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SHI'ITE ISLAM
by Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Tabataba'i
284 pages, Paperback (new edition)
This work, by one of the most respected Shi'ah-Islamic scholars of recent years, helps both Muslims and non-Muslims understand the history and philosophy of the Shi'ah school of thought from someone who is an authority on the subject. Tabataba'i tries to present the traditional Shi'ite point of view as it is and as believed and practised by generations of Shi'ah Muslims, touching on the history and origins, and major differences within Shi'ism as well as outside of it.
 
 
 
 


THE ETERNAL MESSAGE OF MUHAMMAD
by Abd al-Rahman Azzam
272 pages, Paperback
Drawing upon years of unparalleled experience in diplomacy and government, Azzam, the first secretary-general of the Arab League in 1945-1952, examines the social and economic ramifications of the Muslim state. He explains that nationalism and war are repugnant to the spirit of Islam, which is based on the human ideals of law and justice expressed in the Qur'an.
 
 
 
 


'US VERSUS THEM', AND BEYOND
by Maryam Sakeenah
229 pages, Paperback
The author tries to make sense of the whole debate surrounding Samuel Huntington's controversial thesis, giving readers a background to the theory and the historical forces behind its development, before discussing the various critique and responses to Huntington’s theory from the Oriental/Islamic perspective.
 
 
 
 


ISLAM - AN INTRODUCTION
by Yusuf al-Qaradawi
408 pages, Paperback
This work by one of the most influential Muslim scholars of this century comes at a time when a host of Islamic terminology has been thrust into the current media coverage about Islam and Muslims.In his inimitable style, Shaykh Yusuf Qaradawi's Madkhal li-Ma'rifah al-Islam attempts to explain Islamic concepts and decipher their meaning in the context of contemporary debates.
 
 
 

THE GREATEST JIHAD
by Imam Khomeini, translated by Muhammad Legenhausen and Azim Sarvdalir
160 pages, Paperback
In this short work, Imam Khomeini invites all to refinement of the soul, asceticism and piety. Addressing students in seminaries, he reminds them to take heed of fact that the major purpose of the prophets has been spiritual progress and moral improvement, and that they must not content themselves with learning a few terms of Islamic jurisprudence.
 
 
 

KITAB AL-IMAN: BOOK OF FAITH
by Ibn Taymiyyah, translated by Salman Hassan al-Ani and Shadia Ahmad Tel
495 pages, Paperback
This work represents the first complete English translation of Kitab al-Iman written by thirteenth-century Muslim scholar, Ibn Taymiyyah. Ibn Taymiyyah’s deep conviction and understanding of the concept of Iman (Faith) in Islam is based on interpretation of the Qur’an and Hadith and the conduct of the pious ancestors of the first three Islamic centuries.
 
 
 

THE MAKING OF ISLAMIC SCIENCE
by Muzaffar Iqbal
318 pages, Paperback
This book provides the necessary background for understanding the contemporary relationship between Islam and modern science. Presenting an authentic discourse on the Islamic understanding of the physical cosmos, Dr Muzaffar explores God’s relationship to the created world and the historical and cultural forces that have shaped and defined Muslim attitudes towards science. This ground-breaking exploration of some of the most fundamental questions in the Islam and science discourse, explores the process of appropriation and transformation of the Islamic scientific tradition in Europe during the three centuries leading up to the Scientific Revolution.
 
 
 
 

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