San'a - Öppen stad
Nu'man, en ung jemenit, är på väg från Aden hem till byn. Som så många andra i detta sägenomspunna men utarmade land, har han velat utbilda sig och bidra till något slags framåtskridande för sitt folk. Men även när både viljan och förmågan finns, ...
Then I was Guided
Then I Was Guided
Myth of Arab Piracy in the Gulf
The British became the dominant power in the Arab Gulf in the late eighteenth century. The conventional view has justified British imperial expansion in the Gulf region because of the need to supress Arab piracy. This book, first published in 1988...
Den Lysande Stegen - En Handbok I Logik
Al-Akhdari handbok i logik är en översättning av hans erkända prosodi på 144 rader med tillhörande förklaring. Verket introducerar den grundläggande terminologi och funktion som logikerna använder för att tänka och resonera på ett sammanhängande och korrekt sätt. Inom ramen för islamiska vetenskaper kommer logiken till god användning som stöd vid bland annat studier inom troslära och rättslära. Som Al-Akhdari så fint förmedlar det så fungerar detta verk som allmän introduktion, en stege som man kan använda för att ta sig vidare till att förstå de mer ingående verken i logik.
Sufi Commentary on the Qur'an
A Sufi Commentary on the Qur'an
Secret of Secrets
An interpretative translation by Shaykh Tosun Bayrak of 'Sirr al-Asrar' by Hadrat Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani (1077-1166AD), considered by many to be one of the greatest saints of Islam and the eponymous founder of the Qadiriyya order. This book, appearing in English for the first time, contains the very essence of Sufism, giving a Sufi explanation of how the outward practices of Islam - prayer, fasting, almsgiving and pilgrimage - contain a wealth of inner dimension which must be discovered and enjoyed if external actions are to be performed in a manner pleasing to God. When this is achieved the soul finds true peace and the spiritual life becomes complete.
Al-akhdaris Sammanfattning - Bönens Regler Enligt Malikiskolan
Detta verks tematik kan för den moderna blicken förefalla komplext och svårbegripligt. Boken är i själva verket en svunnen högcivilisations barnbok. I hundratals år studerades verket av muslimska barn i syfte att dra lärdom om en av religionens viktigaste fundament, tidebönen. Visserligen kan boken läsas av den allmänt historieintresserade för att erhålla djupare insikt om en vital praxis i en av världshistoriens viktigaste livsåskådningar men eftersom boken är författad som vägledande praktisk handbok ämnad att frambringa normativ efterlevnad är det så den främst bör läsas. Författaren var ett universalgeni profilerad inom en rad olika vetenskaper. Al-Akhdari var inte bara lärd inom muslimsk teologi och rättsvetenskap men var även en stor poet. I denna bok har han extraherat det allra mest centrala aspekterna i rättslärans regler om renhet och bön och destillerat fram en manual med så få och enkla ord som möjligt. I boken skriver författaren: "Bönen är ett mäktigt ljus som upplyser de bedjandes hjärtan". Dessa ord ramar in hela bokens syfte och mål.
Sufi Commentary on the Qur'an
The Sufi commentary on the Qur'an by 'Abd al-Razzaq al-Kashani (Ta'wilat al-Qur'an)--long believed to have been written by Muhyi al-Din Ibn 'Arabi (d. 1240)--is one of the masterpieces of Sufi exegesis. It is a complete commentary on the Qur'an, commenting on every chapter but not on every verse. A Sufi Commentary on the Qur'an is the first translation into English of this seminal work. Though little is known about the life of 'Abd al-Razzaq al-Kashani (d. between 1329-35), it is accepted that he studied under Mu'ayyid al-Din al-Jandi, who himself had studied with Sadr al-Din Qunawi, the stepson of Ibn 'Arabi and leading exponent of Akbarian doctrine. Despite the paucity of information on his life, Kashani is recognised for the significant contribution he made to the school of Ibn 'Arabi; his influence and legacy lie in his systemisation of the ideas and thoughts of Ibn 'Arabi. The central theme of Kashani's commen-tary on the Qur'an is gnosis or direct experiential knowledge of God:
Debunking the Myth of America's Poodle
Most writing today by activists and opponents of foreign policy is rooted in the 1960s. Underpinning many of these books is the unquestioned assumption that contemporary British imperialism is an adjunct to American foreign policy. Wherever the Un...
Modern Persian Literature in Afghanistan
With the unleashing of the "War on Terror" in the aftermath of 9/11, Afghanistan has become prominent in the news. However, we need to appreciate that no substantive understanding of contemporary history, politics and society of this cou...
