Islam in practice can often seem opaque to the outside viewer. New Muslims and non-Muslims alike look on as believers offer salah, attend Friday prayer, wear the hijab, and fast during Ramadan, not knowing the particulars of why or how these acts of worship are performed. If you are a new Muslim, or just a curious observer wanting to know more ......
An Introduction to Hadith is a comprehensive textbook for Hadith studies. It provides an academic introduction to Hadith methodology for intermediate level of study. Terminology, references, and information concerning personalities and methodology are presented in a comprehensible fashion. In addition to theoretical information, the analyses of 16 ......
Said Nursi (1878-1960) is the most influential figure in twentieth century Muslim scholarship and the author of the Risale-i Nur, a 6000 page commentary on the Holy Quran. This collection of essays written by Thomas Michel offers an insightful and comparative analysis into the life, thoughts and major writings of Said Nursi. After an opening ......
From loyalty and fidelity to modesty and chastity; from suffering and anguish to patience and perseverance; from submission to trust; from sincerity to tolerance...The Inner Dynamics of the People of Hizmet outlines the ideal characteristics of a philanthropic volunteer. Embodied with such gem-like qualities, a person of Hizmet is the one who ......
This set is a collection of six books with each book being devoted to one of the pillars of faith in Islam. These pillars, or principles, include belief in Allah (God), the Prophets, the Divine Books, the Hereafter, the Angels, and the Destiny and the Divine Decree. Designed as a supplementary reading for young readers on the fundamentals of the ......
Through the light of the Quran, I saw that both for myself and everyone else this world is a temporary market place set up on the road for the passers-by to shop in, a guest-house which every day filled and emptied...O respected elderly men and women who feel their old age as I do! We are leaving; there is no use in deceiving ourselves. Even if we ......
Healing with Fasting offers reflections on how it can be possible during Ramadan to attain "vigilance," "freedom," and "mercy"; how observants "share" and "set goals"; and how this ancient practice of fasting is a broad common denominator that can bring members of different faith traditions around the same table to break bread together.
This book is as much about Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessing be upon him, as it is about his grandsons, Hasan and Husayn, may Allah be pleased with them, for truly, they were inseparable. From the moment of their births, grandfather and grandsons delighted in each other's company on a daily basis; he finding rest and relaxation in their ......
