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Countless students around the world have improved their written and spoken Arabic by using the Arabic English Dictionary for Advanced Learners. Its comprehensiveness and reliability as well as its clear presentation of the material have made the dictionary a prime aid in the study of written Arabic. For the college student and also the younger scholar, it will be a handy and extremely useful tool.
Islam teaches that marriage is ‘half of religion’ because it fulfils so many basic needs of individuals and of society, it is the cornerstone upon which the whole Muslim life is built. Modern life brings strains and pressures which can upset even the most compatible relationship. This means that nowadays, to protect the spirit of cooperation and happiness which is the sign of the true Islamic marriage, careful thought needs to be given to the mechanisms which ...
This book deals with the decisive encounters between East and West, - Islam and Christendom. This is one of the most important subjects of Islamic history, indeed perhaps the most important of all. The encounter between Islam and Christendom in the fields of war or peace, was always decisive and had the most far-reaching effects on their destinies. This work originally published in Arabic is being issued in English for the benefit of Muslims all over the world, ...
Each chapter is divided into three sections. The first deals with the social and political factors which determined the general musical culture. The second describes the musical life of the period, together with details of the theory and practice of music. This has been kept free, as far as was possible, from technicalities, although the author hopes to deal with the theory and science of Arabian music in detail, from an historical standpoint, ...
The Handy Concordance of the Quran is a thorough and comprehensive guide to the study of the Holy Quran. It may be used to locate and trace Quranic themes; to find forgotten references; to identify occurrences of a particular name or place; to study parallel passages—in fact, all forms of Quranic study will be quicker and more accurate with this concordance as an invaluable aid.
How do we know the existence of Allah? How is it possible to think that the balance in the world came about by coincidence when the extraordinary harmony of nature is observable even with the naked eye? It is the most unreasonable claim to say that the universe, each point of which suggests the existence of its Creator, has come into being on its own. Therefore, there should be an owner of the balance visible everywhere from our body to the farthest corners of ...
Facing death is a highly traumatic business, both for those who are dying, and for those who are caring for them. There are so many fears, so many questions, so many worries about coping after the death has taken place. This book is written primarily for those who have lost loved ones and are struggling with bereavement and coming to terms with that loss. Muslims accept the existence of life after death as a part of their faith. When faced with the fact of death, ...
In reading the Qur’an, we often come across many concepts with which we are familiar in our daily lives. These concepts are the key to an understanding of the Qur’an. Wisdom, patience, loyalty, and the favours of Allah are some of these concepts, to name a few. The majority of the aforementioned concepts are, however, used with quite different connotations in the course of our daily lives. Should those somewhat conversant with the Qur’an establish their ...
Arranged in an encyclopedic style, this work provides a concise description of various terms in Islam.
This is a unique collection, gleaned from the Qur’an, of all the promises, full of blessings and grace, and boundless compassionate love, made directly to us by Allah. The texts are accompanied by photographs of natural beauty and holy places that add to our sense of thankfulness and wonder. May those who accept and believe in the promises be blessed with an uprush of joy and overwhelming gratitude, drawing them closer in love to the creator, the compassionate, ...
This little book has been composed in order to present to the English-reading public, Muslim as well as non-Muslim, the viewpoint of orthodox Islam with regard to Hadith literature, its origin and development, and its criticism by the Muslim doctors. For in English, only one book on the subject has been published (The Traditions of Islam by Alfred Guillaume, Oxford, 1924). But is does not represent the Muslim point of view. In other European languages (like ...
The heart of Islam is the Holy Koran, and the heart of the Koran is the radiant affirmation that there is no reality but God. Lex Hixon has taken the precious words of Holy Koran and turned them over in his heart so they might speak to those of us who otherwise might not listen, might not hear, the radiant wisdom glowing so brightly and so freely within. And in the heart of the Koran, graciously transmitted to us by Lex, is the heart of the Kosmos itself, calling ...