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The house of Islam : a global history / by Husain, Ed,author.(CARDINAL)555636;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction: Inside the house -- Part one: A millennium of power. What is Islam? -- Origins of the Quran -- Who is a Muslim today? -- The Sunni-Shi'a schism -- What is the Sharia? -- Who is a Sufi? -- Part two: The rise of anger. A hundred years of humiliation -- Who is an Islamist? -- Who is a Salafi? Or a Wahhabi? -- Who is a jihadi? -- Who is a Kharijite, or Takfiri? -- Part three: The rise of the West and loss of Muslim confidence. Dignity -- The Jews -- Education -- Women -- Sex -- Part four: Islam's global staying power. God is alive -- Rights of the sacred -- The family table -- The next life -- Conclusion: The way forward."A revelatory exploration of the intricacies of Islam and the Muslim world ... The gulf between Islam and the West is widening. A faith rich with strong values and traditions, observed by nearly two billion people across the world, is seen by the West as something to be feared rather than understood. Sensational headlines and hardline policies spark enmity, while ignoring the feelings, narratives and perceptions that preoccupy Muslims today. Wise and authoritative, The House of Islam seeks to provide entry to the minds and hearts of Muslims the world over. It introduces us to the fairness, kindness and mercy of Mohamed; the aims of sharia law, through commentary on scripture, to provide an ethical basis to life; the beauty of Islamic art and the permeation of the divine in public spaces; and the tension between mysticism and literalism that still threatens the House of Islam. The decline of the Muslim world and the current crises of leadership mean that a glorious past, full of intellectual nobility and purpose, is now exploited by extremists and channeled into acts of terror. How can Muslims confront the issues that are destroying Islam from within, and what can the West do to help work towards that end? Ed Husain expertly and compassionately guides us through the nuances of Islam and its people, contending that the Muslim world need not be a stranger to the West, nor its enemy, but a peaceable ally."--Dust jacket.
Subjects: Islam; Islamic sects.;
Available copies: 8 / Total copies: 10
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Khuni tahriken / by Rāhī, Aslam,author.;
Stories about the bloody movement that rose in the Islamic world time to time.
Subjects: Islam; Islamic sects.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The assassins: a radical sect in Islam. by Lewis, Bernard,1916-2018.(CARDINAL)146870;
Bibliographical references included in "Notes" (pages 141-160)
Subjects: Assassins (Ismailites);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A concise history of Sunnis & Shi'is / by McHugo, John,1951-author.(CARDINAL)529044;
Includes bibliographical references and index.In the Beginning : Before There Were Sunnis and Shi'is -- How Civil War Came to Islam -- Of Umayyads and Abbasids -- The Split Between Sunnis and Shi'is -- Of Ismailis, Assassins, Druze, Zaydis, Gnostic Shi'is, Alawis and Sufis -- How Iran Became Shi'i -- The Ottoman Empire, India and the Muslim Reformation -- The Long Nineteenth Century and the Coming of Western Dominance -- Between the Two World Wars -- Tides Ebb and Flow -- The Iranian Revolution and The Iran-Iraq War -- From the Iranian Revolution to the 2003 Invasion of Iraq -- Wedges into Fault-Lines.A fascinating and richly layered account of how and why the great divide in Islam--between Sunnis and Shi'is--occurred. Charting the history of Islam from the death of the Prophet Mohammed to the present day, McHugo describes the conflicts that raged over the succession to the Prophet, how Sunnism and Shi'ism evolved as different and contending sects during the Abbasid caliphate, and how the rivalry between the empires of the Sunni Ottomans and Shi' Sfavids ensured that the split would continue into the modern age. Today the full, destructive force of this historical conflict for the soul of the Muslim world is expressed by the struggle between Saudi Arabia and Iran--with no end in sight. Definitive, insightful, and accessible, A Concise History of Sunnis and Shi'is is an essential guide to understanding the genesis, development, and manipulation of the schism that has come to define Islam and the Muslim world. Includes five black & white maps, a glossary, and a list of sources and further reading.
Subjects: Islamic sects; Sunnites; Shiites;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Muslim mafia : inside the secret underworld that's conspiring to Islamize America / by Gaubatz, P. David.(CARDINAL)564803; Sperry, Paul(Paul E.)(CARDINAL)459151; Council on American-Islamic Relations.(CARDINAL)529539;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 362-405) and index.As part of an undercover operation, Gaubatz and his team revealed a well-funded conspiracy to destroy American society and promote radical Islam.
Subjects: Ḥarakat al-Muqāwamah al-Islāmīyah.; Jamʻīyat al-Ikhwān al-Muslimīn (Egypt); Qaida (Organization); Islam and politics.; Islamic fundamentalism; Islamic sects.; Muslims; Subversive activities; Terrorism;
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The life and religion of Mohammed / by Menezes, J. L.Rev.(CARDINAL)825095;
Life of Mahommed -- Mahommed at Medina -- The Koran -- Sects in Islam.
Subjects: Biographies.; Muḥammad, Prophet, -632.; Islam; Islam; Muslims;
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Islam : the basics / by Whitehead, Kim.(CARDINAL)636441;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 104-105) and index.Islam's role in the world -- Allah's final prophet -- Central beliefs -- Islam divided : the major and minor sects -- Law and practice -- Islamic celebrations -- Issues in contemporary Islam.Provides the historical background of Islam's emergence on the Arabian Peninsula during the seventh century and traces the spread of the faith throughout the world during the centuries that followed, along with information about the major Islamic sects, an explanation of Islamic laws and practices, details of important Islamic celebrations and festivals, and a discussion of important issues that Muslims face today.
Subjects: Young adult literature.; Young adult literature.; Islam.; Islam; Islam;
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Islam / by Gordon, Matthew.(CARDINAL)755026;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 138-139) and index.Introduction : the modern Islamic world -- Muhammad and the founding of Islam -- The spread of Islam -- Quran, hadith, and the law -- The variety of religious life in Islam -- Muslim ritual life -- The patterns of Islamic life -- Islam and the modern world.This volume discusses the founding of Islam, the various sects, and its continued growth and strength throughout the world today. It also seeks to dispel misinterpretations about Islam.
Subjects: Islam;
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Demystifying Islam : tackling the tough questions / by Zafar, Harris,1979-;
Includes bibliographical references and index.1. Begin with the basics : before we can demystify -- 2. Demystifying the origins of Islam -- 3. Demystifying jihad -- 4. Demystifying Shariah -- 5. Demystifying Islam's view of religious freedom -- 6. Demystifying Islam's view of free speech -- 7. Demystifying women's rights in Islam -- 8. Demystifying Islam's view of Jesus Christ -- 9. Demystifying the sects of Islam.
Subjects: Islam.; Islam;
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Hatred's kingdom : how Saudi Arabia supports the new global terrorism / by Gold, Dore.(CARDINAL)757194;
Includes bibliographical references and index.F3CSP03X3B1X3C2X3C4X3C5X3D1X3D2The former Israeli ambassador to the U.N. takes a close-up look at international terrorism, the radical Wahab Islam sect and their promotion of Islamic extremism, and the role of Saudi Arabia in promoting and sustaining terrorist activity.
Subjects: Arab-Israeli conflict.; Wahhābīyah.;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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