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The Prophet's Heir

The Life of Ali ibn Abi Talib

By: Hassan Abbas

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The Prophet's Heir

The Life of Ali ibn Abi Talib

By: Hassan Abbas

The life and legacy of one of Mohammad’s closest confidants and Islam’s patron saint: Ali ibn Abi Talib Ali ibn Abi Talib is arguably the single most important spiritual and intellectual authority in Islam after prophet Mohammad. Through his teachings and leadership as fourth caliph, Ali nourished Islam. But Muslims are divided on whether he was supposed to be Mohammad’s political successor—and he continues to be a polarizing figure in Islamic history. Hassan Abbas provides a nuanced, compelling portrait of this towering yet divisive figure and the origins of sectarian division within Islam. Abbas reveals how, after Mohammad, Ali assumed the spiritual mantle of Islam to spearhead the movement that the prophet had led. While Ali’s teachings about wisdom, justice, and selflessness continue to be cherished by both Shia and Sunni Muslims, his pluralist ideas have been buried under sectarian agendas and power politics. Today, Abbas argues, Ali’s legacy and message stands against that of ISIS, Al-Qaeda, and Taliban.

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Yale University Press

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0300229453

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Ethics in Persian Poetry

With Special Reference to Timurid Period

By: Ghulam Abbas Dalal

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Ethics in Persian Poetry

With Special Reference to Timurid Period

By: Ghulam Abbas Dalal

Ethics In Persian Poetry Is The Result Of A Lifelong Study Of The Author In The Interpretation Of Sufi Poetry. Sufi Poetry, In Popular Parlance Is All About Wine & Women, About Love And Romance. The Author Presents Six Eminent Sufi Poets Of The Pre-Timurid Period Including Firdawsi, Umar Khayyam, Sadi And Six Eminent Poets Of The Timurid Period Including Ibn-I-Yamin, Hafiz And Jami, In A Different Context, Bringing Out The True Meaning Of The Allegorical Verses Of These Poets Without Any Bias. The Book Offers An Insight Into The Softness And Subtlety Of Their Poetry, Combined With Crystal Like Clarity Of Their Philosophical And Ethical Thinking.

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Abhinav Publications

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8170173140

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9788170173144

Kurds and the State in Iran

The Making of Kurdish Identity

By: Abbas Vali

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Kurds and the State in Iran

The Making of Kurdish Identity

By: Abbas Vali

In early 1946, Kurds declared an independent republic in north-west Iran. The Mahabad Republic, as it became known, was the first time that the Kurds experienced self-rule in the modern era. Although short-lived, the Republic had a formative influence on the subsequent development of Kurdish nationalist movements in Iran and the wider region. Here, Abbas Vali disputes the conventional view that the Kurdish Republic was the result of a Soviet conspiracy to dismember Iran, a side-effect of the Cold War. Instead he emphasizes the diversity of the internal Iranian and Kurdish factors that led to the formation of the Republic, arguing that the Republic represents the culmination of a new and modern Kurdish national identity. This was an identity which emerged in response to the exclusionary effects of the political and discursive processes and practices of the construction of a modern Iranian nation-state and national identity since the Constitutional Revolution of 1906, which often excluded and attempted to override a Kurdish one. Vali contends that this process, largely due to the socio-economic and cultural impact of the rule of Pahlavis, in reality forced the Kurdish people of Iran to form and reinforce their own ethno-linguistic and ethno-national community. The expressions of this separate identity can be traced through the formation and dissolution of Kurdish national parties, such as the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran (KDPI). 'Kurds and the State in Iran' offers an analysis of the formation and effects of the concepts of the state, the nation, nationalism and ethnic identity, which go beyond current ethnicist and constructivist theories, thus making it essential reading for anyone interested in the Kurds or the development of national and state identities in the Middle East.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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0857720333

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9780857720337

Whose Islam?

The Western University and Modern Islamic Thought in Indonesia

By: Megan Brankley Abbas

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Whose Islam?

The Western University and Modern Islamic Thought in Indonesia

By: Megan Brankley Abbas

In this incisive new book, Megan Brankley Abbas argues that the Western university has emerged as a significant space for producing Islamic knowledge and Muslim religious authority. For generations, Indonesia's foremost Muslim leaders received their educations in Middle Eastern madrasas or the archipelago's own Islamic schools. Starting in the mid-twentieth century, however, growing numbers traveled to the West to study Islam before returning home to assume positions of political and religious influence. Whose Islam? examines the far-reaching repercussions of this change for major Muslim communities as well as for Islamic studies as an academic discipline. As Abbas details, this entanglement between Western academia and Indonesian Islam has not only forged powerful new transnational networks but also disrupted prevailing modes of authority in both spheres. For Muslim intellectuals, studying Islam in Western universities provides opportunities to experiment with academic disciplines and to reimagine the faith, but it also raises troubling questions about whether and how to protect the Islamic tradition from Western encroachment. For Western academics, these connections raise pressing ethical questions about their own roles in the global politics of development and Islamic religious reform. Drawing on extensive archival research from around the globe, Whose Islam? provides a unique perspective on the perennial tensions between insiders and outsiders in religious studies.

