The Arabs On the Brink of the Grave By: Atif Yusuf This book is an honest objective presentation of the causes of the Arab calamities and social destruction. The author touches on countless areas of Arab struggle. His analytical approach of the Arab plight is presented with the purity and uprightness of character. His criticism of the Arab rulers is free from misrepresentation. The absurdity of the Arab governing system is presented without distortion or falsification. The erroneous governing system of the Arab rulers is tackled with strong mental powers disciplined by thoughtfulness. The author’s intellect demonstrates extensive knowledge of the Arab idiocy in foreign politics. He exposed the falsehood of the Arab rulers and tested their setback by the doctrines of the Quran as a sole path for salvation. The clearness and power with which the writer presented the drawbacks of the Arab rulers convinces the readers’ understanding and the author’s fervor touches their hearts. The author advances a winning eloquence combined with the purity and uprightness of character. He has a commanding narrative style that grabs attention easily. His words are free from pride, and misrepresentation. The eloquence of the writer and the smoothness of his expression captivate the reader and his fervor touches their hearts. The idiocy, treason, and plundering of the Arab rulers are incisively exposed. Without passion or excitement the author has tested human theories and religious doctrines by the Quran. Through a sound knowledge of the Arab mentality and the faith of Islam, the author contests the errors of the Arab ruling systems and exposes the deception of the Arab rulers. Earnest are the efforts the author put forth to draw away the Arab minds from corruption and ungodly lusts
The Arabs On the Brink of the Grave By: Atif Yusuf This book is an honest objective presentation of the causes of the Arab calamities and social destruction. The author touches on countless areas of Arab struggle. His analytical approach of the Arab plight is presented with the purity and uprightness of character. His criticism of the Arab rulers is free from misrepresentation. The absurdity of the Arab governing system is presented without distortion or falsification. The erroneous governing system of the Arab rulers is tackled with strong mental powers disciplined by thoughtfulness. The author’s intellect demonstrates extensive knowledge of the Arab idiocy in foreign politics. He exposed the falsehood of the Arab rulers and tested their setback by the doctrines of the Quran as a sole path for salvation. The clearness and power with which the writer presented the drawbacks of the Arab rulers convinces the readers’ understanding and the author’s fervor touches their hearts. The author advances a winning eloquence combined with the purity and uprightness of character. He has a commanding narrative style that grabs attention easily. His words are free from pride, and misrepresentation. The eloquence of the writer and the smoothness of his expression captivate the reader and his fervor touches their hearts. The idiocy, treason, and plundering of the Arab rulers are incisively exposed. Without passion or excitement the author has tested human theories and religious doctrines by the Quran. Through a sound knowledge of the Arab mentality and the faith of Islam, the author contests the errors of the Arab ruling systems and exposes the deception of the Arab rulers. Earnest are the efforts the author put forth to draw away the Arab minds from corruption and ungodly lusts
The first major study of the idea of repentance, or tawba, in Islam. This book offers the first extensive treatment in a European language of tawba in Islam. Conventionally translated as repentance, tawba includes the broader sense of returning to God. Khalil examines this wider notionin the early period of Sufism with a particular focus on the formative years of the tradition between Mu??sib? and Ab? ??lib al-Makk?. Beginning with an extensive survey of the semantic field of the term as outlined in Arabic lexicography, Khalil offers a detailed analysis of the concept in Muslim scripture. He then examines tawba as a complex psychological process involving interior conversion and a complete, unwavering commitment to the spiritual life. The ideas of a number of prominent figures from the first few centuries of Islam are used to illuminate the historical development of tawba and its role in early praxis-oriented Sufism. In this exemplary study, Khalil lays bare the contours of the key concept of repentance in the spiritual psychology of early Islam with admirable sensitivity and easea remarkable achievement. Ahmet T. Karamustafa, author of Sufism: The Formative Period Atif Khalils Repentance and the Return to God is an illuminating account of the idea of tawba as attested to in the early Sufi literature from the ninth through the tenth centuries. Starting with a painstaking semantic examination of the Qur?nic passages related to repentance from sin and turning to God in remorse and search of pardon, the author traces the development of these motifs from early Sufi didactic adages to their subsequent rearticulation in the sophisticated psychological discourses of such major lights of classical Sufism such as al-Mu??sib?, Sahl al-Tustar?, al-Kharr?z, al-Junayd, and Ab? ??lib al-Makk?. A must read for both lay readers interested in comparative mysticism/religions and specialists on Islam, Sufism, and Islamic spiritual and intellectual history. Alexander Knysh, author of Islamic Mysticism: A Short History and Sufism: A New History of Islamic Mysticism
Introducing undergraduate students to Islamic law, this accessible textbook does not presume legal or technical knowledge. Drawing on a comparative approach, it encourages students to think through the issues of the application of Islamic law where Muslims live as a majority and where they live as a minority, including the USA, Saudia Arabia, Egypt, Pakistan. The book surveys the historical development as well as the contemporary contexts of Islamic law. In distilling the history of Islamic law for non-specialists, the author covers important topics such as the development and transformation of Islamic institutions before and after colonialism. Coverage of Islamic law across contemporary contexts draws on real case material, and allows for discussion of Islam as a legal and a moral code that is activated both inside and outside the court. Readers will learn about rituals, dietary restrictions, family, contracts and property, lawful and unlawful gain, criminal law and punishments, and what makes a government legitimate in the eyes of Muslim individuals and authorities.
This volume addresses the structural interrelations of Islamic theoretical and practical legal reasoning, based on an analysis of six works of Islamic jurisprudence by authors who lived in Uzbekistan, Iraq, Syria, Palestine, Egypt, and Algeria between 970 and 1600 CE.
S.M. Atif Imtiaz's desire for genuine discussion about Islam in Britain is striking and compelling" -The Telegraph "Imtiaz's wisdom is offered in a simple, direct, accessible prose [and] speaks to all concerned with the place of Muslims in the West."—Tariq Modood, professor, University of Bristol "A compelling mix of intellectualism and vivid reportage."—Madeleine Bunting, associate editor and columnist, Guardian "Imtiaz is telling us to wake up to some tough global realities. Islam matters, more than anything else. Not just because it offers the most compelling and widely-followed alternative to turbo-capitalism, but because it does so on the basis of monotheism, history's most powerful idea. In these essays, spanning British and global Islamic issues of burning moment, Imtiaz reminds us that God has not gone away."—Abdal Hakim Murad, dean, Cambridge Muslim College Wandering Lonely in a Crowd: Reflections on the Muslim Condition in the West is a timely collection of essays, articles, lectures, and short stories that reflect on the years between 9/11 and Barack Obama. They cover the themes of integration, community cohesion, terrorism, radicalization, cultural difference, multiculturalism, identity politics, and liberalism. Beginning with a raw and unedited response to the terrorist attacks of 9/11 and ending with Obama's election, S.M. Atif Imtiaz covers the numerous facets of the debate that surrounds Western Muslims today. The book sets out a narrative for these years and a response that argues that Western Muslims should move away from identity politics towards Islamic humanism. S.M. Atif Imtiaz holds a doctorate in social psychology, is a longstanding community activist, and has worked in equalities for the Bradford and Airedale Primary Care Trust in England.
Thank you for visiting our website. Would you like to provide feedback on how we could improve your experience?
This site does not use any third party cookies with one exception — it uses cookies from Google to deliver its services and to analyze traffic.Learn More.