Download or read book Treasures of Islam written by Bernard O'Kane and published by Duncan Baird Publishers. This book was released on 2007 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the impact of Islam on the cultural heritage of diverse communities around the world, focusing on how works of art and architecture have been influenced and inspired by Islamic traditions, beliefs, and practices.

Download or read book Treasures of Islam written by Toby Falk and published by Philip Wilson Publishers, Limited. This book was released on 1985 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the history of Islamic art from the 7th to the 19th centuries & covers such subjects as the art of the book, lacquer & oil painting, ceramics, metalwork, arms & armor, carpets & textiles, architectural ornament, decorative arts, & coinage.

Download or read book The Art of the Qur an written by Massumeh Farhad and published by Smithsonian Institution. This book was released on 2016 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published on the occasion of the exhibition The Art of the Qur'an: Treasures from the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts, Istanbul, held at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Washington, D.C., October 15, 2016-February 20, 2017.

Download or read book Jannah Jewels Book 1 written by Umm Nura and published by . This book was released on 2010-11-01 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Jannah Jewels land in the ancient city of Timbuktu in Mali. Suddenly, they are caught in the middle of a mystery. Someone has stolen a priceless manuscript! While following clues, they find the Grand Mosque and discover the Treasure King. Who exactly is the Treasure King and can the Jannah Jewels restore the missing manuscript into a Golden Clock before time runs out?

Download or read book written by Iman Daglas and published by Darussalam. This book was released on 2004 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an autobiography presented by iman Daglas, an American woman who was christan before, unfolding the ethical and moral values of Islam in the perspective fof current tussel between the material ism and the search of truth and eternal peace. It is led to believe that islam has repressed women that in Islam Woman are second class citizen, and they have no rights while Islam is the first religion to give women rights, and this book clearly proves that a muslim woman wearing proper Hijab is truly a well guarded treasured.

Download or read book Treasures of the Qur an written by Abdur Rashid Siddiqui and published by Kube Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2017-08-14 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A clear and simple commentary upon five pivotal parts of the Qur'an. With explanatory notes and key words described. The first group of Surahs (al-Fatihah, al-Baqarah, al 'Imran, al-Nisa' and al-Ma'idah) are introduced and examined in this volume, with the author looking at their structure and major themes. The central theme of which is conferring the status of Muslim ummah on the believers, to which a new code of life was given to be followed to be better humans. About the Authors Abdur Rashid Siddiqui is the author of many works on the Qur'an, including Qur'anic Keywords: A Reference Guide and 100 Minutes with the Qur'an. Khurram Murad (1932-1996) was the director general of The Islamic Foundation, United Kingdom, and authored many books, including In the Early Hours.

Download or read book Islamic Art Patronage written by Esin Atıl and published by Rizzoli International Publications. This book was released on 1990 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Treasures of Knowledge An Inventory of the Ottoman Palace Library 1502 3 1503 4 2 vols written by Gülru Necipoğlu and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2019-08-12 with total page 1532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The subject of this two-volume publication is an inventory of manuscripts in the book treasury of the Topkapı Palace in Istanbul, commissioned by the Ottoman sultan Bayezid II from his royal librarian ʿAtufi in the year 908 (1502–3) and transcribed in a clean copy in 909 (1503–4). This unicum inventory preserved in the Oriental Collection of the Library of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (Magyar Tudományos Akadémia Könyvtára Keleti Gyűjtemény, MS Török F. 59) records over 5,000 volumes, and more than 7,000 titles, on virtually every branch of human erudition at the time. The Ottoman palace library housed an unmatched encyclopedic collection of learning and literature; hence, the publication of this unique inventory opens a larger conversation about Ottoman and Islamic intellectual/cultural history. The very creation of such a systematically ordered inventory of books raises broad questions about knowledge production and practices of collecting, readership, librarianship, and the arts of the book at the dawn of the sixteenth century. The first volume contains twenty-eight interpretative essays on this fascinating document, authored by a team of scholars from diverse disciplines, including Islamic and Ottoman history, history of science, arts of the book and codicology, agriculture, medicine, astrology, astronomy, occultism, mathematics, philosophy, theology, law, mysticism, political thought, ethics, literature (Arabic, Persian, Turkish/Turkic), philology, and epistolary. Following the first three essays by the editors on implications of the library inventory as a whole, the other essays focus on particular fields of knowledge under which books are catalogued in MS Török F. 59, each accompanied by annotated lists of entries. The second volume presents a transliteration of the Arabic manuscript, which also features an Ottoman Turkish preface on method, together with a reduced-scale facsimile.

Download or read book Sacrifice written by Tameem Ahmadi and published by . This book was released on 2019-12 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lofty goals can only be achieved through struggle and sacrifice. How then can we expect any less when striving for the loftiest goal of all: the pleasure of Allah? This reality was embodied by our Beloved, Muhammad the Messenger of Allah ¿, who led a life brimming with the spirit of struggle and sacrifice. This collection of heart-softening accounts present many of the trials and tribulations endured by the Messenger of Allah ¿. By appreciating the struggles borne by Allah's Beloved ¿, readers will be able to draw the strength to deal with the struggles found in their own lives.