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Stanford University Press

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1503627942

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The Taliban Revival

Violence and Extremism on the Pakistan-Afghanistan Frontier

By: Hassan Abbas

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The Taliban Revival

Violence and Extremism on the Pakistan-Afghanistan Frontier

By: Hassan Abbas

In autumn 2001, U.S. and NATO troops were deployed to Afghanistan to unseat the Taliban rulers, repressive Islamic fundamentalists who had lent active support to Osama bin Laden’s Al-Qaeda jihadists. The NATO forces defeated and dismantled the Taliban government, scattering its remnants across the country. But despite a more than decade-long attempt to eradicate them, the Taliban endured—regrouping and reestablishing themselves as a significant insurgent movement. Gradually they have regained control of large portions of Afghanistan even as U.S. troops are preparing to depart from the region. In his authoritative and highly readable account, author Hassan Abbas examines how the Taliban not only survived but adapted to their situation in order to regain power and political advantage. Abbas traces the roots of religious extremism in the area and analyzes the Taliban’s support base within Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas. In addition, he explores the roles that Western policies and military decision making—not to mention corruption and incompetence in Kabul—have played in enabling the Taliban’s return to power.

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Yale University Press

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0300183690

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9780300183696

The Shah

By: Abbas Milani

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The Shah

By: Abbas Milani

An Iranian scholar chronicles the life and legacy of the last Shah of Iran, including his role in the creation of the modern Islamic republic.

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Macmillan

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0230340385

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9780230340381

Iran

A Modern History

By: Abbas Amanat

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Iran

A Modern History

By: Abbas Amanat

A masterfully researched and compelling history of Iran from 1501 to 2009 This history of modern Iran is not a survey in the conventional sense but an ambitious exploration of the story of a nation. It offers a revealing look at how events, people, and institutions are shaped by currents that sometimes reach back hundreds of years. The book covers the complex history of the diverse societies and economies of Iran against the background of dynastic changes, revolutions, civil wars, foreign occupation, and the rise of the Islamic Republic. Abbas Amanat combines chronological and thematic approaches, exploring events with lasting implications for modern Iran and the world. Drawing on diverse historical scholarship and emphasizing the twentieth century, he addresses debates about Iran’s culture and politics. Political history is the driving narrative force, given impetus by Amanat's decades of research and study. He layers the book with discussions of literature, music, and the arts; ideology and religion; economy and society; and cultural identity and heritage.

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0300231466

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Social Capital and Risk Sharing

An Islamic Finance Paradigm

By: Abbas Mirakhor,Adam Ng,Mansor H. Ibrahim

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Social Capital and Risk Sharing

An Islamic Finance Paradigm

By: Abbas Mirakhor,Adam Ng,Mansor H. Ibrahim

This exciting new addition to Palgrave Studies in Islamic Banking, Finance, and Economics argues that social capital can facilitate rule-compliance and co-operation in the sharing of risk in financial and economic activities.

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Springer

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1137476052

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9781137476050

Seismic Imaging Methods and Applications for Oil and Gas Exploration

By: Yasir Bashir,Deva Prasad Ghosh,Amir Abbas Babasafari,Abdul Rahim Md Arshad,Seyed Yaser Moussavi Alashloo,Abdul Halim Latiff,Rosita Hamidi,Shiba Rezaei,Teresa Ratnam,Chico Sambo

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Seismic Imaging Methods and Applications for Oil and Gas Exploration

By: Yasir Bashir,Deva Prasad Ghosh,Amir Abbas Babasafari,Abdul Rahim Md Arshad,Seyed Yaser Moussavi Alashloo,Abdul Halim Latiff,Rosita Hamidi,Shiba Rezaei,Teresa Ratnam,Chico Sambo

