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Islam: Faith and History
by Mahmoud AyoubCombining the personal with the scholarly, this innovative introduction gives the reader an insight into Islam and its rich history.
Islam: From The Prophet Muhammad To The Capture Of Constantinople
by Bernard LewisThis second volume examines the religion and structure of Islamic society. Bernard Lewis draws on a broad range of Islamic literature, including books on religious sects, politics and economics, philosophy and science, travel, biography and literary works, and even bureaucratic records from such disparate sources as the postal service and the judiciary. Comprehensive and cogently translated, these documents bring into sharp focus aspects of a world long neglected by Western historians.
Islam: History, Religion, and Politics (Wiley Blackwell Brief Histories of Religion)
by Tamara SonnNow available in a fully-revised and updated third edition, Islam: History, Religion and Politics, provides a comprehensive and engaging introduction to the core teachings, historical development, and contemporary public struggles of Islam. Features a new chapter on the Arab Spring and the ongoing struggles for representative governance throughout the Muslim world Includes up-to-date analysis of the civil wars in Afghanistan, Syria, Iraq, and Yemen, including the rise of terrorist groups like Boko Haram and ISIS Spans Islamic history from the life of Muhammad and the birth of Islamic ideals, through Islam’s phenomenal geographical expansion and cultural development, to the creation of modern states and its role in today’s global society Written by a leading scholar of Islamic studies
Islam: Islam: The Key Concepts (Routledge Key Guides)
by Oliver Leaman Kecia AliIslam: The Key Concepts is a clear and concise guide to the religion and culture of Islam. Kecia Ali and Oliver Leaman explore this highly topical subject focusing on key issues including: the Qur’an, faith, theology, gender, fundamentalism, martyrdom, Jihad, Islam in America, Islam in Europe and Islamic Law. This is the ideal study resource and includes: a comprehensive introduction, an alphabetical list of relevant terms (fully cross-referenced), a short bibliographical guide, bibliography, and index. A glossary of all non-English terms is also provided.
Islam: Its Meaning and Message
by Salem Azzam Khurshid AhmadThis book provides a window into the world of Islam. It covers the whole spectrum of its beliefs, values, social principles, cultural institutions, and contemporary problems. <P><P>Edited by Khurshid Ahmad, this book brings together leading Muslim scholarship and covers ideology, culture, the concept of worship, social justice, women in Islam, political theory in Islam, and the objectives of the Islamic economic order. It also discusses what Islam gave to humanity, the Western world and its challenges to Islam, and Islam and the crisis of the modern world.
Islam: Its Origin and Spread in Words, Maps and Pictures
by F R VerhoevenFirst published in 2008. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Islam: Origin & Belief
by Emory C. BogleIslam is the fastest-growing religion in the world today. An understanding of its beliefs and practices has become essential knowledge not only for religious and political leaders but also for ordinary citizens who increasingly interact with Muslims as neighbors, coworkers, and schoolmates. This book is designed to offer the general public a concise overview of the origins, basic beliefs, and common practices of Islam, as well as the reasons for its dramatic resurgence in recent times. Emory Bogle details the life mission of the prophet Muhammad and describes the spread of Islam after his death. He accounts for the rise and contemporary influence of Shi’i Islam, a topic of particular interest to Western readers. Bogle also explains the basic beliefs ("The Five Pillars") of Islam, as well as the role played by the Qur’an (Islam’s scriptures), the hadith (the words and behavior of Muhammad), and the shari’a (Islamic law).
Islam: Origin and Belief
by Emory C. BogleA concise overview of the origins, basic beliefs, and common practices of Islam, with a particular emphasis on Shi'i Islam.
Islam: The 4,000-year Quest Of Judaism, Christianity And Islam (Modern Library Chronicles Ser. #2)
by Karen ArmstrongOne of the world's foremost commentators on religious affairs on the history (and destiny) of the world's most misunderstood religion.In the public mind, Islam is a religion of extremes: it is the world's fastest growing faith; more than three-quarters of the world's refugees are Islamic; it has produced government by authoritarian monarchies in Saudi Arabia and ultra-republicans in Iran. Whether we are reading about civil war in Algeria or Afghanistan, the struggle for the soul of Turkey, or political turmoil in Pakistan or Malaysia, the Islamic context permeates all these situations.Karen Armstrong's elegant and concise book traces how Islam grew from the other religions of the book, Judaism and Christianity; introduces us to the character of Muhammed; and demonstrates that for much of its history, the religion has been a force for enlightenment that promoted liberties for women and allowed the arts and sciences to flourish.ISLAM shows how this progressive legacy is today often set aside as the faith struggles to come to terms with the economic and political weakness of most of its believers and with the forces of modernity itself.
