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In Onward Muslim Soldiers, the author of Islam Unveiled reveals why the threat of violent jihad is growing daily, despite America's recent victory in Iraq. Spencer uncovers the cause of global violence as he goes straight to Muslim sources.

This third volume of Gibbon's masterpiece covers the years A.D. 1185 to A.D. 1453 and explores the rise of Islam, the Crusades, the invention of gunpowder, Genghis Khan and the Mongol invasions, the Turkish conquests, and the beginning of the Renaissance.

Profiled on the front page of the Wall Street Journal, Iranian-born scholar Vali Nasr has become one of America's leading commentators on current events in the Middle East, admired and welcomed by both media and government for his "concise and coherent" analysis (Wall Street Journal). In this "smart, clear and timely" book (Washington Post), Nasr brilliantly dissects the political and theological antagonisms within Islam. He provides a unique and objective understanding of the 1,400-year bitter struggle between Shias and Sunnis, and sheds crucial light on its modern-day consequences—from the nuclear posturing of Iran's President Ahmadinejad to the recent U.S.-enabled shift toward Shia power in Iraq and Hezbollah's continued dominance in Lebanon.

In this insightful book, Ziauddin Sardar unravels the meaning and significance of Mecca. Tracing its history, from its origins as a "barren valley" in the desert to its evolution as a trading town and sudden emergence as the religious center of a world empire, Sardar examines the religious struggles and rebellions in Mecca that have significantly shaped Muslim culture.

In just over a hundred years - from the death of Muhammad in 632 to the beginning of the Abbasid Caliphate in 750 - the followers of the Prophet swept across the whole of the Middle East, North Africa, and Spain. Their armies threatened states as far flung as the Franks in Western Europe and the Tang Empire in China. The conquered territory was larger than the Roman Empire at its greatest expansion, and it was claimed for the Arabs in roughly half the time.

In 2013, just two years after the popular overthrow of Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian military ousted the country's first democratically elected president - Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood - and subsequently led a brutal repression of the Islamist group. These bloody events echoed an older political rift: the splitting of nationalists and Islamists during the rule of Egyptian president and Arab nationalist leader Gamal Abdel Nasser. Fawaz Gerges, one of the world's leading authorities on the Middle East, tells how the clash between pan-Arab nationalism and pan-Islamism has shaped the history of the region.

At the heart of the Middle East, with its regional conflicts and proxy wars, is a 1400-year-old schism between Sunni and Shia. To understand this divide and its modern resonances, we need to revisit its origins—which go back to the death of the Prophet Muhammad in 632; the accidental coup that set aside the claims of his son Ali; and the slaughter of Ali's own son Husayn at Karbala. These events, known to every Muslim, have created a slender fault line in the Middle East.

Few books in history have been as poorly understood as the Qur'an. In this audiobook, the distinguished historian of religion Bruce Lawrence shows precisely how the Qur'an is Islam. He describes the origins of the faith and assesses its influence on today's societies and politics. Above all, he emphasizes that the Qur'an is a sacred book of signs that has no single message. It is a book that demands interpretation and one that can be properly understood only through its history.

Does history matter? This book argues not that history matters, but that Islamic history does. This very short introduction introduces the story of Islamic history; the controversies surrounding its study; and the significance that it holds - for Muslims and for non-Muslims alike. Opening with a lucid overview of the rise and spread of Islam, from the seventh to 21st century, the book charts the evolution of what was originally a small, localized community of believers into an international religion with over a billion adherents.

From the taking of the holy city of Jerusalem in the 7th century AD by Caliph Umar, to the collapse of the Ottoman Empire following the end of World War I, Christian popes, emperors and kings, and Muslim caliphs and sultans were locked in a 1300-year battle for political, military, ideological, economic and religious supremacy. The House of War offers a wide, sweeping narrative, encompassing the broad historical and religious context of this period, while focussing on some of the key, pivotal sieges and battles, and on the protagonists, political and military.

La alquimia en Al Ándalus fue una de las disciplinas más importantes del esplendor cultural islámico en España. Siglos de progreso en Al Ándalus que fueron tejidos con el hilo de oro de la alquimia y que cayeron en el olvido. La alquimia en Al Ándalus y su influencia en el arte y las ciencias era un capítulo de la historia que estaba aún por escribir. Desde la llegada de Abderrahmán I, el Inmigrado, a Al Ándalus en el año 756, hasta la caída del califato en el 1030, y tiempo después de los almorávides y almohades, los andalusíes se convirtieron en testigos de excepción de un arte que no se introduciría en Europa hasta el siglo XII.