Seismic Imaging Methods and Application for Oil and Gas Exploration connects the legacy of field data processing and imaging with new research methods using diffractions and anisotropy in the field of geophysics. Topics covered include seismic data acquisition, seismic data processing, seismic wave modeling, high-resolution imaging, and anisotropic modeling and imaging. This book is a necessary resource for geophysicist working in the oil and gas and mineral exploration industries, as well as for students and academics in exploration geophysics. - Provides detailed methods that are used in the industry, including advice on which methods to use in specific situations - Compares classical methods with the latest technologies to improve practice and application in the real world - Includes case studies for further explanation of methods described in the book

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0323918875

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9780323918879

Pakistan's Drift into Extremism

Allah, the Army, and America's War on Terror

By: Hassan Abbas

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Pakistan's Drift into Extremism

Allah, the Army, and America's War on Terror

By: Hassan Abbas

This book examines the rise of religious extremism in Pakistan, particularly since 1947, and analyzes its connections to the Pakistani army's corporate interests and U.S.-Pakistan relations. It includes profiles of leading Pakistani militant groups with details of their origins, development, and capabilities. The author begins with an historical overview of the introduction of Islam to the Indian sub-continent in 712 AD, and brings the story up to the present by describing President Musharraf's handling of the war on terror. He provides a detailed account of the political developments in Pakistan since 1947 with a focus on the influence of religious and military forces. He also discusses regional politics, Pakistan's attempt to gain nuclear power status, and U.S.-Pakistan relations, and offers predictions for Pakistan's domestic and regional prospects.

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Routledge

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1317463285

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Pakistan’s Blasphemy Laws

From Islamic Empires to the Taliban

By: Shemeem Burney Abbas

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Pakistan’s Blasphemy Laws

From Islamic Empires to the Taliban

By: Shemeem Burney Abbas

Under the guise of Islamic law, the prophet Muhammad’s Islam, and the Qur’an, states such as Pakistan, Afghanistan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Bangladesh are using blasphemy laws to suppress freedom of speech. Yet the Prophet never tried or executed anyone for blasphemy, nor does the Qur’an authorize the practice. Asserting that blasphemy laws are neither Islamic nor Qur‘anic, Shemeem Burney Abbas traces the evolution of these laws from the Islamic empires that followed the death of the Prophet Muhammad to the present-day Taliban. Her pathfinding study on the shari’a and gender demonstrates that Pakistan’s blasphemy laws are the inventions of a military state that manipulates discourse in the name of Islam to exclude minorities, women, free thinkers, and even children from the rights of citizenship. Abbas herself was persecuted under Pakistan’s blasphemy laws, so she writes from both personal experience and years of scholarly study. Her analysis exposes the questionable motives behind Pakistan’s blasphemy laws, which were resurrected during General Zia-ul-Haq’s regime of 1977–1988—motives that encompassed gaining geopolitical control of the region, including Afghanistan, in order to weaken the Soviet Union. Abbas argues that these laws created a state-sponsored “infidel” ideology that now affects global security as militant groups such as the Taliban justify violence against all “infidels” who do not subscribe to their interpretation of Islam. She builds a strong case for the suspension of Pakistan’s blasphemy laws and for a return to the Prophet’s peaceful vision of social justice.

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University of Texas Press

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0292753071

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9780292753075

Peanut Agriculture and Production Technology

Integrated Nutrient Management

By: Zafar Abbas,Arvind Kumar,Anoop Kumar

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Peanut Agriculture and Production Technology

Integrated Nutrient Management

By: Zafar Abbas,Arvind Kumar,Anoop Kumar

Peanut Agriculture and Production Technology: Integrated Nutrient Management focuses on agricultural techniques and integrated nutrient management of peanuts (Arachis hypogaea L.). Peanuts are the second most important oil crop of India, occupying 5.7 million hectares, with an average production of 0.8 ton/ha, which is 23.5% of the India’s total oil seed production. Worldwide annual production of shelled peanuts was 42 million metric tons in 2014. It is the world’s 4th most important source of edible oil and the 3rd most important source of vegetable protein. The volume includes basic and advanced information on production, agrotechniques, and integrated nutrient management of Arachis hypogaea L. crop plant. It studies the physiology of the peanut, looking at the proper environmental conditions for optimal growth as well as under various subnormal conditions. It explores the methods of nitrogen application as well as the influence of different sowing dates and population densities to harvest its full yield potential. The book covers methods to achieve balanced nutrition, including using organic manures in groundnut farming to enhance yielding ability. The book will be a rich resource for those in agriculture, horticulture, and allied sciences, particularly for agricultural scientists in plant and crop physiology, agronomy, and soil science. Farm owners and managers of peanut crops and production will also benefit from the information provided in this volume.

