Islam: branches and groups Books

Studies on Sufism in Central Asia reproduces 12 studies which explore previously unstudied sources with an eye to identifying prominent developments in the social and organizational history of the major Sufi groupings of the region from the 13th to the...

"Die Göttliche Taverne", Originaltitel in Englisch "The Divine Tavern", ist eine fesselnde Sammlung von Sufi-Gedichten, die tief in die Themen Liebe, Tod, Ekstase und spirituelle Erleuchtung eintauchen. Ali Ashraf entführt den Leser auf eine mystische...

O Believers!Mufti Muhammad Qasim Qadri AttariIn order to enter the fold of Islam, it is essential to believe in the oneness of Allah ﷻ, the finality of the Prophet Muhammad Mustafa ﷺ, and the last revealed book of Allah, the Holy Qur'an. Along with...

What moral vision lay behind Imam Hussein's defiance at Karbala? In this profound and accessible work, Iranian philosopher Abolqasem Fanaei offers a compelling ethical interpretation of the tragedy of Imam Hussein - not as a fated martyrdom or purely...

Continuous Calling is a collection of eloquently translated and carefully selected Quranic Duas, Weekly Duas, and Ziyarahs to keep you in a constant state of conversation with Allah (swt) and the Ahlul Bayt (as) throughout the day, week, and year.Oh you...

A survey of the Muslim, Jewish, and Christian debates and mystical discussions about Muhammad's heavenly journey that took place in early medieval Spain.This book demonstrates how Muhammad's heavenly journey, as discussed throughout the eleventh and...

Massaalik al Djinaan - Les Itinéraires du Paradis - est un traité fondamental de soufisme islamique, rédigé par le grand maître spirituel Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba Mbacké, fondateur du mouridisme.Cette œuvre didactique et poétique trace le chemin menant...

This book is an exegesis of the well-known treatise from Imam Sajjad ('a) named Risalat al-Huquq, originally authored in Persian by Ayatullah Muhammad Baqir Tahriri, who is a known authority in the field of akhlaq and Islamic spiritual wayfaring.In...

Combining history, comparative religion, and political interpretations, Heinz Halm elucidates Shi'ism and political developments in the Middle East for the uninformed reader. The author highlights three main aspects of Shi'a Islam: its historical...

Hafiz 'Abd al-Ghani ibn 'Abd al-Wahid al-Maqdisi's Reports on the Dajjal (Akhbar al-Dajjal) is a collection of Prophetic narrations that mention the Dajjal, known in English as the Antichrist.The subject of the Dajjal, the Antichrist, is...

he tenido la oportunidad de poder interactuar con gente de diferentes culturas y religiones. Como resultado, descubrí como las demás personas son de hecho muy similares a nosotros, y que todos estamos mezclados por la humanidad y por nuestras similitudes...

Providing an in-depth and extensive analysis of the concept of power as articulatedby Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah (1935-2010), this case study analyses thesystemic conceptualisation of power and his argumentation of sacralisingIslamised power. The volume...

Mengenal Allah SWT Sang Pencipta Alam Semesta Yang Maha Lembut Dan Maha Penyayang Dalam Islam Bersumberkan Dari Al-Quran Serta Al-Hadist Dalam Bahasa Inggris. It is a known fact that every language has one or more terms that are used to refer to God...

Biografi Sejarah Kehidupan Siti Aminah Binti Wahab Ibunda Nabi Muhammad SAW Utusan Tuhan Semesta Alam Yang Terakhir Edisi Bahasa Indonesia Bersumberkan Dari Kitab Suci Al-Quran Dan Al-Hadist. Ibunda Aminah binti Wahab adalah ibu yang melahirkan Nabi...

Il libro ""Il Governo Temporale Dei Papi Giudicato Dalla Diplomazia Francese: Raccolta Di Documenti (1863)"" scritto da Cesare Causa ����� una raccolta di documenti che analizza il governo temporale dei papi e la sua relazione con la diplomazia francese...

Das Buch ""Die Vorschriften Betreffend Die Zaraath Nach Dem Kitab Al-Kafi (1898)"" von Naphtali Cohn ist eine Untersuchung der Vorschriften und Regeln im Zusammenhang mit der Krankheit Zaraath im islamischen Recht. Die Zaraath ist eine Hautkrankheit, die...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

This book analyzes thaumaturgical beliefs and practices prevalent among Muslims in eighteenth-century Ottoman Syria. The study focuses on historical beliefs in baraka, which religious authorities often interpreted as Allah's grace, and the alleged...

This book outlines the role of Sufism in Moroccan politics in the twenty-first century through a comparative study of contemporary Sufi organizations.

Featuring the work of leading contemporary Muslim philosophers and theologians, this book grapples with various forms of evil and suffering in the world today, from COVID-19 and issues in climate change to problems in palliative care and human...

Focused on Shi'ism and Sufism in the formative period of Islam, this book examines the development of the concept of walāya, a complex term that has, over time, acquired a wide range of relationships with other theological ideas, chiefly in relation to...

In recent years Sufism has undergone something of a revival as a spiritual alternative to other manifestations of Islam. This book investigates the development of Sufism in Western societies, with a regional focus on North America and Europe. Exploring a...

