Religion : Islam

The Critical Lives series takes a biographical look at pivotal, fascinating people and a critical look at the work and accomplishments that, rightly or wrongly, made them unique, influential, and enduring. Discover the events that shaped their lives and how they came to shape our world. Muhammad was a religious visionary and political leader. Raised in the harsh Arabian Peninsula and orphaned while still a child, this unlikely leader and military genius received a calling to transform his society from a collection of raiding tribes into one of the world's most progressive societies. His message of monotheism and righteousness motivated an entire people to abandon idolatry and spread the word of God to surrounding nations. Although he was a military genius, his greatest accomplishments came from the religion he preached: Islam, which called its adherents to lead a life of prayer, charity, and contemplation. The second largest religion in the world, both Islam's prophet and its values are today often misunderstood by adherents and outsiders alike. This concise, informative biography explores:. *. Muhammad's background and boyhood, as well as the culture and society in which he lived. *. A look at Muhammad as a family man, and how his personal life was a testament to his high regard for women. *. Muhammad's mission as a prophet and his new religion's philosophy on topics ranging from monotheism to interfaith relations. *. The Qur'an and how it was revealed, how Muslims view it in their religious life, and the concept of Jihad from Muhammad's perspective. more...

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Exploring the Islamic roots of the Western values of tolerance and religious pluralism, this work considers Dante from the perspective of the Arab-Islamic philosophical tradition. It is of interest to Dante scholars and students, generalist medievalists, scholars of medieval philosophy, and others. more...

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This book is devoted to the study and analysis of the prospects for democracy among the Muslim ethnicities of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). more...

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Democracy in Muslim Societies: The Asian Experience explores the character. of the political transformation and democratic transition in the Asian Muslim. world. It asks whether democracy is appropriate and desirable as a political system. for non-Western societies, and assesses the extent of actual democratization in. each of the countries studied, namely, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia,. Pakistan and Turkey. The book questions the widely held view that the socio-political ethos of Islam. as a religion, and of Muslim countries as societal units, prevents Muslims from. adopting democracy as a form of government. The contributors argue that this. perception comes from post-9/11 studies of Arab states and that non-Arab Muslim. populations in Asia and Africa do not fit the same mould. At the same time,. it is clear that a single model of democracy cannot work across these six countries. because each country has a different history and has tread on a different path. in the quest for democracy. Ultimately, this book concludes that there is no fundamental incompatibility. between Islam and democracy in the Asian Muslim societies. more...

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This accessible work balances the image of Islam as aggressive and fanatical with an objective picture of the main features of Muslim history and the compulsions of Muslim society. more...

Price: $48.95