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CRC Press

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1351681281

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Business Ethics in Islam

By: Abbas J. Ali

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Business Ethics in Islam

By: Abbas J. Ali

The book is the most original and comprehensive treatment of business ethics in Islam. It explores the thinking of early Islamic scholars on ethics, whilst encompassing the modern developments in the field. It is aimed at fostering discourse on busines

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Edward Elgar Publishing

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1781006733

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The Return of the Taliban

Afghanistan after the Americans Left

By: Hassan Abbas

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The Return of the Taliban

Afghanistan after the Americans Left

By: Hassan Abbas

The first account of the new Taliban—showing who they are, what they want, and how they differ from their predecessors A Newsweek Staffers’ Favorite Book of 2023 Since the fall of Kabul in 2021, the Taliban have effective control of Afghanistan—a scenario few Western commentators anticipated. But after a twenty-year-long bitter war against the Republic of Afghanistan, reestablishing control is a complex procedure. What is the Taliban’s strategy now that they’ve returned to power? In this groundbreaking new account, Hassan Abbas examines the resurgent Taliban as ruptures between moderates and the hardliners in power continue to widen. The group is now facing debilitating threats—from humanitarian crises to the Islamic State in Khorasan—but also engaging on the world stage, particularly with China and central Asian states. Making considered use of sources and contacts in the region, and offering profiles of major Taliban leaders, Return of the Taliban is the essential account of the movement as it develops and consolidates its grasp on Afghanistan.

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0300271190

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Indian Government and Politics

By: Abbas Hoveyda

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Indian Government and Politics

By: Abbas Hoveyda

Framed within a perspective of the entire political process, this book closely examines the legal provisions of the Constitution of India, as well as the role and functions of other agencies and groups that influence policies and laws. It also looks at historical and contemporary cases to illuminate the philosophy behind the Constitution, the role of various social groups, the functioning of the government and the evolution of our politics. Written in a lucid and familiar style, this book assumes no background in the subject, and an extensive glossary explains unfamiliar terms and complex concepts.

