Product Description: The Islamic world in its year 132 (570 AD) was ruled by a new revolutionary regime. The dynasty that it brought to power was revered as the Imams of the Sunni Muslims for the next 767 years. In good part, this stability and longevity were founded by the remarkable grandfather of Hārūn al-Rashīd, Abū Ja'far al-Mansūr, who came to power in 754 AD and died in 775...read more

Product Description: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work...read more

Product Description: When Islam first appeared in 1961, the New York Times Book Review praised it for "conveying to the reader not only the fundamental elements which together make up the thought and society of Islam" but also for transmitting "something of the simple faith and beauty inherent to the Muslim religious experience...read more

Profiles the Twelver Shi'i Islam and Roman Catholic religions, comparing the histories of each to identify largely unknown parallels between both faiths while citing their practicioners' responsibilities in a world experiencing a rise in religious fundamentalism.

Product Description: Since the 1970s, Islam has been undergoing a tremendous resurgence throughout the world. This resurgence has often been labeled "Islamic fundamentalism" by the media, but it includes believers of every persuasion, from the most conservative to the most liberal...read more