Islam: The Basics (The Basics)
by Colin TurnerNow in its second edition, Islam: The Basics provides an introduction to the Islamic faith, examining the doctrines of the religion, the practises of Muslims and the history and significance of Islam in modern contexts. Key topics covered include: the Qur'an and its teachings the life of the Prophet Muhammad gender, women and Islam Sufism and Shi’ism Islam and the western world non-Muslim approaches to Islam. With updated further reading, illustrative maps and an expanded chronology of turning points in the Islamic world, this book is essential reading for students of religious studies and all those new to the subject of Islam.
Islam: The Way of Revival
by Riza Mohammed Dilwar HussainIn this refreshingly different book one can relish the works and ideas of numerous Muslim scholars and leaders of the 20th century. The contributors include Muhammad Asad, Yusuf al-Qaradawi, Hasan al-Banna, Sayyid Qutb, Khurshid Ahmad and Sayyid Abul A'la Mawdudi.This title is especially useful for those seeking to enhance their understanding of Islam through personal and group study.
Islamachi Samajik Rachana: इस्लामची सामाजिक रचना
by Shreepad Kelkarहर्बर्ट स्पेन्सर यांच्या ‘ड्रिस्क्रिप्टिव्ह सोशिऑलॉजी’ च्या सूत्रानुसार पुढील संशोधन म्हणून हा ग्रंथ हर्बर्ट स्पेन्सर ट्रस्टीजच्या विनंतीवरून प्रथम लिहिण्यात आला. सर्व जगातील मुस्लिम समाजाची समान धार्मिक श्रद्धेतून उद्भवलेली अशी जी काही समान वैशिष्ट्ये आहेत ती एक संपूर्ण विषय म्हणून अभ्यासण्याजोगी आहेत. इस्लाम धर्म मानणाऱ्या समाजांची जीवनपद्धती व रचना यांच्यावर इस्लाम धर्माचा किती व कसा प्रभाव पडलेला आहे याचा शोध घेणे हा या ग्रंथाचा उद्देश आहे. या ग्रंथाच्या पहिल्या आवृत्तीचे दोन खंड अनुक्रमे १९३१ व १९३३ मध्ये ‘सोशिऑलॉजी ऑफ इस्लाम’ या नावाने प्रकाशित झाले. त्यानंतर परिस्थितीत झालेल्या परिवर्तनाच्या संदर्भात पहिल्या आवृत्तीमधील माहितींत जरूर त्या सुधारणा हे पुस्तक लिहिताना केल्या आहेत.
Islamdebatten im Deutschen Bundestag 1990–2009: Eine Habitusanalyse zur Formierungsphase deutscher Islampolitik (Politik und Religion)
by Sebastian Matthias SchlerkaSowohl anhand einer Vollerfassung aller Bundestags-Drucksachen und Plenarprotokolle aus den Jahren 1990-2009, in denen von Islam oder Muslim*innen die Rede ist, als auch anhand einer Habitusanalyse von vier ausgewählten Debatten – zum „Asylkompromiss“ 1993, zu einer außenpolitischen Islamkonferenz 1995, zur Streichung des Religionsprivilegs 2001 und zur Einsetzung der Deutschen Islamkonferenz 2006 – wird in diesem Buch herausgearbeitet, wie die Kategorien „Islam“ und „Muslim*innen“ von den Abgeordneten konstruiert werden. Dabei zeigt sich unter anderem, dass Muslim*innen durchgehend als Eingewanderte betrachtet werden, während der Islam mit potenzieller Bedrohung assoziiert wird.
Islamia Matham
by Pa. RaghavanThe origin of the religion Islam which propagates “God is one and Prophet Mohammed is the last of the Prophets sent by God for the whole humankind” is well narrated in a lucid and simple style and eventually contains the biography of Prophet Mohammed.
Islamic Approaches to Patient Care: Muslim Beliefs and Healthcare Practices for Caregivers
by Ra'Ufa TuellWhy do Muslims bury their dead within 24 hours? Why do Muslim patients want same-gender care? Does Islam really sanction female circumcision? Does it permit contraception and abortion? If so, under what circumstances? Islamic Approaches to Patient Care Muslim Beliefs and Healthcare Practices for Caregivers answers these and many more questions from a Muslim perspective. It offers what s not been published before: a detailed and practical step-by-step guide to culturally sensitive care. For most Muslims, Islamic practices and beliefs permeate many aspects of day-to-day life and these become particularly evident in a healthcare setting. In this book, the author a Muslim hospital chaplain explains why. She interfaces Islamic law and medical ethics with such issues as abortion, autopsy, childbirth, female and male circumcision, death and dying, euthanasia, fertility regulation, infertility treatment, organ transplantation, stem cell research, suicide, and assisted suicide. She also explores dietary restrictions and haram (forbidden) foods, gender modesty and the veiling of women, piety and prayer, and many other relevant topics. In addition, the book includes an extensive section on commonly used phrases and prayers in transliterated Arabic, as well as applicable passages from the Qur'an. As the world s Muslim population continues to surge, particularly in non-Muslim countries, Islamic Approaches to Patient Care can serve as a much-needed resource: a timely, informative, and clearly articulated guide.
