In this book the writer draws on the history and theological underpinnings of Shi'i Islam to argue that in today's Iran, politi and religion are neither rigid nor in...
January, 2020
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26 January
Political Thought in Contemporary Shi‘a Islam
This book offers an intellectual history of one of the leading Shi’i thinkers and religious leaders of the 20th-century in...
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20 January
Book: The Canonization of Islamic Law: A Social and Intellectual History
By tracing the formulation, reception, interpretation and spread of al-Shāfi'ī's ideas, the author demonstrates how the canonization of scripture that lay at the heart of al-Shāfi'ī's theory formed the basis for the emergence of...
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14 January
Book: Early Modern Trends in Islamic Theology
The present volume is dedicated to the study of ʿAbd al-Ghanī al-Nābulusī (1641–1731), an outstanding religious scholar, sufi thinker and man of letters from...
December, 2019
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26 December
Book: Jesus (a) through the Qur’an and Shiʻite Narrations
What is offered here is a fairly comprehensive selection of the ayat (signs) of the Noble Quran and narrations pertaining to Jesus said to have been reported by the...
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25 December
Book: Imperial Mecca: Ottoman Arabia and the Indian Ocean Hajj
The Writer analyzes the late Ottoman hajj and Hijaz region as transimperial spaces, reshaped by the competing forces of Istanbul’s project of frontier modernization and the extraterritorial reach of...
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18 December
Book: Shining Sun: In Memory of ‘Allamah Tabataba’i
Shining Sun (a translation of Mihr-i Taban) is a tribute to the life and thought of the renowned Islamic scholar, Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Tabataba’i, written soon after his death by...
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18 December
Book: Narrators and Narrations: A Beginner’s Guide to Rijal and Dirayah
In this book, the author expertly presents an introduction to Rijal and Diraya subjects and discusses their main topics in the form of thirty-four lessons...
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17 December
Book: Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence for Beginners
Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence for Beginners is an English translation of al-Mujaz fi Usul al-Fiqh...
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17 December
Shi’i Islam and Sufism: Classical Views and Modern Perspectives
Offering new perspectives on the relationship between Shi'is and Sufis in modern and pre-modern times, this book challenges the supposed opposition between these two esoteric traditions in Islam by exploring what could be...