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Mehmed Ali: From Ottoman Governor to Ruler of Egypt (Makers of the Muslim World #8)
By Khaled Fahmy. 2009
Kavalali Mehmed Ali Pasha (c. 1770 - 1849), often dubbed "the founder of modern Egypt", was one of the most…
important figures in the history of the Ottoman Empire. Born in what is now Greece, and seemingly headed for an everyday existence as a married tobacco trader, he joined the Ottoman army at the age of thirty, and went on to become the ruler of Egypt for nearly half a century. Conqueror of Sudan and Syria, despot, and eventually a threat to the Ottoman Empire itself, he established both mass industrialisation and the mass-farming of cotton, and secured hereditary rule for his descendents. In this insightful and well-constructed biography, Khaled Fahmy assesses the infamous leader's life, and his contribution to Egyptian, and more broadly, Islamic history. Khaled Fahmy is Associate Professor of Middle Eastern Studies at New York University. He is the author of All the Pasha's Men: Mehmed Ali, His Army and the Making of Modern Egypt.Shi'I Islam: A Beginner's Guide (Beginner's Guides)
By Moojan Momen. 2016
Dr Moojan Momen provides readers with an accessible and insightful introduction to the Shi'i branch of Islam, taking us from…
its beginnings after the death of the Prophet Muhammad through to the present day. As well as providing a historical overview, the book also introduces readers to Shi'i doctrines and practices, explains the key differences between the Shi'i and Sunni branches of Islam, and addresses the role and position of women within Shi'i communities.Amir Khusraw: The Poet of Sultans and Sufis (Makers of the Muslim World)
By Sunil Sharma. 2005
Defenders of Reason in Islam: Mu'tazililism from Medieval School to Modern Symbo
By Richard C. Martin, Mark R. Woodward, Dwi S. Atmaja. 1997
Aisha al-Ba'uniyya: A Life in Praise of Love (Makers of the Muslim World)
By Th. Emil Homerin. 2019
Aisha al-Ba&‘uniyya (c.1456–1517) was one of the greatest women mystics in Islamic history. A Sufi master and an Arab poet,…
her religious writings were extensive by any standard and extraordinary for her time. In medieval Islam a number of women were respected scholars and teachers, but they rarely composed works of their own. Aisha al-Ba&‘uniyya, however, was prolific. She composed over twenty works, and likely wrote more Arabic prose and poetry than any other Muslim woman prior to the twentieth century. The first full-scale biography of al-Ba&‘uniyya in the English language, this volume provides a rare glimpse into the life and writings of a medieval Muslim woman in her own words. Homerin presents her work in the wider context of late-medieval Islamic spirituality, examining the influence of figures such as Ibn al-&‘Arabi, al-Busiri and Ibn al-Farid, and emphasising the role of the person of the Prophet Muhammad in her spirituality. Aisha al-Ba&‘uniyya is a fascinating introduction to a figure described by a sixteenth-century biographer as &‘one of the marvels of her age&’.The Heritage of Sufism: Legacy of Medieval Persian Sufism (1150-1500) v. 2
By Leonard Lewisohn. 1999
This collection - the second of a three-volume study - examines the roots of the artistic, literary and cultural renaissance…
of Sufism from the 12th to the 15th centuries. It includes essays on Rumi's poetry and imagery; Sufi music and the idea of ecstacy; sainthood and Neoplatonism; comparative metaphysics and literature; and unity of religion theory in Sufi philosophy.Rabi'a From Narrative to Myth: The Many Faces of Islam's Most Famous Woman Saint, Rabi‘a al-‘Adawiyya
By Rkia Elaroui Cornell. 2019
Rabi&‘a al-&‘Adawiyya is a figure shrouded in myth. Certainly a woman by this name was born in Basra, Iraq, in…
the eighth century, but her life remains recorded only in legends, stories, poems and hagiographies. The various depictions of her – as a deeply spiritual ascetic, an existentialist rebel and a romantic lover – seem impossible to reconcile, and yet Rabi&‘a has transcended these narratives to become a global symbol of both Sufi and modern secular culture. In this groundbreaking study, Rkia Elaroui Cornell traces the development of these diverse narratives and provides a history of the iconic Rabi&‘a&’s construction as a Sufi saint. Combining medieval and modern sources, including evidence never before examined, in novel ways, Rabi&‘a From Narrative to Myth is the most significant work to emerge on this quintessential figure in Islam for more than seventy years.The Quran: Epic And Apocalypse (Texts And Studies On The Qurʾān Ser. #14)