Islamic Architecture on the Move: Motion And Modernity
by Christiane GruberEven a casual observer can spy traces of Islamic architecture and design on buildings all over the world, a reminder that artistic traditions and visual culture have never been limited to their region or country of origin, but rather are highly diffusible. <P><P> This book brings together scholars from architectural studies, design, art history, and other fields to challenge and expand concepts of Islamic architecture. Ranging from eighteenth-century Ottoman tents to manifestations of Islamic motifs in 1960s Hawaii, this richly illustrated volume raises key questions about Islamic architecture, and, more broadly, about how we can rethink our understanding of material, artistic, and cultural mobility in the modern world.
Islamic Art and Architecture: 650-1250
by Richard Ettinghausen Oleg Grabar Marilyn Jenkins-Madina"This illustrated book provides an overview of Islamic art and architecture from the seventh to the thirteenth centuries, a time of the formation of a new artistic culture and its first, medieval, flowering in the vast area from the Atlantic to India. Inspired by Ettinghausen and Grabar's original text, this book has been completely rewritten and updated to take into account recent information and methodological advances. "--BOOK JACKET. Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Islamic Banking
by Amr Mohamed El Tiby AhmedA detailed look at the fast-growing field of Islamic finance and banking The guiding principle of Islamic finance has existed throughout Islamic history, yet modern Islamic banking has been around for a relatively short period of time. Author Amr Mohamed El Tiby is an expert in this field, and with this new book, he reveals how you can benefit from the use of Islamic banking strategies in your financial endeavors. Engaging and accessible, Islamic Banking shows the impact this approach has made on conventional banking since the 1950s, and why it's such a big player in the current market. It offers a unique look at various aspects of this field, including the salient features of Islamic banking that distinguishes it from non-Islamic banking, the development of the regulatory bodies and supervisory agencies that support the Islamic banking system, and much more. It also explores the nature of risk in Islamic banking and the issues of capital adequacy, corporate governance, transparency, and risk associated with Islamic banking. Discusses the history and development of Islamic finance Offers straightforward strategies for implementing Islamic finance into your business activities Sheds light on the effect of the global economic crisis on Islamic banks versus conventional banks Filled with in-depth insights and expert advice, this detailed analysis of Islamic finance will help you gain a firm understanding of how effective this proven approach can be.
Islamic Banking
by Nafis Alam Syed Aun R. RizviThis book focuses on current issues impacting the Islamic banking system globally. The contributions introduce readers to existing research and literature in the field and highlight areas of potential scholarly development within Islamic banking studies. The chapters are a variety of case studies, theoretical reviews, and empirical research within the world of Islamic banking. The contributions analyse new developments within Islamic banks from OIC member countries, Malaysia and the GCC. Particular attention is paid to the formative insolvency case of Arcapita Bank in chapter 6. Other chapters provide detailed discussion of the structures, marketing activities and products of Islamic banks, and contrast them with those of counterpart conventional banks. Through this edited collection, readers are given expert insight into contemporary, critical issues facing the growing sphere of Islamic banking.
Islamic Banking and Finance: Second edition
by Hasan ZubairThis book discusses the nature and theories which govern systems of Islamic finance including its most distinctive features and its relationship with conventional financial institutions. It explores the nature and role of money in modern economies and elaborates on the process of credit deposit creation, trade cycles and instruments for the creation of value in financial markets through the perspectives of Islamic finance. The author explains its characteristics, especially the rationale for the lack of interest-based financial activities. He examines the intrinsic ethical and humanistic frameworks that govern financial theories and practices and the models for the creation of value, risk-sharing and socially responsible investing, as well as the governance and regulation that these systems follow. The author also does a comparative assessment of conventional financial systems with Islamic finance with relevant examples, assesses the performance of Islamic systems and examines existing and expanding markets for Islamic finance. Lucid and cogent, this book is useful for scholars and researchers of Islamic finance, Islamic studies, economics, banking and finance in general.
