Middle East Religions category: 3324 books

Christophe Picard recounts the adventures of Muslim sailors who competed with Greek and Latin seamen for control of the 7th-century Mediterranean. By the time Christian powers took over trade routes in the 13th century, a Muslim identity that operated within, and in opposition to, Europe had been shaped by encounters across the sea of the caliphs.

This book is a study of related passages found in the Arabic Qur’ān and the Aramaic Gospels, i.e. the Gospels preserved in the Syriac and Christian Palestinian Aramaic dialects. It builds upon the work of traditional Muslim scholars, including al-Biqā‘ī (d. ca. 808/1460) and al-Suyūṭī (d....

The religion of Islam aims to bring happiness to the lives of human beings in this world and the afterlife by providing them with the most suitable lifestyle for the human condition. Allah revealed Islam through Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) giving Muslims two main sources from which to learn their duties...

While there exists no evidence to date that the indigenous inhabitants of Arabia knew of holy war prior to Islam, holy war ideas and behaviors appear already among Muslims during the first generation. This book focuses on why and how such a seemingly radical development took place. Basing his hypothesis...

Fred A. Reed’s fifth book on the Middle East and “the wars of the Ottoman succession” traces the roots of Islamic fundamentalism, as currently enacted by Hezbollah and other Islamic fundamentalist organizations, to the iconoclasts of sixth- and seventh-century Damascus.

In an atmosphere of growing concern over the threat posed by Islamist violence, political Islamism has become the most important of geopolitical issues. In the process, it has been misrepresented. Contrary to what many believe, Islamist movements are characterised by their diversity. Revisiting the...

The Ten Commandments are a set of rules or laws, God gave to the people of Israel. The commandments exist in different versions. One version can be found in the Book of Exodus of the Bible. Another version can be found in the Book of Horeb. In the book of Exodus, the mountain is called Mount Sinai,...

Exploring the subjectivity of the Qurʾān’s meaning in the world, this book analyses Qurʾānic referencing in Muslim political rhetoric. Informed by classical Arabic-Islamic rhetorical theory, the author examines Arabic documents attributed to the ʿAbbāsid Caliph al-Maʾmūn (r. 813-833),...

Persia is home to one of the few civilizations in the world that has had a continuous tradition of philosophical thought lasting more than two and a half millennia. From the time Zoroaster brought the Gathas, the sacred scripture of Zoroastrianism, until today, it has had a philosophical tradition...

Terjemahan Lengkap Kitab Suci Al-Quran Dalam Bahasa Indonesia. (Translation of Holy Quran In Indonesia Languange) Al-Quran adalah kitab suci agama Islam. Umat Islam percaya bahwa Al-Qur'an merupakan puncak dan penutup wahyu Allah yang diperuntukkan bagi seluruh umat manusia dan bangsa jin,...

Terjemahan surat al-fatihah dan juz amma edisi bilingual dalam bahasa inggris dan bahasa indonesia. Juz ‘Amma adalah surat juz ke 30 dalam kitab suci Al-Quran. Di dalamnya terdapat 37 surat. Juz Amma ini dimulai dengan surat an-Naba’ dan diakhiri surat An-Naas. Dalam Juz ‘Amma ini terdapat 34...

Kitab Sunan An-Nasaa’iy atau Sunai Nasa'i, adalah salah satu kitab hadits dari 4 kitab sunan yang populer di kalangan umat Islam, 3 kitab sunan lainnya adalah Sunan Abu Daawud, Jaami’ At-Tirmidziy dan Sunan Ibnu Maajah. Mungkin banyak dari kita yang belum mengetahui mengenai kitab Sunan An-Nasaa’iy. Al-Imam...

Stellvertreter Gottes und Nachfolger Mohammeds: Die Kalifen sind von einer besonderen Aura umgeben, auch wenn die erstrebte Machtfülle oft ausblieb. Hugh Kennedy schildert anschaulich die Geschichte der "Führer aller Gläubigen" und zeigt, wie sich nach der Abdankung des letzten osmanischen...

As the Middle East continues to grow as a predominant force within the international marketplace, research into Islamic practices and culture is necessary to promote business success in the region. Emerging Research on Islamic Marketing and Tourism in the Global Economy offers in-depth perspectives on...