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AHMAD RIZA KHAN BARELWI
₨ 1,833ABMAD RIZA KHAN (1856—1921), the leader of the twentieth-century Barelwi movement, was a scholar of Islamic law and a Sufi mystic in British India. His vision of what it meant to be a good Muslim was built on devotion to the Prophet Muhammad and to following the prophetic sunna as he interpreted it. The Barelwi movement continues to attract a large following both in South Asia and wherever South Asian Muslims have migrated, particularly in Britain.
This book examines the life and thought of Ahmad Riza Khan in the context of late nineteenth and early twentieth-century British Indian history, and assesses his impact on contemporary reformist Muslim movements. Accessible yet authoritative, it features a glossary, chronology and guide to further reading, and will prove an indispensable resource for readers of all backgrounds.
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MAKERS OF THE MUSLIM WORLD: SHAYKH MAUFID
₨ 1,833SHAYKH MUFID (949—1022) was the leading Imami Shi’a scholar of his time and the first of a group of writers responsible for the introduction of rationalist ideas into Imamism. In this illuminating and highly readable new study, Tamima Bayhom.Daou draws upon carefully selected historical sources and the most up-to-date scholarship to present a fascinating account of Mufid’s life and work, assessing his contributions to the fields of jurisprudence, theology and sacred history and setting his thought in the wider context of developments in the Imami conception of religious authority. Mufid’s particular importance lies in his advocacy of the role of reason in religion, and his writings still have great relevance to the lives and beliefs of many Shi’a Muslims today. With straightforward explanations of all the key ideas and themes of al-Mufid’s work, this accessible introduction to an influential thinker also features a guide to further reading, and will prove an indispensable resource for readers of all backgrounds.
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MAKERS OF THE MUSLIM WORLD: IBN ‘ARABI
₨ 1,833MUHYI AD-DIN IBN ‘Arabi (1165—1240) was an outstanding Spanish-born mystic and one of the most prolific writers in Islamic history. He made major contributions to the fields of Qur’an commentary, jurisprudence, theology, philosophy, cosmology, and spiritual psychology, and he was also a great poet of love. Although he is known as the first spokesman for ‘the oneness of being,’ his real focus was the diverse modalities of human perfection. He marks a transition in Sufism from practical instructions on healing the heart and aphorisms on the divine mysteries to an equal stress on the theoretical issues that had long been the topic of philosophy and theology.
This book by a leading expert covers Ibn ‘Arabi’s life and teachings. Accessible yet authoritative, it also includes a guide to further reading, and will prove an indispensable resource for readers of all backgrounds.
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SPEAKING IN GOD’S NAME
₨ 7,709Drawing on both religious and secular sources, this challenging book argues that divinely ordained law is frequently misinterpreted by Muslim authorities at the expense of certain groups, including women. Khaled Abou El Fadl cites a series of injustices in Islamic society and ultimately proposes a return to the original ethics at the heart of the Muslim legal system.
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FRANKENSTEIN IN BAGHDAD
₨ 1,195WINNER OF THE INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR ARABIC FICTION
WINNER OF THE KITSCHIES GOLDEN TENTACLE AWARD
SHORTLISTED FOR THE ARTHUR C. CLARKE AWARD 2019
A SATIRICAL REIMAGINING OF MARY SHELLEY’S FRANKENSTEIN
From the rubble-strewn streets of US-occupied Baghdad, Hadi collects body parts from the dead, which he stitches together to form a corpse.
He claims he does it to force the government to recognise the parts as real people, and give them a proper burial.
But when the corpse goes missing, a wave of eerie murders sweeps across the city, and reports stream in of a horrendous-looking, flesh-eating monster that cannot be killed. At first it’s the guilty he attacks, but soon it’s anyone who crosses his path…
Frankenstein in Baghdad brilliantly captures the horror and black humour of a city at war.
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THE WISDOM OF JUDAISM
₨ 594For nearly four thousand years the wisdom of Judaism has supported its people through exile and suffering, good times and bad. Founded on the universal principles of justice, integrity and righteousness, its message is as relevant today as ever, and has much to offer all members of the global community, regardless of race or creed. Contained within this beautiful little book are some of the most profound and pertinent extracts from Jewish writing. Addressing a multitude of timeless themes, from the nature of God to family life, the passages are drawn not only from the scriptures, but also from the work of great Jewish thinkers ancient and modern, male and female. For solace, for inspiration, or simply for browsing through at moments of quiet, this exquisite anthology will be treasured by readers as a source of perpetual wisdom.
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BELIEVING AN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
₨ 594Today the concept of “believing” is generally considered to be of central significance to one’s faith. Smith traces the history of “believing” through a discussion of religious belief from a modern philosophical and linguistic perspective; an assessment of the history of the words “belief” and “believe”; as well as through the study of biblical passages. Smith’s comprehensive enquiry reveals that this emphasis on its importance is a relatively modern phenomenon.
ISBN: 1851681663
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