"One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2003" Sohail H. Hashmi is Alumnae Foundation Associate Professor of International Relations at Mount Holyoke College. He is the coeditor, with David Miller, of Boundaries and Justice (Princeton) and is currently coediting, with Steven Lee, a book on ethics and weapons of mass destruction. Jack Miles is the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning book, God: A Biography. One of the most dynamic aspects...

At the very heart of Islam lies the spiritual way of Sufism. Far removed from the negative portrayal of Islam in the headlines, Sufism is rooted in the harmonious qualities of peace, love, beauty, and wisdom. Its primary focus is to return human beings to unity with God. This select treasury of Sufi wisdom includes nearly 400 short sayings from, as many as, 100 of the greatest Sufi saints and sages in history, covering a vast span of 1,400-years....

God, Man, Mortality is, a collection of essays written both by seasoned and by up and coming scholars working the field known as Nursi studies. The aim of these essays is to hold a mirror up to Nursi's teachings on a number of issues, just as Nursi held a mirror up to the teachings of the Qur'an. The scope is broad covering subjects, such as, Divine immanence and transcendence, human spirituality and man's role as Divine vicegerent. Divine determining...

The Islamic Faith is an introductory textbook designed for schools with a curriculum that incorporates teachings of Islam. Edited by teachers who have practiced the content in the classroom over the years, it offers a comprehensive program for Islamic educational institutions that serve middle and high school level students. The book provides reading material compiled from select literature on Islam and elaborates on the creed further with sections...

The world is huge. Lots of people live in it and each group has its own traditions and beliefs. In Africa they follow different kinds of religions. In this book, we'll talk about Islam and some other traditional religions. What makes one different from the other? How can people with different beliefs live next to each other? There's plenty more to learn from this book!

Islam's acceptance of other religions remains an enigma for many Westerners. The 16 essays in this volume, by renowned experts on Islam such as Frithjof Schuon, Rene Guenon, Titus Burckhardt, and Seyyed Hossein Nasr, explore the fundamental universality of the world's second largest religion, presenting an incisive portrait of Islam that is seldom, seen in the mass media. This book is another volume in World Wisdom's Studies in Comparative Religion...

Jalal al-Din Rumi (1207-73), founder of the Mevlevi Sufi order of "Whirling Dervishes," is the bestselling poet in America today. The wide-ranging appeal of his work is such that UNESCO declared 2007 to be "International Rumi Year." However, his writings represent much, more than love poetry. Rumi was one of the preeminent thinkers of Sufism, the esoteric form of Islam. In this groundbreaking collection of 13 essays on Rumi, many of the world's leading...

Exploring the beliefs, history and politics of Islam, The Britannica Guide to the Islamic World is a clear and unbiased reference resource, compiled by experts in the field. It introduces the ideas as well as the places at the centre of one of the most important religions of our time. Founded in the seventh century by the prophet Mohammed, Islam has now spread across the world and every culture. Exploring Islamic history, beliefs and scriptures, it...

As the sacred book of Islam, the Koran, or Qur'an in transliteration, is believed by devout Muslims to be the direct word of God, inscribed in Heaven and revealed by the archangel Gabriel to the prophet Muhammad before his death in A.D. 632. Written in Arabic, in rhymed prose, the text is not only regarded by believers as a guide to daily life but is also considered to be the finest work of Arabic prose in existence and one of the most important and...

Robert W. Hefner is Director of the Program on Islam and Civil Society at the Institute on Culture and Religious Affairs at Boston University. Muhammad Qasim Zaman is Robert H. Niehaus '77 Professor of Near Eastern Studies and Religion at Princeton University. Since the Taliban seized Kabul in 1996, the public has grappled with the relationship between Islamic education and radical Islam. Media reports tend to paint madrasas--religious schools dedicated...