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Pearson Education India

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8131733122

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9788131733127

Quranic Philosophy

By: Abbas M. al-Akkad

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Quranic Philosophy

By: Abbas M. al-Akkad

“I have seen some people deny religions in the modern age in the name of Materialism. Thus, they borrowed every characteristic and necessity from religion’s characteristics and necessities, and never spared the religions’ elements of faith and belief that have no basis but mere believing and emotion. Then they stripped religion from its strength that it spreads into the depths of the soul because they indeed made it up and did not attribute it to its original source. Believers in this Materialism ask their adherents to disbelieve in everything but matter, and to believe that universes are created from that matter in sequential courses where each course is broken up at its end and then recommences in a new course infinitely time after time. They also ask their adherents to wait for the everlasting bliss on this earth whenever their predictions about disappearance of social classes come true. There is no religion that places on its followers a burden of a belief weirder than such belief, nor does any religion place a burden of submission more complete than such submission”. By these words at the end of the introduction of Quranic Philosophy, al-Akkad indicated his target behind this work, which is one of his feats and exploits. As he go interviewing philosophers about their views on some social and life issues on which Islam introduced perceptions that have always been the focus of Materialism criticism to prove through his interviews that religion does not smash intellect, crash mind, oppose, contradict, hostile or stand an adversarial position against them. Quranic Philosophy is a small book with a tremendous value on the spiritual and social philosophy of some of the topics stated in the Noble Quran. Although its title and topics seem to be far from jurisprudence justification, yet the truth is that dealing with the topics stated therein falls directly and explicitly under the umbrella of justification. Al-Akkad discussed some issues like judgments concerning women, marriage, inheritance, captivity, punishments, acts of worship and other issues, where he discussed their reasons and logical wisdom. Yet, al-Akkad moved further from topics of jurisprudence justification to discussing the philosophy of Quranic discourse in terms of science, morals and creed. Nevertheless, his discussion on such issues has been concise with no connection to branches just as his discussion on the Sharia rules stated in the Noble Quran. Arkan Centre for studies, research and publishing preferred taking care of this invaluable book to broaden its impact scope by translating it to English for the first time. The aim is not to defend Islam or deny the charges, yet to signify the momentum of thinking and enhancing minds, root for knowledge and speech culture and encourage ripe intercultural operations between Arabic language and the rest of world languages. “وقد رأيت أناسًا يُبطلون الأديان في العصر الحديث باسم الفلسفة المادية، فإذا بهم يستعيرون من الدين كل خاصة من خواصه، وكل لازمة من لوازمه، ولا يستغنون عما فيه من عناصر الإيمان والاعتقاد، التي لا سند لها غير مجرد التصديق والشعور، ثم يُجردونه من قوته التي يبثها في أعماق النفس، لأنهم اصطنعوه اصطناعًا، ولم يرجعوا به إلى مصدره الأصيل، فالمؤمنون بهذه الفلسفة المادية، يطلبون من شيعتهم أن يكفروا بكل شيء غير المادة، وأن يعتقدوا أن الأكوان تنشأ من هذه المادة، في دورات مسلسلة تنحل كل دورة منها في نهايتها لتعود إلى التركيب في دورة جديدة، وهكذا دواليك .. ويطلبون منهم أن ينتظروا النعيم المقيم على هذه الأرض، متى صحت نبوءتهم عن زوال الطبقات الاجتماعية .. ولا يُكلف دين من الأديان أتباعه تصديقًا أغرب من هذا التصديق، ولا تسليمًا أتم من هذا التسليم!”. بهذه الكلمات في خواتيم مقدمة “الفلسفة القرآنية”، بيَّن العقاد هدفه من وراء هذا التأليف الذي يعُد من مفاخره ومآثره، فقد انطلق يحاور الفلاسفة في رؤيتهم لبعض القضايا الاجتماعية والحياتية التي قدم الإسلام فيها تصورات كانت دومًا محط نقد الفلسفة المادية، ليُثبت من خلال محاوراته أن الدين لا يُصادم الفكر ولا يصطدم بالعقل، ولا يُعارضهما أو يُناقضهما أو يُناصبهما عداءً أو يقف حيالهما موقف خصام. و”الفلسفة القرآنية” كتابٌ صغيرُ الحجم عظيمُ الفائدة في الفلسفة الروحية والاجتماعية لبعض الموضوعات التي وردت في القرآن الكريم، وهو وإن كان ظاهر عنوانه ورءوس موضوعاته أنها بعيدة عن التعليل التشريعي؛ إلا أن حقيقة معالجة الموضوعات التي وردت به تدخل في باب التعليل بصورة صريحة ومباشرة، إذ تعرّض العقاد فيه لبعض المسائل، مثل: أحكام المرأة، والزواج، والميراث، والرقّ، والعقوبات، والعبادات، وغيرها، فتكلم عن عِللها وحِكمتها العقلية، غيرَ أنّ العقاد تجاوز موضوعات التعليل التشريعي بالكلام عن فلسفة الخطاب القرآني فيما يتعلق بقضايا العلم والأخلاق والعقيدة، على أن كلامه في شأن تلك القضايا ككلامه في أحكام الشريعة التي وردت في القرآن؛ قد جاء مجملًا غير متعلق بالفروع. وقد آثر مركز أركان للدراسات والأبحاث والنشر، أن يعتني بهذا الكتاب كبير القيمة، ويوسع من نطاق أثره بترجمته إلى اللغة الإنجليزية لأول مرة، لا دفاعًا عن الإسلام، ولا نفيًا لاتهام، ولكن استثارةً للهمم نحو التفكير واستنهاض العقول، وتأصيلًا لثقافة المعرفة والحوار، وتشجيعًا لعمليات المثاقفة الناضجة بين اللغة العربية وبقية لغات العالم.

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9778541965

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Applications of Hypothesis Testing for Environmental Science

By: Abbas F.M. Alkarkhi

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Applications of Hypothesis Testing for Environmental Science

By: Abbas F.M. Alkarkhi

Applications of Hypothesis Testing for Environmental Science presents the theory and application of hypothesis testing in environmental science, allowing researchers to carry out suitable tests for decision-making on a variety of issues. This book works as a step-by-step resource to provide understanding of the concepts and applications of hypothesis testing in the field of environmental science. The tests are presented in simplified form without relying on complex mathematical proofs to allow researchers to easily locate the most appropriate test and apply it to real-world situations. Each example is accompanied by a case study showing the application of the method to realistic data. This book provides step-by-step guidance in analyzing and testing various environmental data for researchers, postgraduates and graduates of environmental sciences, as well as academics looking for a book that includes case studies of the applications of hypothesis testing. It will also be a valuable resource for researchers in other related fields and those who are not familiar with the use of statistics who may need to analyze data or perform hypothesis tests in their research. - Includes step-by-step tutorials to aid in the understanding of procedures and allowing implementation of suitable tests - Presents the theory of hypothesis testing in a simple yet thorough manner without complex mathematical proofs - Describes how to implement hypothesis testing in analyzing and interpretation environmental science data

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0323851878

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Revisiting Islamic Economics

The Organizing Principles of a New Paradigm

By: Nabil El Maghrebi,Abbas Mirakhor,Tarık Akın,Zamir Iqbal

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Revisiting Islamic Economics

