Kitab at-Tabaqat al-Kabir (Volume VI )
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Kitab At-Tabaqat Al-Kabir Volume VI: The Scholars of Kufa
The Kitab at-Tabaqat al-Kabir by Abu ‘Abdullah Muhammad ibn Sa’d is one of the most important and earliest surviving collections of biographical details of the early Muslims, spanning just over the first two centuries of Islam.
It is a rich storehouse of information compiled from all the sources available to Ibn Sa’d, as a result of which, the reader is given a vivid insight into the lives of the early Muslims and how extraordinary they were. The scope of Ibn Sa’d covers the time of the Rashidun khalifs, the Umayyads and the ‘Abbasids. This sixth volume of the Tabaqat (Volume VI) deals firstly with the scholars of Makka, Ta’if, Yemen, Yamama and Bahrayn and then the bulk of the book is devoted to the scholars of Kufa.
Makers of the Muslim World: Al Ma’mun The Revival of Islam
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This accessible biography treats al-Ma’mum (786-833) as the product of his age, which was a formative period in the development of Islamic law and theology. It presents him in his many facets: rebel, rationalist, scientist, poet, politician, warrior, inquisitor, and self-proclaimed defender of the faith. Drawing on contemporary sources, some friendly and others hostile, it offers a comprehensive portrait of a fascinating figure in Islamic history.
Makers of the Muslim World: Al Mutanabbi Voice of Abbasid Poetic Ideal
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This series is devoted to the men and women throughout history who have made a significant contribution to the political, intellectual, and religious landscape of the Muslim world. Each title combines first-rate scholarship with a strong emphasis on readability and will serve as a perfect introduction for laymen and academics alike.
Makers of the Muslim World: Ibn Taymiyya
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Ibn Taymiyya (1263–1328) of Damascus was one of the most prominent and controversial religious scholars of medieval Islam. He called for jihad against the Mongol invaders of Syria, appealed to the foundational sources of Islam for reform, and battled against religious innovation. Today, he inspires such diverse movements as Global Salafism, Islamic revivalism and modernism, and violent jihadism. This volume synthesizes the latest research, discusses many little-known aspects of Ibn Taymiyya’s thought, and highlights the religious utilitarianism that pervades his activism, ethics, and theology.
Malcolm X: The Struggle For Human Rights
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One of the twentieth century’s most influential Muslims, Malcolm X – El-Hajj Malik Al-Shabazz – led a dynamic life and passed through many phases of thought. But one aspect of his thought remained constant – to never remain silent in the face of oppression.
In Malcolm X: The Struggle for Human Rights, Recep Şentürk offers more than a biography of a beloved figure in American history: he explores the concept of universal human rights in Islam using the life of Malcolm X as an example of a human rights struggle.
Engaging and innovative, the book is divided into three sections, dealing with Malcolm X’s life, beliefs and struggle in turn. In the first part, we learn about his early years, his time in prison and his hajj. In a section on his evolving faith, we learn about his youth as a Christian, his time with the Nation of Islam and his discovery of mainstream Islam. In the final section, Şentürk offers a new perspective: how we can relate slavery, abolition, civil rights and voting rights to Malcolm X’s struggle
Meeting Muhammad S.A.W by Kube
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Through 30 beautifully detailed chapters with narrations from companions, take a journey from only knowing about Muhammad (sws) to knowing him and loving him and feel what it was like to be a companion of his in this life and strive to be companions of his in the next.
Men & Women Around The Messenger – Darussalam
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The author has chosen one hundred personalities amongst the Companions. He compiled narrations, hadiths and incidences that contributed to the distinction of these individuals who have no similitude in the history of mankind after the Prophets of Allah and His Messengers. Their excellence is further clearly established from the study of these individuals, their attributes and their characters with which they were embellished. For this reason, they were from the best of people ever raised up for mankind.
Men Around the Messenger (IBT)
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This book is a translation based on Khalid Muhammad Khalid’s celebrated work in Arabic, Rijal Hawla al-Rasul. The sixty-four companions presented here are representative of that unique generation, a generation without parallel in history. They come from all walks of life and character. These are stories of real people which can be historically verified. These stories will touch the souls of the believers, for they will find in them yet another proof of that conviction that fills their hearts.
Mohammed alsof je hem kunt zien (Dutch)
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In dit boek worden gebeurtenissen uit het leven van de Profeet Mohammed (vrede zij met hem) aangegrepen om een gedetailleerd en zeer persoonlijk portret te schilderen van de man die de wereld wakker schudde met zijn boodschap van Allah. Dit boek beschrijft de geliefde Profeet (vzmh) van de islam zo intiem dat het werkelijk is alsof je hem voor je ziet.
(This is the Dutch version of ‘Muhammad: As If You Can See Him’)
Translator by Noureddine Steenvoorden
Muhammad – The Man, The Leader, The Messenger Of God
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Muhammad The Man, The Leader, The Messenger of God, Biography and Summary, His eachings and Main Events in His Life
Muhammad (SAW) Noble Life Of The Last Prophet And Messenger Of Allah Religion & State
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I fully acknowledge that there are many books about the Prophet’s life, written by tireless researchers and exceptional authors over the generations. These books have covered every aspect of the seerah, extracting lessons from it as well as Islamic rulings and many other benefits. It has been a centuries-long group effort, written in various languages for every type of audience.