Islamic Banking in Indonesia
by Rifki IsmalA comprehensive overview of key developments in Islamic bankingIn Islamic Banking in Indonesia, renowned economist Dr. Rifki Ismal explores current issues in Islamic banking and financial products with a particular focus on the danger of liquidity risk in Indonesia. It approaches liquidity risk from the conventional perspective of international banking standards, as well as from the Islamic banking perspective. Dr. Ismal also covers the issues of asset-liability balancing, liquidity risk index, organizational structures for managing liquidity, industrial analysis, withdrawal risk, bankruptcy risk, moral hazard risk, and market risk.Compiling all the latest academic research on liquidity risk and other risks in Islamic banking, the book provides a theoretical foundation for managing risk that will is highly useful for researchers on Islamic banking and practitioners and academics.Written by a renowned expert on Islamic banking who works on monetary policy at the central bank of IndonesiaCovers the latest developments in Islamic banking, particularly liquidity risk, for a rapidly expanding marketIdeal for European and American readers, in addition to Asian readers, who need a fuller understanding of Islamic banking institutions, markets, and productsWith the latest academic research and the expertise of a leading practitioner in Islamic banking, this book offers in-depth coverage of the most pressing issues in the field.
Islamic Banks and Financial Institutions: A Study Of Their Objectives And Achievements (Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions)
by Fayaz LoneThis book is a study of the objectives of Islamic Finance in the modern banking space and offers insight into the effects of changes and developments occurring in Islamic banking products and services.
Islamic Business and Performance Management: The Maslahah-Based Performance Management System (Islamic Business and Management)
by Khaliq Ahmad Achmad FirdausThis unique book discovers a new dimension in the study of strategic and performance management in Islamic Business studies. It addresses the missing link of spirituality from modern-day organizational structure in the presence of high-tech pressure in all areas of human endeavours. The authors propose an integrated study of Islamic business approach to strategic and performance management systems to achieve sustainable organizational performance. The book explores employees’ wellbeing and organizations’ perceiving work environment as a spiritual pathway to cultivate values in Islamic business ecosystem to sustain humanity. It is all about care, empathy, and sustenance of others, about truthfulness and management being truthful to themselves and others and endeavouring to live their values more effusively while performing their work. The book stresses the impact of spirituality in performance management, concluding that for any organization to run efficiently, spirituality is the core component to attain happiness, contentment, and success. The book will be of interest to a variety of management scholars, including those researching and studying performance management, talent management, strategic management, and business ethics.
Islamic Capital Markets
by Abbas Mirakhor Obiyathulla Ismath BachaA comprehensive examination of Islamic capital marketsTaking a comparative approach to the subject, this text looks at the similarities and differences between Islamic capital markets and conventional capital markets. The book explains each particular topic from both the conventional and the Islamic perspective, offering a full understanding of Islamic capital markets, processes, and instruments. In addition to a full explanation of Islamic products, this approach also ensures a holistic understanding of the dual markets within which Islamic capital markets operate.Ideal for both students and current practitioners, The New Islamic Capital Markets fills a large gap in the current literature on the subject. Whereas most books in this field cover the topic only superficially, this book offers the depth of coverage and academic rigor needed by professionals and serious students.Fills a gap in the current literature on the subject with comprehensive coverage and in-depth explanationsTakes a comparative and holistic approach to the subject and features case studies from Malaysia, Indonesia, the Middle East, and EuropeWritten by a professor of finance at the International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance (INCEIF)One of the few comprehensive, dedicated guides to the subject available, The New Islamic Capital Markets offers a full understanding of the subject for students and professionals alike.
Islamic Capital Markets
by Kabir Hassan Michael MahlknechtIslamic Finance has experienced rapid growth in recent years, showing significant innovation and sophistication, and producing a broad range of investment products which are not limited to the complete replication of conventional fixed-income instruments, derivatives and fund structures. Islamic Finance represents an elemental departure from traditional interest-based and speculative practices, relying instead on real economic transactions, such as trade, investment based on profit sharing, and other solidary ways of doing business, and aims to incorporate Islamic principles, such as social justice, ecology and kindness, to create investment products and financial markets which are both ethical and sustainable.Products created according to Islamic principles have shown a low correlation to other market segments and are relatively independent even from market turbulences like the subprime crisis. Therefore, they have become increasingly popular with secular Muslims and non-Muslim investors, as highly useful alternative investments for the diversification of portfolios.In Islamic Capital Markets: Products and Strategies, international experts on Islamic Finance and Sharia'a Law focus on the most imminent issues surrounding the evolution of Islamic capital markets and the development of Sharia'a-compliant products. The book is separated into four parts, covering:General concepts and legal issues, including Rahn concepts in Saudi Arabia, the Sharia'a process in product development and the integration of social responsibility in financial communities;Global Islamic capital market trends, such as the evolution of Takaful products and the past, present and future of Islamic derivatives;National and regional experiences, from the world's largest Islamic financial market, Malaysia, to Islamic finance in other countries, including Germany, France and the US;Learning from Islamic finance after the global financial crisis; analysis of the risks and strengths of Islamic capital markets compared to the conventional system, financial engineering from an Islamic perspective, Sharia'a-compliant equity investments and Islamic microfinance.Islamic Capital Markets: Products and Strategies is the complete investors' guide to Islamic finance.