The Organizing Principles of a New Paradigm

By: Nabil El Maghrebi,Abbas Mirakhor,Tarık Akın,Zamir Iqbal

This book discusses the need for a paradigm shift from Islamic economics universe of discourse to Iqtisād, a socio-economic system that is entirely independent from other economic doctrines and systems of thought. It provides an overview of critiques of the science and dogma of mainstream, orthodox, neoclassical, or simply Economics, with its axioms of rationality, scarcity, and unlimited wants. There is also a critical analysis of Islamic economics, and its failures to set its own policy agenda and development objectives. Our contention in this book is that Iqtisād--the Qur’an’s vision of how the economy is to be arranged—provides such a paradigm with a radically different philosophical foundation from that of Economics to the point that makes grafting one onto the other Impossible. Iqtisād offers a genuine and authentic Islamic paradigm with unique etymological and philosophical foundations. It is a unique system that derives its organizing principles from the principal source of the Quran, rather than Economics. The logical coherence of its immutable system of rules compliance, institutional structures, and risk-sharing relations provides the foundations for economic dynamism, financial stability, and shared prosperity. It ensures that resources are efficiently managed, poverty is eradicated, income and wealth mal-distributions are corrected, and the internal sources of economic injustices gripping human societies are eliminated. The Impossibility Theorem proposed in this book implies that, metaphysically, ontologically, epistemologically, axiologically, and teleologically, the two polar cases of Iqtisād and Economics are so radically different to rule out any grafting of one onto the other in order to present an intermediate paradigm with a synthetic discipline called Islamic economics. Given its multidisciplinary contents, this book will be of interest to a wide audience, including economists, policymakers, philosophers, theologians, and jurists, and can guide also free-thinking readers to a clarity of understanding about the conditions of humanity and the imperative of change with a sincerity of purpose and coherence in knowledge.

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303141134X

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Musaliar King

Decolonial Historiography of Malabar's Resistance

By: Abbas Panakkal

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Musaliar King

Decolonial Historiography of Malabar's Resistance

By: Abbas Panakkal

This book delves into decolonial saga of Malabar through the eyes of a native chronicler and uncover the hidden truth behind the 'Musaliar King,' the media moulded monarch by colonial misnomers. This richly woven narrative illuminates inter-community alliances amidst turmoil and exposes calculated colonial stratagems that obscured sacrifices made by natives. The narrative serves as a corrective lens, shedding light on the valiant deeds often overshadowed by colonial narratives. Readers are taken on a transformative journey, where historical understanding is reshaped, and the vernacular valour embedded in the history of Malabar comes to the forefront. Navigate the contours of a contentious issue surrounding a photograph, as the author masterfully challenges its authenticity. This eloquent journey transcends the mere exploration of historical facts; it is a symphony of identity, sacrifice, and community resilience. A literary gem for aficionados of history, this monograph invites readers to savour the beauty of Malabar's tumultuous past, promising a profound understanding of the events that have shaped its captivating history. This book debunks controversial narratives and confronts the misidentified, reshaping historical understanding and revealing the spirit within Malabar's untold stories of solidarity and sacrifice.

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9356407940

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Proceedings of the Eighth Annual International Conference on Shi'i Studies

By: Shabbir Agha Abbas,Antonio Torres Fernández,Saeid Sobhani,M. Mehdi Ali,Zain Alattar,Julia Katarina,Sheikh Al Muatasim Al Maawali,Amina Inloes

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Proceedings of the Eighth Annual International Conference on Shi'i Studies

By: Shabbir Agha Abbas,Antonio Torres Fernández,Saeid Sobhani,M. Mehdi Ali,Zain Alattar,Julia Katarina,Sheikh Al Muatasim Al Maawali,Amina Inloes

The Annual International Conference on Shi‘i Studies is organised by the Research and Publications Department of The Islamic College, London. The conference aims to provide a broad platform for scholars working in the field of Shi‘i Studies to present their latest research and explore diverse opinions on Shi‘i thought, practice, and heritage. This book comprises a selection of papers from the eighth conference held on 13 May 2023.