Download or read book The Hidden Treasures of Timbuktu written by John Owen Hunwick and published by Thames and Hudson. This book was released on 2008-10-28 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The extraordinary manuscripts of Timbuktu: invaluable historical documents, objects of tremendous beauty, and a testament to a great center of learning and civilization. For centuries, trading caravans made epic journeys across the Saharan sands to reach the markets of the legendary city of Timbuktu, where they traded salt, gold, slaves, textiles—and books. By the mid-fifteenth century, Timbuktu had become a major center of Islamic literary culture and scholarship. The city's libraries were repositories of all the world's learning, housing not only works by Arab and Islamic writers but also volumes from the classical Greek and Roman worlds and studies by contemporary scholars. The astonishing manuscripts of Timbuktu form the lavish visual heart of this book. Beautifully graphic, occasionally decorated, these exquisite artifacts reveal great craftsmanship as well as learning. All were written in the Arabic script, but not all are in Arabic, for they also feature a range of local African languages. Aside from scholarly works, the surviving manuscripts include a wealth of correspondence between rulers, advisers, and merchants on subjects as various as taxation, commerce, marriage, divorce, adoption, breastfeeding, and prostitution, providing a vivid insight into the ordinary life and values of the day.

Download or read book The Bad Ass Librarians of Timbuktu written by Joshua Hammer and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-04-19 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: **New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice** To save ancient Arabic texts from Al Qaeda, a band of librarians pulls off a brazen heist worthy of Ocean’s Eleven in this “fast-paced narrative that is…part intellectual history, part geopolitical tract, and part out-and-out thriller” (The Washington Post) from the author of The Falcon Thief. In the 1980s, a young adventurer and collector for a government library, Abdel Kader Haidara, journeyed across the Sahara Desert and along the Niger River, tracking down and salvaging tens of thousands of ancient Islamic and secular manuscripts that were crumbling in the trunks of desert shepherds. His goal: preserve this crucial part of the world’s patrimony in a gorgeous library. But then Al Qaeda showed up at the door. “Part history, part scholarly adventure story, and part journalist survey…Joshua Hammer writes with verve and expertise” (The New York Times Book Review) about how Haidara, a mild-mannered archivist from the legendary city of Timbuktu, became one of the world’s greatest smugglers by saving the texts from sure destruction. With bravery and patience, Haidara organized a dangerous operation to sneak all 350,000 volumes out of the city to the safety of southern Mali. His heroic heist “has all the elements of a classic adventure novel” (The Seattle Times), and is a reminder that ordinary citizens often do the most to protect the beauty of their culture. His the story is one of a man who, through extreme circumstances, discovered his higher calling and was changed forever by it.

Download or read book The Treasure House Quran Stories for Little Hearts Goodword written by Saniyasnain Khan and published by Goodword Books. This book was released on 2014-03-01 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Treasure House is a beautifully illustrated and creatively written story about Qarun or Korah—a very rich man during the days of the Prophet Musa. As punishment for his refusal to thank Allah for his wealth and share it with his fellowmen, Qarun and the treasure house that he kept his wealth in were swallowed up by the earth.

Download or read book Selections from the Writings of the Promised Messiah written by Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad and published by Islam International Publications Ltd. This book was released on 2016-06-01 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The writings elucidate many of Islamic teachings. This book contains excerpts of his writings with topics ranging from Allah to life after death. The original text has been provided alongside the English translation.

Download or read book The different aspects of islamic culture written by Ahmad, Maqbul and published by UNESCO Publishing. This book was released on 2002-12-31 with total page 661 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part II deals with agricultural science, alchemy, chemistry and chemical technology, mining and metallurgy military technology, textiles and manufacturing industries, mechanical technology, civil engineering, navigation and ship-building, medicine and pharmacy. Historians of Islamic science tend to limit their studies to the period up to the 16tb century but, Part II of this volume also deals with the continuation of science and technology in the Ottoman Empire, India and Iran.

Download or read book Islamic Coloring Book with Mandala Islam Quotes written by Mubarak El-Sayed and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-04-30 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Coloring Book contains 30 Mandala Patterns with Islam Quotes in English, each for every day of Ramadan. It consists of 30 unique illustrations for you to color, based on mandala and geometric pattern art, combined with inspirational quotes from Quran and Islam. Why you will love this book: 30 unique illustrations based on mandala and geometric patterns art, combined with inspirational quotes from Quran and Islam. Skill Level: Illustrations range from simple to complex allowing for a variety of challenges. This book is suitable for adults as well as children aged 8 and above. Ramadan and Eid gifts: This book makes an original gift for Ramadan and Eid, for Muslim Adults and Kids. You may also frame a page as a personalized gift for your loved ones. Single-sided coloring pages to avoid bleed-through. Each page is printed only in one side. This makes it perfect for your favorite colored pencils, crayons and pens. White paper pages with black and white illustrations for you to color. 8.5 x 11 inches (21.59 x 27.94 cm) format; 60 pages

Download or read book Treasures of Islam written by Philip Bamborough and published by Poole : Blandford Press. This book was released on 1976 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Islam without Extremes A Muslim Case for Liberty written by Mustafa Akyol and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2011-07-18 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A delightfully original take on…the prospects for liberal democracy in the broader Islamic Middle East.”—Matthew Kaminski, Wall Street Journal As the Arab Spring threatens to give way to authoritarianism in Egypt and reports from Afghanistan detail widespread violence against U.S. troops and women, news from the Muslim world raises the question: Is Islam incompatible with freedom? In Islam without Extremes, Turkish columnist Mustafa Akyol answers this question by revealing the little-understood roots of political Islam, which originally included both rationalist, flexible strains and more dogmatic, rigid ones. Though the rigid traditionalists won out, Akyol points to a flourishing of liberalism in the nineteenth-century Ottoman Empire and the unique “Islamo-liberal synthesis” in present-day Turkey. As he powerfully asserts, only by accepting a secular state can Islamic societies thrive. Islam without Extremes offers a desperately needed intellectual basis for the reconcilability of Islam and liberty.