The Muslim Difference

Author : Youshaa Patel
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300268939
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Muslim Difference written by Youshaa Patel and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2022-11-01 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sweeping history of Muslim identity from its origins in late antiquity to the present How did Muslims across time and place define the line between themselves and their neighbors? Youshaa Patel explores why the Prophet Muhammad first advised his followers to emulate Christians and Jews, but then allegedly reversed course, urging them to “be different!” He details how subsequent generations of Muslim scholars canonized the Prophet’s admonition into an influential doctrine against imitation that enjoined ordinary believers to embody and display their religious difference in public life. Tracing this Islamic discourse from its origins in Arabia to Mamluk and Ottoman Damascus, colonial Egypt, and beyond, this sweeping intellectual and social history offers a panoramic view of Muslim identity, revealing unexpected intersections between religion and other markers of difference across ethnicity, gender, and status. Patel illustrates that contemporary debates in the West over visible expressions of Islam, from headscarves and beards to minarets and mosques, are just the latest iterations in a long history of how small differences have defined Muslim interreligious encounters.

Author : Peter R. Demant
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313081395
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Islam vs. Islamism written by Peter R. Demant and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2006-09-30 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Islam vs. Islamism introduces the Islamic world's diversity, conflicts, and dilemmas—its origins, extraordinary creativity, and current crisis, the result of its unhappy encounter with Western modernity. Particular attention is given to Islamism, Islam's radically antimodern and often violent revision that is causing turmoil in the Middle East and beyond. Islam vs. Islamism introduces the reader to the Islamic world, to its diversity and conflicts, and to possible solutions to those conflicts. Steering clear of either Islamophilia or Muslim-bashing, yet avoiding blandness, Demant explains the origins of Islam, its history, and its position in today's world. After a period of extraordinary expansion and creativity, and a long sequel of decline, the Islamic world is now in deep crisis, caused by Islam's unhappy encounter with the West and its modernity. Islamic societies have tried a variety of approaches to escape from their predicament, but the result has only been to deepen Muslim powerlessness and Muslims' feelings of frustration. Then came Islamism (Islamic fundamentalism) with its revolutionary but antimodern proposal to refashion Muslim society after the Prophet's original model. Islamism has had unsettling results, first in Islam's heartlands, then along its multiple frontiers, and finally in confrontation with the West itself. Among the outcomes has been an ascending wave of terrorism. But violence is not the whole story. Extremism represents no more than a minority within Islam. Although co-existence with violent fundamentalists is a hopeless task, the questions Islamists raise are serious and evoke echoes in the hearts of many more Muslims. To prevent a war of civilizations, dialogue with the moderate majority of Muslims is more urgent than ever. This book is one step on that long road.

Author : J. Andrew Bush
Publisher : Stanford University Press
ISBN 13 : 150361459X
Total Pages : 291 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Between Muslims written by J. Andrew Bush and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2020-09-01 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Within the broad contours of Islamic traditions, Muslims are enjoined to fast during the month of Ramadan, they are invited to a disciplined practice of prayer, and they are offered the Quran as the divine revelation in the most beautiful verbal form. But what happens if Muslims choose not to fast, or give up prayer, or if the Quran's beauty seems inaccessible? When Muslims do not take up the path of piety, what happens to their relationships with more devout Muslims who are neighbors, friends, and kin? Between Muslims provides an ethnographic account of Iraqi Kurdish Muslims who turn away from devotional piety yet remain intimately engaged with Islamic traditions and with other Muslims. Andrew Bush offers a new way to understand religious difference in Islam, rejecting simple stereotypes about ethnic or sectarian identities. Integrating textual analysis of poetry, sermons, and Islamic history into accounts of everyday life in Iraqi Kurdistan, Between Muslims illuminates the interplay of attraction and aversion to Islam among ordinary Muslims.

Author : A.K. Kazi
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 113613882X
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Muslim Sects and Divisions written by A.K. Kazi and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-09-05 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 1984, The Section on Muslim Sects in Kit?b al-Milal wa '1-Nihal by Muhammmad b.'Abd al-Karim Shahrastani who died in 1153. Identified as indispensable as a servicebook, this is a useful addition to Muslim theology and provides a translation into English of Shahrastani's Kit?b al-Milal wa 'l-Nihal. The part of the al-Milal is translated which deals with Muslim sects.

