingly’ past life experiences and powerful insights. Peter began seeing the hidden secrets of this quaint little seaport that people never take the time to see. Peter’s intuition and senses increased in an almost scary powerful way giving Peter wisdom from unseen sources. The source may be the Akashic Records/Library that is not a physical library but a place in the ethers that contains all the wisdom and knowledge ever known to anyone over the eons. We can access this power through ancient spiritual practices and apparently Peter has done just that. Stories and Tales began flowing from Peter and he wrote his first book. In the last three years Peter has written eight more books and shares everything he has found from his journeys to the inner worlds. Peter wrote a seven-book series under the title “MYSTICISM IN NEWBURYPORT” with an eighth bonus/companion book called “MYSTIC”. Now you are holding his new writings in your hands. Peter laughingly calls himself “An Unlikely Messenger” as his younger years were nothing resembling anything spiritual. So, here is the story of just another seeker realizing his divinity and returning to his own heart...

Reflections

Author : Peter James Ford
Publisher : Balboa Press
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2024-03-27
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9798765250778

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Reflections by Peter James Ford Pdf

Peter James Ford, The Unlikely Messenger, is a unique individual with a broad understanding of life from having lived life from many lifestyles. Peter experienced the good, the bad, the ugly, and then an awakening and redemption. His younger years found him struggling with alcoholism and the drugs of the sixties, with having learning disabilities, including attention deficit disorder, and growing up in a violent environment. Peter turned to physical training and motorcycles and found much satisfaction in both. At an early age Peter crawled into the 12-step recovery program a broken man. This was the beginning of Peter’s spiritual journey. Over the years, Peter attained the promises of the program and began living a great life. Many years later, Peter was initiated into a yogic path that had begun thousands of years ago by an ancient lineage of Masters. Peter did not realize that his profound spiritual experience at that time was actually a powerful “Kundalini Awakening” within him. Shortly after his awakening, these mystic tales of past lives and powerful wisdom truths began flowing. Peter has just completed his seventh book about his life adventures and spiritual journey. Peter hopes people find something useful in his writings, or at least that they will bring a smile to your face when thinking about Peter, this “Unlikely Messenger.”