Early Islamic Qiblas - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Early Islamic Qiblas write by Dan Gibson. This book was released on 2017. Early Islamic Qiblas available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. For the first time in history Dan Gibson has undertaken a comprehensive survey of Islamic mosques from the first two centuries of Islam. Using this data, Gibson demonstrates that Muhammad and the first four caliphs never knew of Mecca in Saudi Arabia. This book shatters old perspective about Islamic history and is unlocking the truth about Islam.
Quranic Geography
Quranic Geography - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Quranic Geography write by Dan Gibson. This book was released on 2011-05-01. Quranic Geography available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Gibson believes that four times in ancient history the Arab people united and poured out of the deserts to conquer other nations. The first is described in the Qur'an as the people of 'Ad. Gibson identifies 'Ad with the Edomites and the Hyksos supported by various archaeological proofs. Years later Arabia united again under the Midianites. Some centuries later the Nabataeans unite Arabia. The Qur'an calls them the people of Thamud. In 600 AD the Arabian Peninsula was united under the flag of Islam.But there is more to this book than a study of the four times when the Arabs demonstrated their greatness. This book also examines the geographical references in the Qur'an cross-referencing them with historical locations. The surprise comes when Gibson examines the Holy City of Islam, known as Mecca. Here Gibson finds evidence that the original Holy City was in northern Arabia in the city of Petra. He theorizes that during an Islamic civil war the Ka'ba was destroyed and the Black Rock moved to its present location. Gibson examines archaeological, historical and literary evidence that support this theory. This book contains many references, as well as some useful appendices including a 32 page time line of Islamic history from 550 AD - 1095 AD, and a 20 page annotated selected bibliography of early Islamic sources in chronological order from 724 AD - 1100 AD plus a list of many early Qur'anic manuscripts. Easy to read, fully referenced with many illustrations and photos.
The Nabataeans
The Nabataeans - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Nabataeans write by Dan Gibson. This book was released on 2004-03. The Nabataeans available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Every year thousands of tourists visit the spectacular city of Petra, the ancient capital of the Nabataean Empire. Here massive monuments have been carved out of the ancient Jordanian mountains. Hundreds of magnificent tombs looked down on a city complete with colonnaded streets, coliseums, baths, temples, gardens and pools. Who were the people who carved this city into the red rose, sandstone mountains of Arabia? Why did they hide their city in a cleft in the rock? Why did they come here and why did they leave this spectacular site? Today archeologists and historians are piecing together the answers to these puzzling questions. And as the pieces slowly fall together, a picture is emerging of a fascinating people who traveled from China to Rome, building an empire of incredible wealth and opulence. Discover the fascinating story and mystery that surrounds this ancient people: The Nabataeans. To learn more, visit http: //nabataea.net
Finding Mecca in America
Finding Mecca in America - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Finding Mecca in America write by Mucahit Bilici. This book was released on 2012-12-18. Finding Mecca in America available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The events of 9/11 had a profound impact on American society, but they had an even more lasting effect on Muslims living in the United States. Once practically invisible, they suddenly found themselves overexposed. By describing how Islam in America began as a strange cultural object and is gradually sinking into familiarity, Finding Mecca in America illuminates the growing relationship between Islam and American culture as Muslims find a homeland in America. Rich in ethnographic detail, the book is an up-close account of how Islam takes its American shape. In this book, Mucahit Bilici traces American Muslims’ progress from outsiders to natives and from immigrants to citizens. Drawing on the philosophies of Simmel and Heidegger, Bilici develops a novel sociological approach and offers insights into the civil rights activities of Muslim Americans, their increasing efforts at interfaith dialogue, and the recent phenomenon of Muslim ethnic comedy. Theoretically sophisticated, Finding Mecca in America is both a portrait of American Islam and a groundbreaking study of what it means to feel at home.
Bayt Al-Maqdis: Jerusalem and early Islam
Bayt Al-Maqdis: Jerusalem and early Islam - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Bayt Al-Maqdis: Jerusalem and early Islam write by Julian Raby. This book was released on 1999. Bayt Al-Maqdis: Jerusalem and early Islam available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. At the end of the seventh century A.D., the Muslims rebuilt the former Temple Mount and created one of the most potent religious sites in the world. The articles in these volumes look at the different aspects of the architecture and the intentions of the builders in establishing this complex.