By Todd Lawson. 2017
How do people understand the Quran to be divine revelation? What is it about the text that inspires such devotion…
and commitment in the reader/believer? Todd Lawson explores how the timeless literary genres of epic and apocalypse bear religious meaning in the Quran, communicating the sense of divine presence, urgency and truth. Grounding his approach in the universal power of story and myth, he embarks upon a fascinating inquiry into the unique power of one of the most loved, widely read and recited books in the world.Beshir Agha: Chief Eunuch of the Ottoman Imperial Harem (Makers of the Muslim World)
By Jane Hathaway. 2005
Shah Abbas: The King Who Refashioned Iran (Makers of the Muslim World)
By Sholeh Quinn. 2015
Shah Abbas (1597-1629) is the most well-known king of Iran's Safavid dynasty (1501-1722), who ruled over Iran when the dynasty…
was at the height of its power and prestige. When Shah Abbas came to power his country was in chaos. Yet, within 11 years he had regained territory lost to his enemies, moved his capital city, and begun a transformation of Iranian society. In this wide-ranging profile, Sholeh Quinn explores his rise to power and subsequent interactions with religious movements and artistic developments, reaching beyond historical narrative to assess the true impact of the man and his politics. This thought-provoking and comprehensive account is ideal for readers interested in uncovering the life and thoughts of a man who ruled during a period described by many as a golden age for the arts in Iran.Abd al-Ghani al-Nabulusi: Islam and the Enlightenment (Makers of the Muslim World)
By Samer Akkach. 2007
In this unique look at a key figure in the Islamic enlightenment, Samer Akkach examines the life and works of…
'Abd al-Ghani al-Nabulusi (1641-1731) of Damascus: a contemporary of many major thinkers, scientists, poets, and philosophers of the European Enlightenment. Often characterized solely as a Sufi saint, his thought and teachings were of a much wider remit. Through a fresh reading of his unpublished biographical sources and large body of mostly unpublished works, Akkach examines early expressions of rationalism among Arab and Turkish scholars, and argues that 'Abd al-Ghani helped herald the beginning of modernity in the Arab world.Ibn 'Arabi: Heir to the Prophets (Makers of the Muslim World)
By William C. Chittick. 2005
The importance of Muhyi al-Din Ibn al-Arabi (1165-1240) for Islamic mysticism lies in the fact that he was a speculative…
thinker of the highest order, albeit diffuse and difficult to understand. His central doctrine is the unity of all existence. In this text, William Chittick explores how, through the work of Ibn Al-Arabi, Sufism moves away from anguished and ascetic searchings of the heart and conscience and becomes a matter of speculative philsophy and theosophy.Akbar (Makers of the Muslim World)
By Andre Wink. 2009
Widely regarded as the greatest of the Mughal emperors, Jalal ad-Din Akbar (1542-1603) was a formidable military tactician and popular…
demagogue. Ascending to the throne at the age of thirteen, he ruled for half a century, expanded the Mughal empire, and left behind a legacy to rival his infamous ancestors Chinggis Khan and Timur. In this lucid biography, Andre Wink provides glimpses into Akbar's daily life and highlights his contribution to new methods of imperial control and record-keeping. Andre Wink is Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.Rumi: Past and Present, East and West
By Franklin D. Lewis. 2008
This long awaited paperback edition describes the key events in Rumi's magical life story: his unusual childhood, his relationship with…
his father, and his intense, though controversial, affection for a wandering dervish.Misquoting Muhammad: The Challenge And Choices Of Interpreting The Prophet's Legacy (Islam in the Twenty-First Century)
By Jonathan A. C. Brown. 2014
Few things provoke controversy in the modern world like the religion brought by Muhammad. Modern media are replete with alarm…
over jihad, underage marriage and the threat of amputation or stoning under Shariah law. Sometimes rumor, sometimes based in fact and often misunderstood, the tenets of Islamic law and dogma were not set in the religion’s founding moments. They were developed over centuries by the clerical class of Muslim scholars. Misquoting Muhammad takes the reader back in time through Islamic civilization and traces how and why such controversies developed, offering an inside view into how key and controversial aspects of Islam took shape. From the protests of the Arab Spring to Istanbul at the fall of the Ottoman Empire, and from the ochre red walls of Delhi’s great mosques to the trade routes of Islam’s Indian Ocean world, Misquoting Muhammad lays out how Muslim intellectuals have sought to balance reason and revelation, weigh science and religion, and negotiate the eternal truths of scripture amid shifting values.Islam and Romanticism: Muslim Currents from Goethe to Emerson (Islamic and Muslim Contributions to Cult)
By Jeffrey Einboden. 2014
Revealing Islam's formative influence on literary Romanticism, Islam and Romanticism traces a lively lineage of interreligious exchange, surveying the impact…
of Muslim sources on the West's most seminal authors. Spanning continents and centuries, the book surveys Islamic receptions that bridge Romantic periods and personalities, unfolding from Europe to Britain and America, and embracing figures from Goethe to Byron and Emerson. Broad in historical scope, Islam and Romanticism is also specific in personal detail-exposing Islam's role as a creative catalyst-but also as a spiritual resource, with the Qur'an and Sufi poetry infusing Western literary publications.Highlighting cultural encounter, rather than political exploitation, the book differs from previous treatments by accenting Western receptions that transcend mere Orientalism, finding the genesis of a global literary culture first emerging in the Romantics' early appeal to Islamic traditions.Men in Charge?: Rethinking Authority in Muslim Legal Tradition
By Mulki Al-Sharmani, Jana Rumminger, Ziba Mir-Hosseini. 2015
Both Muslims and non-Muslims see women in most Muslim countries as suffering from social, economic and political discrimination, treated by…
law and society as second-class citizens subject to male authority. This discrimination is attributed to Islam and Islamic law, though it varies considerably in its impact, according to both class and region. Since the late 19th century there has been a mass of literature tackling this issue, some from a feminist or human rights perspective, some taking the form of an apology for Islamic law.Recently, exciting new feminist research has been challenging gender discrimination and male authority from within Islamic legal tradition, and this book presents some important results from that research. The contributors all engage critically with two central juristic concepts, rooted in the Qur'an, that lie at the basis of this discrimination, concepts which place women under male authority. One refers to a husband's authority over his wife, his financial responsibility towards her, and his superior status and rights. The other is male family members' right and duty of guardianship over female members (e.g., fathers over daughters when entering into marriage contracts) and the privileging of fathers over mothers in guardianship rights over their children.The contributors, scholars from different disciplines and backgrounds, were brought together by Musawah (Arabic for equality), a global movement for equality and justice in the Muslim family, launched in 2009. Musawah aims at producing new knowledge to help build grass-roots movements and to mobilize for change.The Legacy of Arab-Islam In Africa: A Quest for Inter-religious Dialogue
By John Alembillah Azumah. 2001
Faith and Reason in Islam: Averroes' Exposition of Religious Arguments
By Averroes, Ibrahim Najjar. 2001
The first translation available in English of a key work by the twelfth-century Muslim philosopher Averroes, which reveals his controversial…
views about reason, religion, and humankind's relationship with God. Suitable both for scholars and interested readers, this unique text proves that today's disputes between religion, reason, and science are far from a new phenomenon.Nazira Zeineddine: A Pioneer of Islamic Feminism (Makers of the Muslim World)
By Miriam Cooke. 2010
In 1928, a young Lebanese woman, Nazira Zeineddine al-Halabi, wrote a book called "Unveiling and Veiling", an indictment of patriarchal…
oppression in which she boldly stated that the veil was un-Islamic, directly challenging the teachings of "wiser" male scholars. Considered by many an attack on Islam, it rocked the Muslim world and was banned by many clerics, although it quickly went into a second edition and was translated into several languages. In this latest addition to Makers of the Muslim World series, Miriam Cooke offers an intimate portrait of the life and work of this pioneering champion of Islamic feminism. Miriam Cooke is Professor of Modern Arabic literature and Culture at Duke University.