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ICAS Press

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1907905596

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Belief and Rule Compliance

An Experimental Comparison of Muslim and Non-Muslim Economic Behavior

By: Hazik Mohamed,Abbas Mirakhor,Nuri Erbaş

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Belief and Rule Compliance

An Experimental Comparison of Muslim and Non-Muslim Economic Behavior

By: Hazik Mohamed,Abbas Mirakhor,Nuri Erbaş

Belief and Rule Compliance: An Experimental Comparison of Muslim and Non-Muslim Economic Behavior uses modern behavioral science and game theory to examine the behavior and compliance of Muslim populations to Islamic Finance laws and norms. The work identifies behaviors characterized by unexpected complexity and profound divergence, including expectations for sharing, cooperation and entrepreneurship gleaned from studies. Adopting a unique set of recent empirical observations, the work provides a reliable behavioral foundation for practitioners seeking to evaluate, create and market Islamic financial products. - Covers the economic behavior of Muslims and non-Muslims - Indicates when, and if, economic behavior confirms/opposes rational self-interest assumptions - Links rule compliance with risk sharing concepts in Islamic Finance - Applies game theory to understand behavioral rules compliance regarding Islamic Finance laws - Explores behavioral implications for creating and marketing new financial products

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Academic Press

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0128138130

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Applied Statistics for Environmental Science with R

By: Abbas F. M. Al-Karkhi,Wasin A. A. Alqaraghuli

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Applied Statistics for Environmental Science with R

By: Abbas F. M. Al-Karkhi,Wasin A. A. Alqaraghuli

Applied Statistics for Environmental Science with R presents the theory and application of statistical techniques in environmental science and aids researchers in choosing the appropriate statistical technique for analyzing their data. Focusing on the use of univariate and multivariate statistical methods, this book acts as a step-by-step resource to facilitate understanding in the use of R statistical software for interpreting data in the field of environmental science. Researchers utilizing statistical analysis in environmental science and engineering will find this book to be essential in solving their day-to-day research problems. - Includes step-by-step tutorials to aid in understanding the process and implementation of unique data - Presents statistical theory in a simple way without complex mathematical proofs - Shows how to analyze data using R software and provides R scripts for all examples and figures

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Elsevier

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0128186232

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Ethical Dimensions of Islamic Finance

Theory and Practice

By: Zamir Iqbal,Abbas Mirakhor

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Ethical Dimensions of Islamic Finance

Theory and Practice

By: Zamir Iqbal,Abbas Mirakhor

This book provides an introductory theoretical foundation of the ethics embedded in Islamic economics and finance, and it shows how this ethical framework could pave the way to economic and social justice. It demonstrates how Islamic finance—a risk-sharing and asset-backed finance—has embedded universal values, ethical rules, and virtues, and how these qualities may be applied to a supposedly value-neutral social science to influence policy-making. This book argues that ethical and responsible finance, such as Islamic finance, could lead the efforts to achieve sustainable economic development. Iqbal and Mirakhor then conduct a comparative analysis of Islamic and conventional financial systems and present Islamic finance as an alternative that can address today’s growing problems of inequality, social injustice, financial repression, unethical leadership, and lack of opportunity to share prosperity.

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Springer

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3319663909

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Easy Statistics for Food Science with R

By: Abbas F.M. Alkarkhi,Wasin A. A. Alqaraghuli

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Easy Statistics for Food Science with R

By: Abbas F.M. Alkarkhi,Wasin A. A. Alqaraghuli

Easy Statistics for Food Science with R presents the application of statistical techniques to assist students and researchers who work in food science and food engineering in choosing the appropriate statistical technique. The book focuses on the use of univariate and multivariate statistical methods in the field of food science. The techniques are presented in a simplified form without relying on complex mathematical proofs. This book was written to help researchers from different fields to analyze their data and make valid decisions. The development of modern statistical packages makes the analysis of data easier than before. The book focuses on the application of statistics and correct methods for the analysis and interpretation of data. R statistical software is used throughout the book to analyze the data. - Contains numerous step-by-step tutorials help the reader to learn quickly - Covers the theory and application of the statistical techniques - Shows how to analyze data using R software - Provides R scripts for all examples and figures

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Academic Press

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0128142634

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9780128142639

White Nile Arabs

Political Leadership and Economic Change Volume 53

By: Abbas Mohamed

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White Nile Arabs

Political Leadership and Economic Change Volume 53

By: Abbas Mohamed

This book is an account of the changing social and political structure of the Hassaniya and Hissinat, two Sudanese Arabic speaking tribes inhabiting the northern part of the White Nile Province in the Sudan. The account is based on field research over 15 months, between June 1969 and November 1970, among these groups.

