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Audacity to aspire

Adventures of an Argumentative Scientist

By: Syed Abbas Jafar

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Audacity to aspire

Adventures of an Argumentative Scientist

By: Syed Abbas Jafar

‘Audacity to Aspire’ is a story starting from the last leg of colonial rule in India and covering over eight decades of anecdotes narrated in a lucid style by Dr. Jafar, a reputed Geologist/Palaeontologist. It is a memoir starting with a childhood spent in the countryside of the Avadh region of north India with fireflies, sparrows, and the song of the bulbul and the koyal; reaching the highest echelons of scientific achievement and culminating in the free spirit of a true intellectual unfettered by boundaries of subject matter or even by what is popular. Readers, who may not know several ideas cited in the book, will be delighted as this memoir is laced with scientific information in simple language. For billions of years, the planet earth experienced only peaceful tiny life in the sea without sound. The first sound was probably generated by bony fishes about 400 million years ago. The pictorial documentation along with the emphasis on the power of now and small should inspire others to achieve a better and blissful life.

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Notion Press

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9798887729886

The House of Muhammad

The Sectarian Divide and the Legacy About “Aya Tatheer”

By: Syed Abbas Rizvi

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The House of Muhammad

The Sectarian Divide and the Legacy About “Aya Tatheer”

By: Syed Abbas Rizvi

Verse 33 of surah ahzab (the confederates) is one of the most deeply contested and debated verses of the Quran which has led to religious divisions, deepening sectarian schisms, and conflict. The conflict about the identity of the individuals representing the term “Ahl al Bayt” or “people of the household” is the focus of this book, where the complexities in which the Quran, Hadith and history all weave together to analyze and answer the question: Who are the “Ahl al Bayt?” In this book, this specific verse is analyzed with astounding detail, breaking down each individual term making up the verse through linguistic investigation, and using hadith and the Quran to verify and examine, as well as answer conclusively, who the “Ahl al Bayt” are.

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172830752X

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9781728307527

Shattered

The Sectarian Divide and Start of the Feminist Revolution in Islam

By: Syed Abbas Rizvi,S. Khasim T. Rizvi

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Shattered

The Sectarian Divide and Start of the Feminist Revolution in Islam

By: Syed Abbas Rizvi,S. Khasim T. Rizvi

The Middle East has become a flash point for extremism and intrareligious violence, as well as a cultural debacle of women's rights. From the current derelict state of women's rights in the Arab world to the current sectarian divide in Iraq and the ongoing hatred between Shia and Sunni Muslims, this book demonstrates the genesis of the collapse of the original Islam of Mohammad and the core of the split of these two sects of Islam while also looking deep within one of the most powerful struggles for women's rights the struggle led by Fatima, the daughter of Mohammad, that took place in the early days of the religion Shattered explores what took place during and after these events. It presents a unique history of the Muslim world, touching on the ramifications of Fatima's stand for Women's rights and the seeds of dissension planted at the death of Mohammad, while touching on all of the crucial events from past to present that have turned horribly violent as a result of simple misinterpretations of the Quran and traditions by extremist groups, such as those responsible for the horrible terrorist actions that took place on 9/11. This book will provide an in-depth analysis of some crucial movements within Islam that have nurtured the hate drawn from hundreds of years of history as well as provide forward-looking analysis on the concepts of freedom in Islam, human rights, women's rights, and modernist views, as well as reformist views and their place in Islam.

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1438904223

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9781438904221

Lineage of the Prophets

By: Syed Naim

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Lineage of the Prophets

By: Syed Naim

This is an attempt to describe the lineage of a number of prophets together with their brief background information and their sons etc. Many books have been written on the history of Islam, history of the prophets, their biographies and the biography of Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) etc. However, no attempt has ever been made that tells the reader as to where all the prophets came from, who was their father, grand father etc. Most importantly, no endeavour to depict their lineage by connecting the prophets to the first man on earth: prophet Adam (pbuh).

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1477238433

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9781477238431

Group Theory in Particle, Nuclear, and Hadron Physics

By: Syed Afsar Abbas

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Group Theory in Particle, Nuclear, and Hadron Physics

By: Syed Afsar Abbas

This user-friendly book on group theory introduces topics in as simple a manner as possible and then gradually develops those topics into more advanced ones, eventually building up to the current state-of-the-art. By using simple examples from physics and mathematics, the advanced topics become logical extensions of ideas already introduced. In addition to being used as a textbook, this book would also be useful as a reference guide for graduates and researchers in particle, nuclear and hadron physics.

