John L Esposito:What Everyone Needs To Know About Islam
- Livres de poche 2007, ISBN: 9780195157130
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LANGUAGE: ENGLISHIn the early centuries of Islam the response of Muslims to problem-solving the various issues and challenges that faced their rapidly expanding community was to use intel… Plus…
LANGUAGE: ENGLISHIn the early centuries of Islam the response of Muslims to problem-solving the various issues and challenges that faced their rapidly expanding community was to use intelligence and independent reasoning based on the Qur'an and Sunnah to address them. This practice is known as ijtihad. As the centuries wore on however the gates of ijtihad were generally closed in favor of following existing rulings developed by scholars by way of analogy. And as reason and intellect, now held captive to madhhabs (schools of thought) and earlier scholarly opinion stagnated, so did the Muslim world. Ijtihad and Renewal is an analysis of ijtihad and the role it can play for a positive Muslim revival in the modern world, a revival based on society-wide economic and educational reform and development. It makes the case that the grafting of solutions rooted in the past onto the complex and unique realities of our own age, in a one-size-fits-all perspective, has paralysed the vitality of Muslim thought, and confused its sense of direction, and that to revive the Muslim world from its centuries of decline and slumber we need to revive the practice of ijtihad. Focusing attention on thinking through solutions for ourselves based on our own times and context, using the Qur'an and Sunnah, as well as the wisdom and experience of the past distilled from these, as tools in this endeavor whilst not the only solution, is certainly a viable and powerful one., The International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT), 6, Burr Ridge, Illinois: American Trust Publications, 2003. 6" wide by 9" tall. Clean, tight, square, unmarked copy. Flat spine. No creases. Still bright and shiny. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. What does Islam say about: female circumcision; marriage and divorce, polygyny; modesty and social interaction; the foundation of spiritual & human equality; right to possess personal property; financial security & inheritance laws; women in leadership positions; Islamic reformation & renewal; equality before courts of law; etc. From the rear cover: "Gender Equity in Islam presents an overview of the status and rights of Muslim women as defined by the Qur'an and Sunnah. In this brief but important work, Dr. Jamal Badawi examines the spiritual, social, economic and political aspects of women's position in Islam and, in doing so, effectively summarizes the role of women in Muslim society. Further, in explaining the sources that provide the foundation for Islam's stance on gender equity, the author discusses the role of Islamic scholars in their approach to women's issues." No store stamp, owner's name or bookplate. Notes. Bibliography. Third printing of 1995 original. Softcover. Near Fine condition. x, 70pp ., American Trust Publications, 2003, 4, Kuala Lumpur: University of Malaya Press, 2005. First edition. Paperback. Near Fine. This book is detailed study of a movement that started at the end of the 20th century to re-examine the text of the Qur'an from a modern standpoint. The book is divided into five sections dealing with - 1 -The historical background of the movement, 2 - Analytical insights into the Arab Modernists' outlook and its distinctive nature, 3 - An evaluation of the methodologies used by the Arab Modernists in reaching their conclusions, 4 - The interpretations that stemmed from this methodology and 5 - An examination of their interpretations of Islamic law. Near Fine Paperback. First Edition. 283 pages with a bibliography and an index. Weight: 0.7kg. Post free within Malaysia The book is fresh from the publisher's stock, but has some minor spotting on the text block, University of Malaya Press, 2005, 4, LANGUAGE: ARABIC, Dar Al Maarifah. 2007, 6, Language: ArabicThis product covers Juz' Amma, Tabarak, and Qad Same'a (the last three parts) of the Holy Qur'an. The publishers have designed the text to show the rules of tajweed when reading the Qur'an. The text is written in Uthmani style and has case vowelization and dotting on the letters that are audible. Letters related to tajweed rules are distinguished within the text by the use of colors, indicating the various tajweed rules. This technique helps simplify the rules of recitation for the reader in order to encourage and facilitate correct Qur'anic recitation. The text is color-coded: grey indicates when a letter is not pronounced, red indicates letters which require expanded vocalization, green indicates nasalization and blue shows the emphatic pronunciation of the letter., Dar Al Marifah, 6, LANGUAGE: ENGLISHThis beautiful book for children about Laila-tu-Qadr explains its importance and everything related to it while using colorful illustrations that are bound to attract young readers' attention, stimulate them and amuse them. All while making them knowledgeable about the Night of Decree, in which the Noble Qur'an was revealed. There is a 1 page activity section at the end of the book to test the knowledge gained., Dar-us-Salam, 6, Paperback. New., Ammana Publication, 6, Canada: Trafford Publishing, 2007. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 2007 Trade Paperback. 310pp. The ancient Silk Road - a web of trade routes - once linked Imperial China with the west; Rome and beyond. Today Toyota and Mitsubishi trucks carry heroin and weapons instead of silk. Across Central Asia multiple players pursue diverse objectives. Sociopathic Russian Mafia chief Arkady wants to recreate the lifestyle of Mongol chieftains. Val, his subordinate, wishes to create a drug network operating with the efficiency of UPS or FedEx. American college professor Walt, a trans-tibial amputee from fighting in Afghanistan, wants to excel in the field of Central Asian studies. His wife, Flo, wants to be married to a man with both original legs. Tara, Walt's graduate student, wants to seduce him and, if possible, make him love her. Mira, a Romanian whore, wants to be wanted. In Turkmenistan, President for Life, Saparmurat Niyazov, wants to become a legend and has written a book he hopes will rival the Qur'an, Bible or Mein Kampf. Central Asian Silk Road countries sit astride vast reserves of oil and gas. Every industrialized nation wants access to pipelines or shipping routes. Chinese oilman Wu wants a pipeline survey. Several U.S. agencies want to stop or disrupt the flow of heroin and opium. They'd like to learn how to intercept drugs in route. Landlocked Central Asian nations - former satellites of the USSR - have residual stocks of conventional weapons and WMD. Old routes that once carried silk, porcelain, religion, culture and language by camel, now transport drugs, weapons, slaves and smuggled goods - by truck and train. Walt, the academic, is persuaded to lead a team of bogus colleagues into Central Asia to uncover drug routes constructed by Russian Mafioso, who employ American business methods and Indian computer expertise. Welcome to the New Silk Road! Vast; and unpredictable!, Trafford Publishing, 2007, 4, Houston: Darussalam, 1997. 74p., later printing of the second edition, trade-size wraps, glossy paperstock throughout with multicolor imagery and type, very good copy. Perhaps half the text presents accepted modern facts of human biology, meteorology and water mechanics, that are adumbrated in the Quran., Darussalam, 1997, 0, Hakikat Kitabevi , 2006. 496pp. Softback, VG, Documents of the Right Word, Hakikat Kitabevi Publication No.15, . Soft Cover. Very Good., Hakikat Kitabevi, 2006, 3, Oxford University Press, London, 2002. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Hardcover. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Oxford University Press, London, 2002. *** CONDITION: Very Good book with Good dust jacket ... Boards have no wear, rubbing or soiling. Dust jacket has light creasing. Edges of dust jacket have moderate bumping. Dust jacket is unclipped. Edges of pages are lightly browned. Pages are lightly tanned. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: n the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of September 11th, there has been an overwhelming demand for information about Islam. As a leading expert, John Esposito has found himself called upon to speak to a wide range of audiences, including members of Congress, the Bush administration, government agencies, the military, and the media. Out of this experience, he has identified the most pressing questions people consistently ask about Islam. In What Everyone Needs to Know about Islam, Esposito presents in question-and-answer format the information that most people want to know. Esposito provides succinct, accessible, sensitive, and even-handed answers to questions that range from the general-"What do Muslims believe?" and "Who was Muhammad?"-to more specific issues like Is Islam compatible with modernization, capitalism and democracy? How do Muslims view Judaism and Christianity? Are women second-class citizens in Islam? What is jihad? Does the Quran condone terrorism? What does Islam say about homosexuality, birth control, abortion, and slavery? As the editor of The Oxford Encyclopedia of Modern Islam and The Oxford History of Islam, and author of Unholy War and many other acclaimed works, John Esposito is one of America's leading authorities on Islam. This brief and readable book is the first place to look for information on the faith, customs, and political beliefs of the more than one billion people who call themselves Muslims. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Religion & Theology; ISBN: 0195157133. ISBN/EAN: 9780195157130. Inventory No: 15060403.. 9780195157130, Oxford University Press, 2002, 2.75<
