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E-BooksThe Islamic State in Afghanistan and Pakistan Strategic Alliances and Rivalries



The Islamic State in Afghanistan and Pakistan Strategic Alliances and Rivalries
Free Download Amira Jadoon, "The Islamic State in Afghanistan and Pakistan: Strategic Alliances and Rivalries"
English | ISBN: 1955055858 | 2023 | 241 pages | PDF | 5 MB
"Both readable and informative.... Thereis no other published work today with such a high level of insight into thisenduring regional terrorist group." ―Thomas F. Lynch III, Parameters



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E-BooksRulers As Authors in the Islamic World Knowledge, Authority and Legitimacy



Rulers As Authors in the Islamic World Knowledge, Authority and Legitimacy
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English | ISBN: 9004690603 | 2024 | 692 pages | PDF | 13 MB
How widespread was authorship among rulers in the premodern Islamic world? The writings of different types of rulers in different regions and periods are analyzed, shedding light on the role that authorship had in the construction of the rulers' authority and legitimacy.



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E-BooksNavigating Language in the Early Islamic World Multilingualism and Language Change in the First Centuries of Islam



Navigating Language in the Early Islamic World Multilingualism and Language Change in the First Centuries of Islam
Free Download Antoine Borrut, "Navigating Language in the Early Islamic World: Multilingualism and Language Change in the First Centuries of Islam "
English | ISBN: 2503603017 | 2024 | 500 pages | PDF | 5 MB
Traditional accounts of Arabicization have often favoured linear narratives of language change instead of delving into the diversity of peoples, processes, and languages that informed the fate of Arabic in the early Islamic world. Using a wide range of case studies from the caliphal centres at Damascus and Baghdad to the provinces of Arabia, Egypt, Armenia, and Central Asia, Navigating Language reconsiders these prevailing narratives by analysing language change in different regions of the early Islamic world through the lens of multilingualism and language change. This volume complicates the story of Arabic by building on the work of scholars in Late Antiquity who have abundantly demonstrated the benefits of embracing multilingualism as a heuristic framework. The three main themes include imperial strategies of language use, the participation of local elites in the process of language change, and the encounters between languages on the page, in the markets, and at work. This volume brings together historians and art historians working on the interplay of Arabic and other languages during the early Islamic period to provide a critical resource and reference tool for students and scholars of the cultural and social history of language in the Near East and beyond.



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E-BooksIslamic Roots of Capitalism Egypt, 1760–1840



Islamic Roots of Capitalism Egypt, 1760–1840
Free Download Islamic Roots of Capitalism: Egypt, 1760-1840 By Peter Gran
1998 | 278 Pages | ISBN: 0815605064 | PDF | 8 MB
Challenging the ethnocentric notion that a capitalist economy could only be transferred to the peripheral states through contact with Europe, this text argues that the capitalist transformation of the Egyptian economy was begun by Muslim merchants and Mamluk rulers in the 18th century.This edition has an updated first chapter, resituating its main argument for today's readers.



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E-BooksClassic Issues in Islamic Philosophy and Theology Today (2024)



Classic Issues in Islamic Philosophy and Theology Today (2024)
Free Download Anna-Teresa Tymieniecka, Nazif Muhtaroglu, "Classic Issues in Islamic Philosophy and Theology Today"
English | 2009 | pages: 186 | ISBN: 9048135729, 9400705379 | PDF | 3,9 mb
With some exceptions, there is not a real interest in Islamic philosophy and t- ology in Western institutions today. This largely ignored area has the potential to present enlightening insights into the development of the Western thought and to contribute to contemporary discussions in philosophy and theology in general. Scholars working in Islamic thought usually focus on its medieval background and consider it to be mainly of a historical interest and far away from the intellectual world of today. Showing its contemporary relevance is an important task by which the status of Islamic philosophy can be elevated to its proper station. By considering these points in mind, the University of Kentucky organized an international graduate student conference on Islamic philosophy and the- ogy with an emphasis on its contemporary relevance which was held between the 28th and 30th September 2007. This book emerged out of the conf- ence by adding more chapters relevant to the main theme of the book. This book presents analyses and discussions of different topics in Islamic philo- phy and theology by relating them to contemporary debates and ideas in four main areas: epistemology, metaphysics, philosophy of religion and value t- ory. There are ten chapters in sum. Some of the chapters are written by graduate students and some of them by experienced scholars. Each chapter presents c- siderable insight into its relevant topic but does not represent the opinion of anybody except the author.



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E-BooksThe Malaysian Islamic Party, 1951–2013 Islamism in a Mottled Nation



The Malaysian Islamic Party, 1951–2013 Islamism in a Mottled Nation
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2014 | 261 Pages | ISBN: 9089645764 | PDF | 2 MB
The Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) is the biggest opposition party in Malaysia and one of the most prominent Islamist parties in Southeast Asia. Tracing its development from 1951 to the present, this ambitious study explains how PAS acquired both local and international relevance.Farish A. Noor charts the party's rise alongside the different ideological postures-from anticolonialism to postrevolutionary Islamism-that it has adopted over the years. Exploring how PAS has continuously adapted to contemporary realities, he makes an important contribution to our understanding of Malaysia's Islamist movement, as well as the country's broader political history.