What ??s? Ibn Hish?m Told Us
Trenchant and witty critiques of life in Cairo under British rule What ??s? ibn Hish?m Told Us is a masterpiece of early twentieth-century Arabic prose. Penned by the Egyptian journalist Mu?ammad al-Muwayli??, this highly original work was first i...
Nomadens ode över livets flyktighet
Arabiens förislamiska kultur uppmärksammas sällan utanför forskarvärldens akademiska ramar. Huvudsyftet med denna bok är att väcka intresse för en viktig period i världslitteraturens historia hos läsare utan förkunskaper i arabisk litteratur eller...
En stad vid namn Komeit
I denna roman förflyttas läsaren till Irak i slutet av 70-talet, ett land som ännu inte drabbats av de stora olyckorna men redan hade nuvarande politiskt system och ledarskap. Saleh, en före detta aktiv kommunist, tror att han definitivt har begra...
How He Treated Them?
Today, more than ever, individuals ����nd themselves in desperate need of guidance, and by extension, in need of a guide to make sense of life. Over the ages, Allah, The Almighty, has sent different Prophets and Messengers to guide humanity and to provide answers to the questions confronting man. The most important features of their mission was to explain the Divine laws and exemplify Divine wisdom, and thus, serve as role-models to their nations.Prophet Muhammad, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, the last Messengerof Allah, was unique in that he was not sent to a particular nation, but to humankind as a whole. As with every other Prophet, the focus of his message was that of obedience to Allah through acts of worship in word and deed. Through his personal example and guidance, the Prophet, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, presented humanity with a superior way of life that was founded on the worship of Allah and the beautiful values that this entails. Due to his exceptional conduct and
The Diwan
The Diwan
Baghdad Cookery Book
A translation of Al-Baghdadi's 'Kitab al-Tabikh,' the favourite Arab cookery book of the Turks.
Anhalternas bok
Avrättningen av Halláj 922 e.Kr., och senare av hans lärjunge ibn Atá bland andra mystiker, har en social förklaring, där "heretiska" rörelser och "subversiva" läror "underminerade den rådande ordningen" så pass att K...
Muslim Woman's Attire and Adornment
In Volume 4, the author shows that Islam honours women in all that it makes permissible for a Muslim woman to wear and with what she may adorn herself. This Eight volume series is the author’s abridged version of his longer work with the same Arabic title, Tahrir al-Mar’ah fi ‘Asr al-Risalah spanning a twenty-five year study comprising fourteen great anthologies of ahadith, but in this book he only rarely includes hadiths from any anthology other than the two most authentic ones of al-Bukhari and Muslim.
Muslim Woman's Participation in Social Life
The emancipation of women cannot be complete unless it is coupled with the emancipation of men. This can only be accomplished by drawing our social values from the Qur’an and the sunnah. In this volume, the author shows that mixed social life was the pattern in the early Muslim society established by the Prophet. This 8-volume series is the author’s abridged version of his longer work with the same title, spanning a 25-year study of the main sources of Islamic teachings: the Qur’an and the authentic sunnah. The author’s study comprised 14 great anthologies of hadiths, but in his book he only rarely includes hadiths from any anthology other than the two most authentic ones of al-Bukhari and Muslim. This series will illustrate the status of the Muslim woman that is greatly different from what is assumed in most Muslim societies today.
The Muslim Family and the Woman's Position
The Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) established complete equality between men and women, with both having their respective special functions. This volume draws on the features of the Muslim Woman pertaining to marriage in accordance to the Qur’an and Sunnah drawing upon specific examples of incidents as well as different prominent female figures in Islam during the Prophet’s lifetime. It shows that much of what we imagine to be Islamic rules are no more than social or cultural tradition. It is short and concise and approaches wronged popular thinking in a good-natured manner all the while correcting much of what has been misinterpreted by culture and tradition. This book is well-sourced and given the topic, beneficial for all Muslims to pick up at some point in their lives.
Incoherence of the Philosophers, 2nd Edition
Although Abu Hamid Muhammad al-Ghazali lived a relatively short life (1058-1111), he established himself as one of the most important thinkers in the history of Islam. The Incoherence of the Philosophers, written after more than a decade of travel...
Al-Ghazali's "Moderation in Belief"
Centuries after his death, al-Ghazali remains one of the most influential figures of the Islamic intellectual tradition. Although he is best known for his Incoherence of the Philosophers, Moderation in Belief is his most profound work of philosoph...
Niche of Lights
Abu Hamid Muhammad al-Ghazali's philosophical explorations covered nearly the entire spectrum of twelfth-century beliefs. Beginning his career as a skeptic, he ended it as a scholar of mysticism and orthodoxy. The Niche of Lights, written near the...
