Major Themes of the Qur'an - 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 Major Themes of the Qur'an write by Fazlur Rahman. This book was released on 2009-06-15. Major Themes of the Qur'an available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In this introduction to the Qur'an, Fazlur Rahman unravels its complexities on themes such as God, society, revelation, and prophecy.
Understanding the Qur'an
Understanding the Qur'an - 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 Understanding the Qur'an write by Muhammad Abdel Haleem. This book was released on 2010-09-30. Understanding the Qur'an available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The tenets of Islam cannot be grasped without a proper understanding of the Qur'an. In this important new introduction, Muhammad Haleem examines its recurrent themes - life and eternity, marriage and divorce, peace and war, water and nourishment - and for the first time sets these in the context of the Qur'an's linguistic style. Professor Haleem examines the background to the development of the surahs (chapters) and the ayahs (verses) and the construction of the Qur'an itself. He shows that popular conceptions of Islamic attitudes to women, marriage and divorce, war and society, differ radically from the true teachings of the Qur'an.
Approaching the Qur'an
Approaching the Qur'an - 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 Approaching the Qur'an write by Michael Sells. This book was released on 2023-10-05. Approaching the Qur'an available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Approaching the Qur’an presents brilliant translations of the short, hymnic chapters, or Suras, associated with the first revelations to the Prophet Muhammad. These early Suras contain some of the most powerful, prophetic, and revelatory passages in religious history, offering the vision of a meaningful and just life that anchors the faith of one fifth of the world’s inhabitants. In addition to these translations, Michael Sells provides an introduction to the Qur’an, commentaries on the Suras, a glossary of technical terms, and discussions of the auditory nature and gender aspects of the Arabic text. An ideal resource for students and interested lay readers, this third edition also includes a new full Sura and associated commentary, a new preface, and a thoroughly updated bibliography.
Religion and State
Religion and State - 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 Religion and State write by L. Carl. Brown. This book was released on 2001-08-20. Religion and State available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. If Westerners know a single Islamic term, it is likely to be jihad, the Arabic word for "holy war." The image of Islam as an inherently aggressive and xenophobic religion has long prevailed in the West and can at times appear to be substantiated by current events. L. Carl Brown challenges this conventional wisdom with a fascinating historical overview of the relationship between religious and political life in the Muslim world ranging from Islam's early centuries to the present day. Religion and State examines the commonplace notion—held by both radical Muslim ideologues and various Western observers alike—that in Islam there is no separation between religion and politics. By placing this assertion in a broad historical context, the book reveals both the continuities between premodern and modern Islamic political thought as well as the distinctive dimensions of modern Muslim experiences. Brown shows that both the modern-day fundamentalists and their critics have it wrong when they posit an eternally militant, unchanging Islam outside of history. "They are conflating theology and history. They are confusing the oughtand the is," he writes. As the historical record shows, mainstream Muslim political thought in premodern times tended toward political quietism. Brown maintains that we can better understand present-day politics among Muslims by accepting the reality of their historical diversity while at the same time seeking to identify what may be distinctive in Muslim thought and action. In order to illuminate the distinguishing characteristics of Islam in relation to politics, Brown compares this religion with its two Semitic sisters, Judaism and Christianity, drawing striking comparisons between Islam today and Christianity during the Reformation. With a wealth of evidence, he recreates a tradition of Islamic diversity every bit as rich as that of Judaism and Christianity.
Themes of the Quran
Themes of the Quran - 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 Themes of the Quran write by Ismail Kamdar. This book was released on 2018-11-05. Themes of the Quran available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Themes of the Quran was written by Shaykh Ismail Kamdar to illustrate the core theme of each Juz of the Quran. Divided into 30 chapters, each covering one Juz, the book is meant to be easy reading so that it can be completed in one month with ease, while granted the reader a much deeper understanding of the Quran.
