Crucible of Islam by G. W. Bowersock
$29.95 AUD
Category: Islam
Little is known about Arabia in the sixth century, yet from this distant time and place emerged a faith and an empire that stretched from the Iberian peninsula to India. Today, Muslims account for nearly a quarter of the global population. A renowned classicist, G. W. Bowersock seeks to illuminate this ...Show more
Communities of the Qur'an by Emran El-Badawi (Editor); Paula Sanders (Editor)
$39.95 AUD
Category: Islam | Series: Oneworld Academic Ser.
What is the nature of the Qur'an? It might seem a straightforward question, but there is no consensus among modern communities of the Qur'an, both Muslim and non-Muslim, about the answer. And why should there be? On numerous occasions throughout history, believers from different schools and denomination ...Show more
Cambridge Companion to the Qur'an by Jane Dammen McAuliffe (Editor)
$45.95 AUD
Category: Islam | Series: Cambridge Companions to Religion Ser. | Reading Level: very good
As the living scriptural heritage of more than a billion people, the Qur'an (Koran) speaks with a powerful voice. Just as other scriptural religions, Islam has produced a long tradition of interpretation for its holy book. Nevertheless, efforts to introduce the Qur'an and its intellectual heritage to En ...Show more
Beyond Veiled Cliches by Amal Awad
$34.95 AUD
Category: Islam
Magnificent. Surprising. Illuminating. Australia needs this book.NIKKI GEMMELLAs someone who has a foot in both the Western and Arabic worlds, Amal set out to explore the lives of Arab women, in Australia and the Middle East, travelling to the region and interviewing more than sixty women about feminism ...Show more
Answering Jihad - A Better Way Forward by Nabeel Qureshi
$27.95 AUD
Category: Islam
Second-hand, paperback in as new condition. From New York Times bestselling author and former Muslim Nabeel Qureshi comes this personal, challenging, and respectful answer to the many questions surrounding jihad, the rise of ISIS, and Islamic terrorism. San Bernardino was the most lethal terror attack ...Show more
Allah: God in the Qur'an by Gabriel Said Reynolds
$41.95 AUD
Category: Islam
A concise and illuminating portrait of Allah from one of the world's leading Qur'anic scholars. The central figure of the Qur'an is not Muhammad but Allah. The Qur'an, Islam's sacred scripture, is marked above all by its call to worship Allah, and Allah alone. Yet who is the God of the Qur'an? What dis ...Show more
Mshatta in Berlin: ... Islamic Art by TROELENBERG, EV
$90.00 AUD
Category: Art & Deluxe Editions
-An examination of the Mshatta Fa ade, tracing its history and significance -Volume 1 in the Connecting Art Histories in the Museum series, published in co-operation with the Berlin State Museums The ornamented facade of the Imayyad 'desert palace' Mshatta is an icon of Islamic art. The facade was once ...Show more
Making Sense/Islamic Art & Architecture by Adam Barkman
$22.00 AUD
Category: Art & Deluxe Editions
Making Sense of Islamic Art & Architecture is designed to equip the cultural tourist and art student with the means to interpret each painting, building, or artifact in terms of the iconography and symbolism of Islam. With reference to 100 clearly illustrated and diverse historical works, readers wi ...Show more
Islam: An Illustrated Journey by Farhad Daftary; Zulfikar Hirji
$85.00 AUD
Category: Art & Deluxe Editions
The book contains a multitude of images, graphics, maps and charts, features many of the masterpieces of art, architecture and literature produced by Muslims along with an easy-to-use glossary and a detailed bibliography that will appeal to both general audiences and enthusiasts of Islamic societies and ...Show more
Ramadan Moon by Na'ima B. Robert
$14.95 AUD
Category: Children's Books | Reading Level: 4+
Ramadan, the month of fasting, doesn't begin all at once. It begins with a whisper And a prayer And a wish. Muslims all over the world celebrate Ramadan and the joyful days of Eid-ul-Fitr at the end of the month of fasting as the most special time of year. This lyrical and inspiring picture book captu ...Show more
Going to Mecca by Na'ima B. Robert
$14.95 AUD
Category: Children's Books
"Come with the pilgrims as they set out on a journey, a journey of patience to the city of Mecca." We are led on the journey of a lifetime to the city of Mecca - the pilgrimage known to Muslims as the Hajj. The pilgrims walk with heads bare and feet in sandals; they call to Allah; they kiss or point to ...Show more