Author : Evelyn Leslie Hamdon
Publisher : Fernwood Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Islamophobia and the Question of Muslim Identity written by Evelyn Leslie Hamdon and published by Fernwood Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book is a critical analysis of a Muslim group in Canada that has been working to challenge Islamophobia in their community. An important part of their anti-racist work involves dealing with the internal conflicts and dilemmas created by the differences among the members of the group. The coalition has been successful in developing several educational initiatives, in part, because they have been able to negotiate internal differences in ways that do not fragment the group. Through discussions with members of the coalition the author explores the tensions that arise from these internal differences, and in doing so demonstrates the diversity of Muslim identity - and challenges the stereotypical image that has permeated the West for centuries."--Pub. desc.

Author : Mark A Gabriel
Publisher : Charisma Media
ISBN 13 : 1599794950
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Jesus and Muhammad written by Mark A Gabriel and published by Charisma Media. This book was released on 2004-04-27 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DIV Finally, the truth...about Jesus and Muhammad This provocative book presents a factual analysis of the two most influential men of all time-Jesus, the founder of Christianity, with 2 billion adherents, and Muhammad, the founder of Islam,/div

Author : Nabeel Qureshi
Publisher : Zondervan
ISBN 13 : 0310522560
Total Pages : 319 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book No God but One: Allah or Jesus? (with Bonus Content) written by Nabeel Qureshi and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2016-08-30 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BONUS: This eBook includes downloadable videos and a Q&A with Nabeel Qureshi that are not found in the print edition. Having shared his journey of faith in the New York Times bestselling Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus, Nabeel Qureshi now examines Islam and Christianity in detail, exploring areas of crucial conflict and unpacking the relevant evidence. In this anticipated follow-up book, Nabeel reveals what he discovered in the decade following his conversion, providing a thorough and careful comparison of the evidence for Islam and Christianity--evidence that wrenched his heart and transformed his life. In Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus, Nabeel Qureshi recounted his dramatic journey, describing his departure from Islam and his decision to follow Christ. In the years that followed, he realized that the world’s two largest religions are far more different than they initially appeared. No God but One: Allah or Jesus? addresses the most important questions at the interface of Islam and Christianity: How do the two religions differ? Are the differences significant? Can we be confident that either Christianity or Islam is true? And most important, is it worth sacrificing everything for the truth? Nabeel shares stories from his life and ministry, casts new light on current events, and explores pivotal incidents in the histories of both religions, providing a resource that is gripping and thought-provoking, respectful and challenging. Both Islam and Christianity teach that there is No God but One, but who deserves to be worshiped, Allah or Jesus? This eBook includes the full text of the book plus bonus content not found in the softcover! Bonuses include a Q&A with Nabeel Qureshi and downloadable videos that answer important questions about Islam and Christianity. Please note that some e-reader devices do not accommodate video play. You can still access the bonus videos by copying the web address provided into an internet browser on a device or computer that accommodates video content.

Author : Nabeel Jabbour
Publisher : Tyndale House
ISBN 13 : 1615215123
Total Pages : 275 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Crescent through the Eyes of the Cross written by Nabeel Jabbour and published by Tyndale House. This book was released on 2014-02-27 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Go beyond mere tolerance to a passion for Muslims. This book explains how that can be done in ways that are sensitive to Islamic culture and provides suggestions on how to build vital relationships with Muslims.

Author : Robert Spencer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781938983283
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Not Peace But a Sword written by Robert Spencer and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some Christians view Islam as a sister religion, a branch of the same Abrahamic tree lacking the fullness of revelation but nonetheless a religion of peace. Others are more critical of Islamic teachings but still see Muslims as valuable partners in the global fight against secularization and the Culture of Death. In Not Peace but a Sword, Robert Spencer argues they're both wrong and warns Christians against the danger of thinking that Islam is an easy ally. Many Christian groups, including the Catholic Church, do recognize whatever is good and true in Islam, and their leaders rightly pursue peaceful accord and common ground with all religions. Spencer argues, however, that real peace can come only from truth. Where there is falsehood in Islamic doctrine, morals, and practice, papering over the truth actually hurts the cause of peace. And so Spencer, the New York Times best-selling author of more than a dozen books dealing with Islam and the West, shines the light of truth on areas where Christians and Muslims don't just quibble over small details but fundamentally disagree, including: The character of God, Jesus, and divine revelation The nature of truth and the source of moral law Religious freedom and other basic human rights Life issues, marriage, and sexual morality The rights and dignity of women He demonstrates how these differences are not academic but real-world. They are critical and drive Muslim behavior toward Christians and others. If we fail to open our eyes to these differences, we do so at our peril.

Author : Spencer J. Palmer
Publisher : Brigham Young University Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mormons and Muslims written by Spencer J. Palmer and published by Brigham Young University Press. This book was released on 1983 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: