This study deals with the problems that encounter translators while translating Islamic literature from Arabic into English. We have selected a novel written by Najīb Al-Kaylānī, who is by far one of the pioneers of Islamic literature. The study argues that translation equivalence is a matter of approximation rather than equation. In his/her endeavor to...Read More

When it comes to Turkey’s experience, the reasons for using West and modernity together are the secularisation policies of Republican Turkey and its reform goals, which take the West as their example in every sense. Besides these political reflections, literary and artistic changes were also part of the political aims and reforms. In this regard,...Read More

When literature began to develop in the Arab world, the utilitarian and aesthetic functions of a literary work were seen as mutually complementary. It was not until the Arab renaissance (Al-Nahda) in the 19th century that, under the influence of European ideas, some changes occurred in the perception of the role of a literary work...Read More

This chapter explores the brand of Islamic children’s literature produced in diaspora, in order to discern how this supplementary educational tool has responded to key concerns of Islamic education. How is Islamic faith staged in diasporic literary depiction? What innovative formats are employed and how does such innovation affect the content? Rather than understanding this...Read More