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The Meaning of the Glorious Koran

By: Mohammed Marmaduke Pickthall

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The Meaning of the Glorious Koran

By: Mohammed Marmaduke Pickthall

The classic translation of the Koran by a convert to Islam In 1930, Mohammed Marmaduke Pickthall, a Western Islamic scholar and convert to Islam, published this English translation of the Koran, the central religious text of Islam, which the Times Literary Supplement lauded as “a great literary achievement.” The aim of this work is to present to American readers what Muslims the world over hold to be the meaning of the words of the Koran, and the nature of that Book, accurately and concisely, with a view to the requirements of English-speaking Muslims. The first English translation of the Koran by an Englishman who is a Muslim, the Book is here rendered almost literally, and every effort has been made to choose befitting language. Regarded by Muslims as God’s actual words revealed to the prophet Mohammed, the Koran remains the supreme authority of the Islamic tradition. Comprising laws, moral precepts, and narratives, its timeless texts are the inspiration and guide of millions of Muslims. With this remarkably readable and scholarly translation, Pickthall introduces the sacred scriptures of the Koran to Western readers—and provides invaluable and fascinating insight into one of the world’s great religions.

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0452011809

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Three Translations of The Koran (Al-Qur'an) Side-by-Side

By: Hafiz Abdullah Yusuf Ali,Mohammed Marmaduke Pickthall,Muhammad Habib Shakir

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Three Translations of The Koran (Al-Qur'an) Side-by-Side

By: Hafiz Abdullah Yusuf Ali,Mohammed Marmaduke Pickthall,Muhammad Habib Shakir

For the first time, in one, book, are the three most popular English translations of the Qur'an: the ones by Abdullah Yusuf Ali, Marmaduke Pickthall, and Muhammad Habib Shakir. Two of them, Abdullah Yusuf Ali and Muhammad Habib Shakir are Arabic scholars

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1604598093

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9781604598094

The Unveiling Origin of Mecca

Rise of Ancient Islam in North Arabia

By: Mohammed Alal Khan

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The Unveiling Origin of Mecca

Rise of Ancient Islam in North Arabia

By: Mohammed Alal Khan

The Unveiling Origin of Mecca provides insights into the history of Kaaba (Ka’ba) in Mecca. The Ka’ba is the first house built on earth. It is one of the few and perhaps the only Islamic History books that looks at modern archaeological evidence and the Holy Quran and the history of the Quran to explore the proper location of the Ka’ba. The author notes that in the Holy Quran, Mecca, sometimes also called Becca, which words are synonymous, and signify “a place of great intercourse,” is undoubtedly one of the most ancient cities in the world. Some authors imagine it to be the Mesa, or Mesha, of the Scripture and that it deduced its name from one of Ishmael’s sons. It stands in a stony and barren valley, surrounded by mountains under the exact parallel with the Macoraba of Ptolemy, and about 40 Arabian miles from the sea 'Al Kolzom. There is a magnificent temple in the city, like the Colosseum at Rome. However, it is not made of such large stones but burnt bricks and round in the same manner. It has ninety or one hundred doors around it and is arched...upon entering the temple you descend ten or twelve steps of marble, and here and there about the said entrance there stand men who sell jewels and nothing else. Researching ancient Islam and the origin of Mecca, the author asserts that the Ka’ba is currently misplaced, contradicting the Holy Quran and Arabian geography. Although there are many Islamic scholars and Quran research Institutes throughout the world, sadly, none of them have yet verified the exact places, mountains surrounding Ka’ba, and its sacred area according to the Holy Quran.

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A case of Exploding Mangoes

By: Mohammed Hanif

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A case of Exploding Mangoes

By: Mohammed Hanif

In August 1988, Zia gets into the presidential plane, Pak One, which explodes midway. Who killed him? The army generals growing old waiting for their promotions, the CIA, the ISI, RAW, or Ali Shigri, a junior officer at the military academy whose father, a whisky-swilling jihadi colonel, was murdered by the army? A Case of Exploding Mangoes is sharp, black, inventive, and utterly gripping. It marks the debut of a brilliant new writer.

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Random House India

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8184002327

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9788184002324

Arabia Unified

A Portrait of Ibn Saud

By: Mohammed Almana

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A Portrait of Ibn Saud

By: Mohammed Almana

First Published in 1980 Arabia Unified presents an insider’s view of Saudi Arabia’s history and the remarkable career of its founder. The book covers the capture of Riyadh from the Saud family’s greatest rivals, the Rashid’s, and the eventual defeat of Al Rashid at the battle of Rowdhat Muhanna; the elimination of Ibn Saud’s most implacable enemies; the incorporation of the provinces of Asir and Hejaz into the kingdom; and the rise, rebellion, and eventual defeat of the puritanical Ikhwan tribesmen. Author describes life with the King’s Bedouin warriors and the intricacies of the Arabian tribal system; the confrontation with the Imam Yahya of the Yemen; and finally, the start of the oil exploration which was to transform the country. The author concludes with his own account of the King’s character and achievements. Full of humor, anecdote and reminiscence, an accurate and personal record, this book is essential reading for all who wish to know about the history of Saudi Arabia.