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Routledge

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1000324389

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The Female Voice in Sufi Ritual

Devotional Practices of Pakistan and India

By: Shemeem Burney Abbas

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The Female Voice in Sufi Ritual

Devotional Practices of Pakistan and India

By: Shemeem Burney Abbas

The female voice plays a more central role in Sufi ritual, especially in the singing of devotional poetry, than in almost any other area of Muslim culture. Female singers perform sufiana-kalam, or mystical poetry, at Sufi shrines and in concerts, folk festivals, and domestic life, while male singers assume the female voice when singing the myths of heroines in qawwali and sufiana-kalam. Yet, despite the centrality of the female voice in Sufi practice throughout South Asia and the Middle East, it has received little scholarly attention and is largely unknown in the West. This book presents the first in-depth study of the female voice in Sufi practice in the subcontinent of Pakistan and India. Shemeem Burney Abbas investigates the rituals at the Sufi shrines and looks at women's participation in them, as well as male performers' use of the female voice. The strengths of the book are her use of interviews with both prominent and grassroots female and male musicians and her transliteration of audio- and videotaped performances. Through them, she draws vital connections between oral culture and the written Sufi poetry that the musicians sing for their audiences. This research clarifies why the female voice is so important in Sufi practice and underscores the many contributions of women to Sufism and its rituals.

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University of Texas Press

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0292784503

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9780292784505

Human Capital, Innovation and Disruptive Digital Technology

A Multidimensional Perspective

By: Muhammad Shujaat Mubarik,Muhammad Shahbaz,Qaisar Abbas

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Human Capital, Innovation and Disruptive Digital Technology

A Multidimensional Perspective

By: Muhammad Shujaat Mubarik,Muhammad Shahbaz,Qaisar Abbas

Human capital appears to be at the core of business strategies helping firms to recover from the catastrophic effects of COVID19 and bounce back effectively. The book in hand provides a diverse view of the human capital, its multifaceted role and application in an organization. The book also offers a comprehensive analysis on the role of human capital in industry 4.0, firm internationalization, and organizational ambidexterity and outlines strategies for the firm to improve its human capital readiness, keeping in view the contemporary business dynamics. A very simple and focused approach has been adopted through the book to make it readable for the people from the diverse fields. The book also focuses upon the conceptualizations and measurements of human capital in order to offer conceptual clarity of human capital to readers. A central focus of the book is how human capital interacts with and complements other organizational resources and technological developments. The book will be extremely useful for top-tier managers, researchers, academicians, consultants, and practitioners interested in gaining a current, relevant, and diverse perspective on human capital, its dimensions, and development.

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Taylor & Francis

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100068489X

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9781000684896

Foreign Aid and Industrial Development in Pakistan

By: Irving Brecher,S. A. Abbas

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Foreign Aid and Industrial Development in Pakistan

By: Irving Brecher,S. A. Abbas

This book examines the history of aid flows to Pakistan.

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Cambridge University Press

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052102336X

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Risk-Sharing Finance

An Islamic Jurisprudence (Fiqh) Perspective

By: Saad Bakkali,Abbas Mirakhor

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Risk-Sharing Finance

An Islamic Jurisprudence (Fiqh) Perspective

By: Saad Bakkali,Abbas Mirakhor

The contemporary finance deals mainly with multilateral and multi-counterparty transactions. Islamic Jurisprudence (Fiqh) has yet to develop its conceptualization of this modality of financing. Thus far, it has become a norm for large financing projects to rely on a complex structure of interconnected bilateral contracts that in totality becomes opaque, complex and costly. An unfortunate result of the unavailability of an efficient Fiqhi model applicable to modern multilateral and multi-counterparty contracts has been the fact that the present Islamic finance has been forced to replicate conventional risk-transfer (interest rate based) debt contracts thus drawing severe criticisms of duplicating conventional finance. In 2012, a gathering of some of the Muslim world’s most prominent experts in Jurisprudence (Fuqaha) and economists issued the Kuala Lumpur Declaration (Fatwa) in which they identified risk sharing as the essence of Islamic finance. The Declaration opened the door for a new Fiqh approach to take the lead in developing the jurisprudence of multilateral and multi-counterparty transactions. This Declaration (Fatwa) provides a prime motivation to search for a comprehensive model of risk sharing that can serve as an archetypal contract encompassing all potential contemporary financial transactions. From the perspective of Islamic Jurisprudence (Fiqh), the technicalities of the concept of risk sharing in contemporary finance have yet to be defined in Islamic literature. This book attempts to clarify and shed light on these technicalities from the perspective of Fiqh. It is a comprehensive study that relies on the fundamental Islamic sources to establish a theoretical and practical perspective of Fiqh encompassing risk-sharing Islamic finance as envisioned in the Kuala Lumpur Declaration of 2012. This new paradigm should lead to a more efficient approach to multilateral and multi-counterparty Islamic contracts which, here-to-fore has been lacking in the current configuration of Islamic finance.

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Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

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3110593432

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9783110593433

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