Exploring the diverse myriad of female religious identities that exist within the various branches of the Moroccan Sufi Order, Qādiriyya Būdshīshiyya, today, this book evidences a wide array of religious identities, from those more typical of Berber...

The headlines are filled with the politics of Islam, but there is another side to the world's fastest-growing religion. Sufism is the poetry and mysticism of Islam. This mystical movement from the early ninth century rejects worship motivated by the...

In this study, the work of the Hanafi jurist İbnü's-Sââtî (d. 694/1295), which is one of the four basic books called "mütûn-ı erbaa" in the sectarian literature, is explained in detail.

In Shaykh Abdul Qādir Jilāni: Life and Teachings, Abdul Kader Choughley, a reputed South African scholar, with over a dozen classics published in various fields of Islamic studies, delves deep into the life and teachings of the medieval Sufi master par...

The ‘perfuming of a scorpion’, referred to by the great Sufi teacher Bahaudin, symbolizes hypocrisy and self-deception: both in the individual and in institutions. In A Perfumed Scorpion, Idries Shah directs attention to both the perfume...

Oriental Magic is recognized as a brilliant study of how, what and why people think, in territories extending from North Africa to Japan. Profusely illustrated, the book is the product of years of research and field-work in a dozen different cultural...

‘What was I? ‘A writer, a traveller – and an outlaw in a sense.’Idries Shah wrote this book before he became Idries Shah. It’s an adventure within an adventure.On one level it’s an immensely engaging...

"The Two Hundred and Fifty -Year- Old Man" The Political and Striving Lives of the Infallibles (P.B.U.T.) in the Writings and Lectures of the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution of Iran, His Eminence Ayatullah Ali Khamenei.

Liu Zhi (c.1662-c.1730), a well-known Muslim scholar in China, published in Chinese outstanding theological works, short treatises, and easy-to-memorize short poems on Islam. He encountered various challenges in his interpretation and transmission of...

إن أعظم صورة من صور الرحمة التي أنزلها الله -عز وجل- على عباده هي أنه -سبحانه- أرسل فينا نبيه المختار -محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم-؛ إذ أن جميع البشر على اختلافهم، مؤمن وكافر، رجل وامرأة، صغير وكبير يريد السعادة، ولعل السعادة الحقيقة تكمن في دخولنا الجنة،...

Sufische Geschichten sind ein charakteristisches Element der islamisch-orientalischen Mystik. Heiter bis skurril, dramatisch, philosophisch oder auch märchenhaft angelegt ist die Story ein Medium, mit deren Hilfe die eigentliche, spirituelle Botschaft...

A very powerful du`ā granted by the noble son of Sayyidī 'A`lā Ḥaḍrat, Muftī 'A`ẓam Hind 'Imām Muṣṭafā Riḍā' Khān, to be recited once in the morning and once in the evening. Republished by Muftī Zāhid Ḥussain al-Qādirī, translated by Muftī Salmān...

Undoubtedly, research on the mothers of the infallible Imāms (as) is necessary and closely linked to Ahl al-Bayt's biography (as). Not only did their enemies seek to smear and distort the biography of the Holy Imāms (as), but they also worked to do...

Despite the long absence of the Imām of the Age (aj) and the events and hardships that have struck the umma, God (swt) has granted this umma men who will preserve it from being lost, strengthen it and lead it to goodness and righteousness. In this book,...

This book is a poignant compilation of reflections and narratives from the life of Ahmad Ali Nayri, a humble yet impactful figure who dedicated his life to the service of God and his community. This biography chronicles the extraordinary journey of a...

A travelogue of oft-visited spiritual gravesites of Baghdad and other locales of Iraq in the month of Rabi' al-Thani 1423 (June 2002), with a glimpse of the lives of some of the masters said to rest in those graves, their virtues and merits, and an...

This book is written for anyone interested in the basic message and purpose of the Qur'an and its historical and religious framework. It highlights the important issues and topics of the Qur'an.The Qur'an connects life on earth to its sacred essence and...

In our contemporary world where race, religion, culture and other human characteristics meet, connect, fuse, overlap and clash, so many challenges regarding faith, belief and metaphysical issues present themselves. The Abrahamic traditions are the result...

Spiritual Discourses is a translation of the Persian book Guftār-hâ-ye Ma 'nawi by the great Muslim thinker and reformer Ayatullāh Murtadā Mutahhari. This book is a collection of thirteen lectures delivered by the Ayatullah on various topics, such as the...

Note: This is a book of aphorismsThe word "Hikari" is often used in various contexts in Japanese culture, including literature, art, and everyday language, to convey different shades of meaning related to light and its symbolic significance. Reality...

In this study, the Jadid movement in Russia was examined in detail in terms of historical process, and one of the people who played a role in this movement, Rızaeddin b. Fahreddin's understanding of fiqh, his approach to current issues and his method are...

In this study, the formation and development process of Zaydiyya, a branch of Shia, in the field of fiqh is explained in detail in the context of Muayyad Billah.

Essay aus dem Jahr 2018 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Politische Soziologie, Majoritäten, Minoritäten, , Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Es gibt seit Dezember 2017 Proteste im Iran. Der Funke der Proteste befand sich erst in Maschhad und nach einem Tag...