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Taylor & Francis

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1000908739

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9781000908732

A Shi'ite Pilgrimage to Mecca, 1885-1886

The Safarnâmeh of Mirzâ Mo?ammad ?osayn Farâhâni

By: Mirzâ Mohammed Hosayn Farâhâni

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A Shi'ite Pilgrimage to Mecca, 1885-1886

The Safarnâmeh of Mirzâ Mo?ammad ?osayn Farâhâni

By: Mirzâ Mohammed Hosayn Farâhâni

Western accounts of the Hajj, the ritual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, are rare, since access to Mecca is forbidden to non-Muslims. In the Muslim world, however, pilgrimage literature is a well-established genre, dating back to the earliest centuries of the Islamic era. A Shiʿite Pilgrimage to Mecca is taken from the original nineteenth-century Persian manuscript of the Safarnâmeh of Mirzâ Moḥammad Ḥosayn Farâhâni, a well-educated, keenly observant, Iranian Shiʿite gentleman. This memoir holds a wealth of social and economic information about Czarist Russia, the Ottoman Empire, Egypt, Northern Iran, and Arabia. The author is a meticulous observer, recording details of distances, currencies, accommodations, modes of travel, and so on. He records the experiences encountered by pilgrims of his day: physical hardships, disease, generosity and compassion, banditry, hospitality, comradeship, and exaltation. And, without prejudice, he discusses the tensions between the Shiʿites and the Sunnites in the holy places—tensions that still exist and have erupted in bloody clashes during recent pilgrimages. A Shiʿite Pilgrimage to Mecca will appeal to a wide audience of general readers, Middle Eastern scholars, anthropologists, and historians.

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University of Texas Press

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0292716516

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9780292716513

The Position of Women in Islam

A Progressive View

By: Syed Mohammed Ali

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The Position of Women in Islam

A Progressive View

By: Syed Mohammed Ali

Argues that Islamic law does not accord a lesser status to women and elaborates Muslim women's rights in a variety of areas.

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SUNY Press

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0791460967

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9780791460962

Ethics of War and Peace in Iran and Shi'i Islam

By: Mohammed Jafar Amir Mahallati

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Ethics of War and Peace in Iran and Shi'i Islam

By: Mohammed Jafar Amir Mahallati

Nearly four decades after a revolution, experiencing one of the longest wars in contemporary history, facing political and ideological threats by regional radicals such as ISIS and the Taliban, and having succeeded in negotiations with six world powers over her nuclear program, Iran appears as an experienced Muslim country seeking to build bridges with its Sunni neighbours as well as with the West. Ethics of War and Peace in Iran and Shi’i Islam explores the wide spectrum of theoretical approaches and practical attitudes concerning the justifications, causes and conduct of war in Iranian-Shi‘i culture. By examining primary and secondary sources, and investigating longer lasting factors and questions over circumstantial ones, Mohammed Jafar Amir Mahallati seeks to understand modern Iranian responses to war and peace. His work is the first in its field to look into the ethics of war and peace in Iran and Shi'i Islam. It provides a prism through which the binary source of the Iranian national and religious identity informs Iranian response to modernity. By doing so, the author reveals that a syncretic and civilization-conscious soul in modern Iran is re-emerging.

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University of Toronto Press

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1442629533

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9781442629530

Ghazali's Theory of Virtue

By: Mohammed A. Sherif

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Ghazali's Theory of Virtue

By: Mohammed A. Sherif

A study of Ghazali’s ethical thought as shown in his extensive treatment of the virtues and their relation to the ends of life and to each other.

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State University of New York Press

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143841983X

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The Meaning of the Glorious Koran

By: Mohammed Marmaduke Pickthall

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The Unveiling Origin of Mecca

Rise of Ancient Islam in North Arabia

By: Mohammed Alal Khan

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Book's by Mohammed Marmaduke Pickthall

The Meaning of the Glorious Koran

The Meaning of the Glorious Koran

Three Translations of The Koran (Al-Qur'an) Side-by-Side

Three Translations of The Koran (Al-Qur'an) Side-by-Side

The Unveiling Origin of Mecca

The Unveiling Origin of Mecca

A case of Exploding Mangoes

A case of Exploding Mangoes

Arabia Unified

Arabia Unified

A Shi'ite Pilgrimage to Mecca, 1885-1886

A Shi'ite Pilgrimage to Mecca, 1885-1886

The Position of Women in Islam

The Position of Women in Islam

Ethics of War and Peace in Iran and Shi'i Islam

Ethics of War and Peace in Iran and Shi'i Islam

Ghazali's Theory of Virtue

Ghazali's Theory of Virtue

The Meaning of the Glorious Koran

The Meaning of the Glorious Koran

The Unveiling Origin of Mecca

The Unveiling Origin of Mecca

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