Historical Dictionary of Islam

Historical Dictionary of Islam
Author: Ludwig W. Adamec
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 657
Release: 2016-12-14
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1442277246

Muslims believe that the Koran is God’s message in Arabic, revealed through the medium of the Prophet Muhammad for the guidance of the Arabs and subsequently for all humanity. There is both unity and variety in the Islamic world. Muslims are not a homogeneous people who can be explained solely by their normative texts: the Koran and the Sunnah. Muslims differ vastly in their interpretation of Islam: modernists want to reinterpret Islam to adapt to the requirements of modern times while traditionalists tend to look to the classical and medieval periods of Islam as their model of the Islamic state. This third edition of Historical Dictionary of Islam contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 700 cross-referenced entries on major sects, schools of theology, and jurisprudence, as well as aspects of Islamic culture. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Islam.

The Muslim 100

The Muslim 100
Author: Muhammad Khan
Publisher: Kube Publishing Ltd
Total Pages: 481
Release: 2009-09-01
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1847740294

Short biographies of the most influential Muslims in history and today. A must-have book.

Guide to Reference in Genealogy and Biography

Guide to Reference in Genealogy and Biography
Author: Mary K. Mannix
Publisher: American Library Association
Total Pages: 589
Release: 2015-01-14
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0838912966

Profiling more than 1400 print and electronic sources, this book helps connect librarians and researchers to the most relevant sources of information in genealogy and biography.

Transformation of the Muslim World in the 21st Century

Transformation of the Muslim World in the 21st Century
Author: Muhammed Hüseyin Mercan
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Total Pages: 185
Release: 2016-03-08
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1443890006

In addition to the important breaking points of the last century – such as the abolition of the Caliphate, the World Wars, the Cold War, the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Iranian Revolution and the foundation of a ‘New World Order’ which directly affected Muslim societies – the new conjuncture formed in the wake of the 9/11 attacks brought about various structural problems and changes in the Muslim world. Political and economic developments in the last ten years in particular have brought many Muslim countries to the edge of crisis. Along with political, economic and social issues, the fact that modernisation and secularisation have become dominant in Muslim societies shows that the outcomes of these changes are of great importance. In this respect, this book offers a significant contribution to debates on the processes of change and transformation in the Muslim world. In addition to theoretical debates, the main dynamics of political and social change in Muslim societies are discussed here using specific examples from each country. As such, this volume will provide the reader with a practical understanding of the historical turning points in the Muslim world over recent years.

The 100

The 100
Author: Michael H. Hart
Publisher: Citadel Press
Total Pages: 600
Release: 1978
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780806513508

Listing of 100 people from around the world and from many different fields of endeavor, whose actions--the author has determined--have had, or will have, the greatest influence on the course of history.

Islamic Historiography

Islamic Historiography
Author: Samee Ullah Bhat
Publisher: Educreation Publishing
Total Pages: 149
Release: 2019-03-10
Genre: Education
ISBN:

The book originally a thesis which was submitted to the University of Kashmir for the award of Ph.D degree in Islamic studies in the year 2017 deals with one of the important component of Islamic Social Science namely Islamic historiography. It explores the concept of History in Islam, Qur’anic concept of History and the History-consciousness of the prominent Muslim Historians by highlighting their contributions to History writing. The prominent scholars discussed in this book are: Shibli Numani

Sudanese Intellectuals in the Global Milieu

Sudanese Intellectuals in the Global Milieu
Author: Gada Kadoda
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 343
Release: 2022-03-28
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1793622779

Sudanese Intellectuals in the Global Milieu: Capturing Cultural Capital propels Sudanese intellectuals into the global intellectual milieu and argues for their place in world intellectual history. The contributors posit that Sudan is currently in its most uncertain and perhaps most generative period, as the unrest, conflicts, and upheavals of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries threw Sudanese intellectuals and activists into identity, economic, environmental, religious, and existential crises. Despite these crises, the unrest has created a period of knowledge production and cultural production in Sudan. The contributors to the collection are Sudanese intellectuals who explore the history and evolution of knowledge production, thought, and cultural capital in Sudan.

Hundred Great Muslims

Hundred Great Muslims
Author: Jamil Ahmad
Publisher: Kazi Publications
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1988-04
Genre: India
ISBN: 9780933511163