Why are Muslim men portrayed as inherently violent? Does the veil violate women's rights? Is Islam stopping Muslims from integrating? Across western societies, Muslims are more misunderstood than any other minority. But what does it mean to believe in Islam today, to have forged your beliefs and identity in the shadow of 9/11 and the War on Terror? Exploding stereotypes from both inside and outside the faith, The Muslim Problem shows that while we may think we know all about Islam we are often wrong about even the most basic facts.

Scholars, journalists, and politicians uphold Muslim-ruled medieval Spain - "al-Andalus" - as a multicultural paradise, a place where Muslims, Christians, and Jews lived in harmony. There is only one problem with this widely accepted account: It is a myth. In this groundbreaking book, Northwestern University scholar Darío Fernández-Morera tells the full story of Islamic Spain. As professors, politicians, and pundits continue to celebrate Islamic Spain for its "multiculturalism" and "diversity", Fernández-Morera sets the record straight.

سفرٌ إلى معارج البيان القرآني، يقف فيه الكاتب على عتبات الإعجاز، متأملًا أسرار الحروف وخلجات الكلمات في آياتٍ تتدفق بالبلاغة. يسرد الرافعي تاريخ جمع القرآن وتدوينه، ثم يغوص في اختلاف القراءات وأثرها في تناغم النص ومعانيه، ليبرز كيف صاغ القرآن لغة العرب بوهج فريد.

فجر الإسلام لأحمد أمين هو رحلة فكرية تتبع خطى تطور العقلية العربية منذ فجر الجاهلية إلى بزوغ الحضارة الإسلامية في ظل الدولة الأموية. يمضي أحمد أمين في الكتاب، كمن يسبر غور الفكر العربي، مستعرضًا جذوره، وكيف صاغت الفتوحات والتداخل الحضاري مع الفرس واليونان هويةً جديدة للفكر الإسلامي.

هل يمكنُ أن تكونَ شخصيَّةٌ واحِدَةٌ قد أثَّرت في عدّةِ حضاراتٍ ودياناتٍ، رغم اختلافِ الزمانِ والمكانِ؟ سؤال يطرحه الكِتابُ في رحلةٍ بحثيةٍ مثيرة لاستكشافٍ أثر النبيِّ "إدريسَ" عليه السلام والذي أتى ذكره في القرآنِ الكريم، وظهرت أثاره في نصوصِ التوراةِ والإنجيلِ وحتّى في الأساطيرِ المصريةِ القديمةِ. تساؤلاتٍ هامة عن التشابُه بينَ النبي إدريسَ وشخصياتٍ مثلَ "أخنوخ" و"هرمس" و"أوزوريس"، مُستعرضًا كيفَ ارتبطَت تعاليمهُ بالتوحيدِ والعِلمِ ونقلِ المعرفةِ.

Bestselling scholar Jonathan A. C. Brown examines Islamic scripture, law, Sufism, and history to comprehensively interrogate this claim and determine how and why it emerged. Locating its origins in conservative politics, modern Afrocentrism, and the old trope of Barbary enslavement, he explains how antiblackness arose in the Islamic world and became entangled with normative tradition.

كتاب لطيف مختصر يسرد أحداث السيرة النبوية والتاريخ الإسلامي بشكل سريع جدًا، يمكن أن تقرأه في ساعة واحدة كما أراد مؤلفه -أكرمه الله- الذي اعتمد على طريقة الإشارات إلى الأحداث دون ذكر التفاصيل؛ ليحفز القاريء ويغريه بالبحث عن تفاصيل هذه الأحداث والقصص المشوقة في الكتب المطولة أو المتوسطة -والتي ذكر المؤلف طرفًا منها في بداية الكتاب- وكأنه بذلك يقدم استعراضًا عامًا للأحداث لمن أراد الاختصار، فإن شئت الدخول في التفاصيل فهاهي العناوين التي يمكنك البحث عنها، وهاهي المصادر التي يمكنك البحث فيها!.

يعرض الكتاب سردًا زمنيًّا للعصور الذهبية للحضارة الإسلامية وذلك بدءًا من سنة 570 ميلاديًّا، أي مع ميلاد النبي محمد ﷺ، مع بيان صدى ذلك في العصر الحاضر. كتاب تاريخ ضائع يرد حقًّا وينسب فضلًا لرواد أوائل، لن يوفيهم إلا فيض من العرفان والتقدير بذلك الحق وهذا الفضل.

Back by popular the demand, the best-selling Politically Incorrect Guides provide an unvarnished, unapologetic overview of the topics every American needs to know. The Politically Incorrect Guide to Jihad delves into the dark world of radical Islam, exposing the most violent menace of the 21st century.