The Interfaith Dimension of Some Recent English Translations of the Quran:…
This paper first provides a critical, historical survey of the English translations of the Quran, namely, those by Alexander Ross…
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Quranic Studies Made in Austria:Approaching Quantitative Arabic Linguistics
The aim of this article is to outline the interest in the Arabic language in Europe and the beginnings of teaching Arabic and…
Book Review Reasoning with God Reclaiming Shari’ah in the Modern Age
The book is divided into four main sections: An Introduction to Sharia; the Islamic Dream and the Chaos of the Modern Condition;…
Muslims in the Military A Cause or a Solution for Issues of National…
ustralian Muslims rarely join the Australian Defence Force.Thereisnoevidencethisstatisticischanging,nosignitislikely to change in…
Inner Peace in Islam
The notion that Islam means peace has almost become a cliché in a world where Islam’s relationship with peace is emphasised in an…
Sharia Business Unit Spin-off: Strategic Development Model of Sharia…
Islamic bank in Indonesia in the last ten years shows a positive trend is quite impressive, the average asset growth of 30% is…
Interest-Free Treasury Bonds (IFTB): Islamic Finance and Legal…
Purpose:Althoughthe treasury bill is the essential monetary instrument in central bankingoperations, its application in Islamic…
Women Rights to Inheritance in Muslim Family Law: An Analytical Study
Rights of women areone of the widely discussed yet debatable issues across the Western and Muslim world. It is seen in the Muslim…
Review onSects and Religions in History of Iraq
Every tribe in Iraq has (Sunnis ,Sheia , the Yazidis, Turkmen, Armen,...)in its ranks. Every town and city have a mix of…
Book Review: Martyrdom in Modern Islam: Piety, Power, and Politics
Meir Hatina, associate professor of Islamic and Middle Eastern studies anddirector of the Levtzion Center for Islamic studies at…
Book Review: Striving in the Path of God: Jihad and Martyrdom in Islamic…
The term jihad is perhaps the most contentious Arabic word to enter the Englishlanguage in recent decades. In public discourse it…
Book Review: Prayer in Islamic Thought and Practice
In Chapter 1, “Canonical Prayer and Supplication, Development, andRules,” Katz traces the etymology of the term’s linguistic…
Book Review: Understanding the Qur’anic Miracle Stories in the Modern Age
In the introduction to her Understanding the Qur’anic Miracle Stories in theModern Age, Isra Yazicioglu writes about the dilemma…
Book Review: Domestic Violence and the Islamic Tradition: Ethics, Law, and…
The polyvalent Qur’anic text lends itself to multiple interpretations, dependingupon one’s presuppositions and premises. In fact,…
Book Review: The young Turks and the Ottoman Nationalities: Armenians,…
This volume, short and rich in primary source material, focuses on the relationshipbetween the Ottoman central government…
Book Review: The Covenants of the Prophet Muhammad with the Christians of…
With painstaking effort and much dedication invested in this groundbreakingwork, John Andrew Morrow will surely manage to attract…
Book Review: The Fatigue of the Shari‘a
In this challenging and thought-provoking monograph, Ahmad Atif Ahmaddraws on the issue of futūr al-Sharī‘a (the end of access to…
Book Review: The Sharī‘a and Islamic Criminal Justice in Time of war and…
Mahmoud Cherif Bassiouni is a distinguished human rights advocate with anastounding career and publication record that exceeds…
Book Review: Cosmopolitanisms in Muslim Contexts: Perspectives from the…
This book is a welcome addition to the ever-expanding literature on Muslimcosmopolitanism across the Islamicate world. Its chief…
Review Essay: Historiography in the Twenty-First Century: The Relevance of…
During the last six decades, historians have adopted various approaches tostudying the Crusades. Unfortunately, few contemporary…