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CRC Press

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1498704670

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9781498704670

Reliving Karbala

Martyrdom in South Asian Memory

By: Syed Akbar Hyder

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Reliving Karbala

Martyrdom in South Asian Memory

By: Syed Akbar Hyder

In 680 C.E., a small band of the Prophet Muhammads family and their followers, led by his grandson, Husain, rose up in a rebellion against the ruling caliph, Yazid. The family and its supporters, hopelessly outnumbered, were massacred at Karbala, in modern-day Iraq. The story of Karbala is the cornerstone of institutionalized devotion and mourning for millions of Shii Muslims. Apart from its appeal to the Shii community, invocations of Karbala have also come to govern mystical and reformist discourses in the larger Muslim world. Indeed, Karbala even serves as the archetypal resistance and devotional symbol for many non-Muslims. Until now, though, little scholarly attention has been given to the widespread and varied employment of the Karbala event. In Reliving Karbala, Syed Akbar Hyder examines the myriad ways that the Karbala symbol has provided inspiration in South Asia, home to the worlds largest Muslim population. Rather than a unified reading of Islam, Hyder reveals multiple, sometimes conflicting, understandings of the meaning of Islamic religious symbols like Karbala. He ventures beyond traditional, scriptural interpretations to discuss the ways in which millions of very human adherents express and practice their beliefs. By using a panoramic array of sources, including musical performances, interviews, nationalist drama, and other literary forms, Hyder traces the evolution of this story from its earliest historical origins to the beginning of the twenty-first century. Today, Karbala serves as a celebration of martyrdom, a source of personal and communal identity, and even a tool for political protest and struggle. Hyder explores how issues related to gender, genre, popular culture, class, and migrancy bear on the cultivation of religious symbols. He assesses the manner in which religious language and identities are negotiated across contexts and continents. At a time when words like martyrdom, jihad, and Shiism are being used and misused for political reasons, this book provides much-needed scholarly redress. Through his multifaceted examination of this seminal event in Islamic history, Hyder offers an original, complex, and nuanced view of religious symbols.

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Oxford University Press

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0195345932

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9780195345933

Concise History of Islam

By: Muzaffar Husain Syed,Syed Saud Akhtar,B D Usmani

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Concise History of Islam

By: Muzaffar Husain Syed,Syed Saud Akhtar,B D Usmani

In World History, History of Islam is a glorious chapter. In fact, Muslim History involves the history of the Islamic faith as a religion and as a social institution. Through various periods, Islam made many a long stride and its influence spread far-off over the globe. Apart from religion, Muslims made considerable contribution in areas, like philosophy, literature, arts, law, economy, science, medicine and commerce etc. At the academic level, Muslim philosophers, educationists and experts of Islamic law have made great contributions. The evolution of Islam has impacted the political, economic and military history of an enormous geographical region. A century after the demise of Prophet Muhammad (Pbuh) the, Islamic empire extended from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to Central Asia in the east. Islamic civilization gave rise to many centers of culture and science and produced notable philosophers, scientists, astronomers, mathematicians, doctors and nurses, during the Golden Age of Islam. In today's world, Islam is one of the major religions and perhaps there is hardly any corner of the world, where Muslims are not found. History of Islam is a vast subject. Here it is in a concise form. This modest work, a comprehensive book in one cover, is an effort in the direction of recording the history of Islam in nutshell, authentically. This excellent book is an asset for all scholars and academics in all spheres of learning.

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610

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Vij Books India Pvt Ltd

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938257347X

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9789382573470

Book's by Syed Abbas Jafar

Audacity to aspire

Audacity to aspire

The House of Muhammad

The House of Muhammad

Shattered

Shattered

Lineage of the Prophets

Lineage of the Prophets

Group Theory in Particle, Nuclear, and Hadron Physics

Group Theory in Particle, Nuclear, and Hadron Physics

Reliving Karbala

Reliving Karbala

Concise History of Islam

Concise History of Islam

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