Ideas of Sheikh Isma’il Idris Bin Zakariyya: Legacy for Progressive…
This paper discussed the role and ideas of Sheikh Isma’il Idris in religionand politics in Nigeria. It is very paramount that…
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Book Review: Sayyid Qutb: The Life and Legacy of a Radical Islamic…
Sayyid Qutb’s influence upon radical Islamic movements during the secondhalf of the twentieth century is undeniable and has long…
Book Review: Islamic Geometric Design
The subject of Islamic geometric design has been described in numerous ways:Keith Critchlow’s Islamic Patterns and Syed Jan Abbas…
Book Review: Sufi Master and Qur’an Scholar: Abū’l-Qāsim al-Qushayrī and…
Over the past few years, an increasing number of academic publications havefocused on the life and work of the Sufi master and…
Book Review: Ibn ‘Arabi and the Contemporary West: Beshara and the Ibn…
Although the thought of the Andalusian Sufi Muhyi al-Din ibn ‘Arabi (d.1240) has become increasingly popular in the West during…
Book Review: The Triumph of Mercy: Philosophy and Scripture in Mulla Sadra
Muhammad Rustom’s outstanding The Triumph of Mercy is a beautifullywritten study on the celebrated Islamic philosopher Mulla…
Book Review: Bourdieu and Historical Analysis
Many scholars, among them Omar S. Kasule (“Islamic Epistemology andIntegration of Knowledge in the Islamic University” ) and…
Muslim Men Writing for Muslim Women: Ibn al- Jawzi’s Aḥkām al-Nisā’
During a discussion in my “CPRL 373 Women in Islam” class, students werebaffled by Abu Hamid al-Ghazali’s (d. 1111) candid…
Book Review: Sufi Narratives of Intimacy: Ibn Arabi, Gender, and Sexuality
Sa’diyya Shaikh’s groundbreaking Sufi Narratives of Intimacy: Ibn Arabi,Gender, and Sexuality not only makes a significant…
Book Review: Ibn Khaldun
Syed Farid Alatas’ Ibn Khaldun is a welcome addition to an emerging Khalduniansociology. It represents one of the few…
Islam’s Encounter with English and Ismail al-Faruqi’s Concept of Islamic…
In the past, many Muslims maintained strong reservations aboutusing English as a means of communication, interaction, and…
Book Review: Epistles of the Brethren of Purity. On the Natural Sciences:…
One does not need to repeat the oft-stated observation that editing and translatingthe epistles of the Brethren of Purity (Ikhwan…
Book Review: Between Reason and Revelation: Twin Wisdoms Reconciled. An…
Nasir-i Khusraw (d. 469/1077), who was appointed by the Fatimid imam al-Mustansir bi’llah (d. 487/1094) as the ḥujjat and chief…
BOOK REVIEW: Educating Muslim Women: The West African Legacy of Nana Asma’u…
Educating Muslim Women is a unique study of Muslim women told through the story of Nana Asma’u, a nineteenth-century Fulani woman…
The Martin Luther of Islam?: Ismail al-Faruqi’s Impact on Contemporary…
John Esposito and John Voll narrate in their Makers of Contemporary Islam a brief story: “An old Christian acquaintance of…
A Foucauldian Theory of American Islamophobia
With the emergence of ISIS andAmerican public furor over allowing Syrian refugees safe haven, Muslim Americans find themselves…
From Christianity to Islam: An Analysis of Ibn Rabban’s Approach towards…
With the expansion of Muslim territory in the ninth century, non-Muslim communities’ reactions to the denials of the prophethood…
The Objectives and References of Mi‘yar al-‘Ilm fi Fann al-Mantiq
Mi‘yar al-‘Ilm fi Fann al-Mantiq of al-Ghazali is the first book written specifically on Muslim logic. But the comprehensive and…
Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd as a Modern Muslim Thinker
Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd is a thinker who has produced works in the fields of theology, philosophy, law, politics and humanities. Abu…
Muslim Worlds’ Missed Opportunity
The longing to recapture the glorious past of Islam is almost universal in the Muslim world. An accurate diagnosis of failed…