Islam

Seyyed Hossein Nasr

This book is a revision and update of the seminal ‘Traditional Islam in the Modern World’ published two decades ago, now out of print.

Contents
What is Traditional Islam?
Islam in the Present-day Islamic World
Jihad: Its Spiritual Significance
Islamic Work Ethics
The Male and the Female in the Islamic Perspective
Twelve Imam Shi’ism
Islamic Spirituality
“Development” in the Contemporary Islamic World
Islamic Education, Philosophy and Science
Education
Teaching Philosophy
Traditional Islamic Science and Western Science
Islamic Art and Its Spiritual Significance
The Architectural Transformation of the Urban Environment in the Islamic World
Madrasahs and the Revival of Traditional Islamic Education
Philosophy in the Present-day Islamic World
Western Interpreters of Islamic Tradition

Shaykh Muhammad Salih Farfur (Damascus, 1901-1986)
This is the first English translation of a text on theology that is used in the Al-Fatih Institute in Syria.

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Ahl as-Sunna wal Jama’a
Mu’tazila
Qadariyya
Jabariyya
Karramiyya
Murji’a
Shi’a
Ismailiya
Khawarij
Knowledge of Oneness
Definition of Religion
The Divine Being and His Attributes
The Perceptive Ability of Mankind
Judgements of the Intellect According to Theologians
Iman
Islam
Taqlid in the Fundamentals of Religion
Parents of the Prophet (s)
Fitra (Natural Disposition)
Knowing Good and Evil Through Reason and Sacred Law
Allah – His Essence, Attributes and Actions
God Exists Through Himself Without Need of Place or Direction
The Actions of Mankind
Qada’ and Qadar
Difference between Will (irada) and Pleasure (rida)
Evil and Misfortune
Functions and Significance of Prophets
Attributes of a Messenger
Miracles
Karama of the Friends of God
Sorcery and Magic
Divine Books
Abrogation
What the Prophet (s) Informed About
The Last Day
The Vision of God
The Levels or Grades of Actions
Good and Bad Deeds
That Which Amounts to Unbelief
Major and Minor Sins
Types of Disbelief
Apostasy
This is the first English translation of a text on theology that is used in the Al-Fatih Institute in Syria.
Select Contents
Ahl as-Sunna wal Jama’aMu’tazilaQadariyyaJabariyyaKarramiyyaMurji’aShi’aIsmailiyaKhawarijKnowledge of OnenessDefinition of Religion
The Divine Being and His AttributesThe Perceptive Ability of MankindJudgements of the Intellect According to TheologiansImanIslamTaqlid in the Fundamentals of ReligionParents of the Prophet (s)Fitra (Natural Disposition)Knowing Good and Evil Through Reason and Sacred LawAllah – His Essence, Attributes and ActionsGod Exists Through Himself Without Need of Place or DirectionThe Actions of MankindQada’ and QadarDifference between Will (irada) and Pleasure (rida)Evil and Misfortune
Functions and Significance of ProphetsAttributes of a MessengerMiraclesKarama of the Friends of GodSorcery and MagicDivine BooksAbrogation
What the Prophet (s) Informed AboutThe Last DayThe Vision of God
The Levels or Grades of ActionsGood and Bad DeedsThat Which Amounts to UnbeliefMajor and Minor SinsTypes of DisbeliefApostasy

al-Risalah al-Jamiah

Habib Ahmad bin Zayn al-Habshi

Translation of al-Risalah al-Jamiah of Habib Ahmad bin Zayn al-Habshi, a murid of Imam Abdullah bin Alawi al-Haddad Shohibul Ratib. This concise manual navigates the reader through the essential elements of belief, practice and morality needed to fulfil out duty to Allah.

Huseyin Algul

Abdul Wahid Hamid

Azim Nanji

Idris Tawfiq

A Simple Introduction to Islam

Henry Bayman

Love and Law in the Religion of Ethics

The heart of Islam is the love of God, of one’s fellow human beings, and of all creation. Based on the teachings of Shaykh Ahmet Kayhan, this book will provide food for thought and provoke discussion for many years to come.

Contents

Rescuing Islam From the Hijackers

A Faith For All Seasons

Sufism