Download e-book for iPad: Islam in the World Today: A Handbook of Politics, Religion, by Udo Steinbach,Werner Ende

Thought of the main authoritative single-volume reference paintings on Islam within the modern global, the German-language Der Islam in der Gegenwart, at present in its 5th variation, deals a wealth of authoritative info at the non secular, political, social, and cultural lifetime of Islamic international locations and of Islamic immigrant groups in different places.

New PDF release: Mastery Through Accomplishment

Many think about Mastery via Accomplishment to be the main sensible starting point operating with the lessons of Inayat Khan. Accomplishment in worldly affairs isn't seen as a main issue at the non secular direction, yet is obvious because the technique of constructing the power to accomplish what one needs, and finally to accomplish the aim of one's existence

Download e-book for kindle: The History of Women's Mosques in Chinese Islam by Maria Jaschok,Shui Jingjun Shui

This can be a learn of chinese language Hui Muslim women's historical and unrelenting religious, academic, political and gendered force for an institutional presence in Islamic worship and management: 'a mosque of one's personal' as a special characteristic of chinese language Muslim tradition. The authors position the historic beginning of women's segregated spiritual associations within the chinese language Islamic diaspora's struggle for survival, and of their an important contribution to the reason for ethnic/religious minority identification and unity.

Read e-book online Druze, The: Culture, History, Prospects PDF

The Druze, a much-misunderstood Muslim sect essentially inhabiting the Levant, have persevered centuries of persecution through orthodox parts opposed to Islam's wealthy sectarian variety as a result of their esoteric divergence from mainstream Islam. consequently, they've got develop into a 'fighting minority', as defined via one in every of their so much illustrious leaders.