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E-BooksShakespeare through Islamic Worlds



Shakespeare through Islamic Worlds
Free Download Ambereen Dadabhoy, "Shakespeare through Islamic Worlds "
English | ISBN: 1032100842 | 2024 | 264 pages | PDF | 5 MB
Shakespeare through Islamic Worlds investigates the peculiar absence of Islam and Muslims from Shakespeare's canon. While many of Shakespeare's plays were set in the Mediterranean, a geography occupied by Muslim empires and cultures, his work eschews direct engagement with the religion and its people. This erasure is striking given the popularity of this topic in the plays of Shakespeare's contemporaries.



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E-BooksPerspectives on early Islamic mysticism the world of al–Ḥakīm al–Tirmidhī and his contemporaries



Perspectives on early Islamic mysticism  the world of al–Ḥakīm al–Tirmidhī and his contemporaries
Free Download Perspectives on early Islamic mysticism : the world of al-Ḥakīm al-Tirmidhī and his contemporaries By Ḥakīm al-Tirmidhī, Muḥammad ibn ʻAlī; Sviri, Sara
2020 | 364 Pages | ISBN: 0203022726 | EPUB | 3 MB
"This monograph explores the original literary produce of Muslim mystics during the 8th -10th centuries, with special attention to 9th c. mystics, such as al-Tustarī, al-Muḥ¿sibī, al-Kharr¿z, al-Junayd and, in particular, al-Ḥakīm al-Tirmidhī. Unlike other studies dealing with the so-called 'Formative Period', this book focuses on the extant writings of early mystics rather than on the later Sufi compilations. These early mystics articulated what would become a hallmark of Islamic mysticism: a system built around the psychological tension between the self (nafs) and the heart (qalb) and how to overcome it. Through their writings, already at this early phase, the versatility, fluidity and maturity of Islamic mysticism become apparent. This exploration thus reveals that mysticism in Islam emerged earlier than customarily acknowledged, long before Islamic mysticism became generically known as Sufism. The central figure of this book is al-Ḥakīm al-Tirmidhī, whose teaching and inner world focus on themes such as polarity, the training of the self, the opening of the heart, the Friends of God (al-awliy¿ʼ), dreams and visions, divine language, mystical exegesis and more. This monograph thus offers a fuller picture than hitherto presented of the versatility of themes, processes, images, practices, terminology and thought models during this early period. The volume will be a key resource for scholars and students interested in the study of religion, Sufi studies, Late Antiquity and Medieval Islam"--



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E-BooksIslamic Economics Basic Concepts, New Thinking and Future Directions



Islamic Economics Basic Concepts, New Thinking and Future Directions
Free Download Taha Egri, "Islamic Economics: Basic Concepts, New Thinking and Future Directions"
English | ISBN: 1443874566 | 2015 | 255 pages | PDF | 1510 KB
Studies conducted in the field of Islamic economics lose their relevance over time. Works examining Islamic economics since the 1970s have been co-opted by the existing economic system and have become limited to a large extent, as they are now only concerned with financial transactions. In fact, 'Islamic economics' as a concept should actually be conceptualized as an alternative economic system. However, because of the financial and commercial transactions implemented in daily economic life, it diverges from this position, and the contributions it could make to economic theory are overlooked as Islamic financial instruments become widespread. Although there are various conceptualizations, such as 'the economy of Islam', 'the Islamic economy', 'Islamic economics', 'Islamic finance', and so on, it has become difficult to clarify these ideas with regards to the intention with which these concepts are used, their points of reference, and the kind of power they have.



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E-BooksIntellectual Origins of Islamic Resurgence in the Modern Arab World



Intellectual Origins of Islamic Resurgence in the Modern Arab World
Free Download Intellectual Origins of Islamic Resurgence in the Modern Arab World By Ibrahim M. Abu-Rabi
1995 | 382 Pages | ISBN: 0791426637 | PDF | 6 MB
This is a systematic treatment of the religious, intellectual, cultural, and social foundations of Islamic resurgence in the modern Arab world. Because of the complex origin and controversial nature of this movement, Abu-Rabi> has grounded its thought in the larger context of Arab and Islamic intellectual history. Islamic resurgence has offered a multitude of solutions to the perceived problems of modern Arab and Muslim societies through the pens of its most sophisticated thinkers and philosophers. This study documents in detail the ideas of such leading Islamist thinkers as Hasan Banna, Sayyhid Qutb, Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, and Yusuf al-Qaradawi. It also discusses contemporary Arab views on resurgence and the relationship between religion and society.



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