Download or read book Transformative Worship in Islam written by Shaykh Fadhlalla Haeri and published by . This book was released on 2018-12-12 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Transformative Worship in Islam - Experiencing Perfection uniquely bridges the traditional practices and beliefs, culture and language of Islam with the transformative spiritual states described by the Sufis and Gnostics. In this collection of teachings on how the worship of Islam can transform insight and perception of Reality, Shaykh Fadhlalla Haeri presents profound guidance for those who journey through the path of Islamic belief and practice. He draws from the Noble Qur'an, the Prophet's traditions, narrations from the Ahl al-Bayt and seminal works from Sufi masters and scholars. Transformative Worship in Islam - Experiencing Perfection will inspire the serious seeker of spiritual knowledge to make the connections between intention, attention and direction. Describing in detail the stages of spiritual evolvement, the author highlights the need for grooming the self, refining its lower tendencies, practicing self-accountability, and guiding it towards the higher virtues of the soul, through the regular discipline of a worship which brings one into Divine Presence. The seeker will be taken to the stages of self-realization where all dualities meet and unify within the human soul. The purified heart is a precondition for this awakening, while enlightenment is the natural outcome after dispelling all causes of egotistic confusion and concern for personal survival. This book reveals how the soul is forever embedded in sustainable joy and contentment and awakening to this condition is not only our birth-right but the very purpose of our existence.
Download or read book Worship in Islam written by Sayyid Abul A'la Mawdudi and published by Kube Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2015-09-21 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With a focus upon the social dimension of worship Mawdudi's original approach to religious ritual and self-purification considers worship's transformative role in social life, as well as on the spirit. This work offers an illuminating and unique study of the nature and significance of Islamic spirituality by a leading Muslim intellectual from the twentieth century.
Download or read book Crescent Moon Rising written by Paul L. Williams and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Williams examines the phenomenal rise of Islam in the United States and discusses its implications. Informative and at times controversial, this text clearly shows that Islam will be a force to reckon with for some time in America.
Download or read book The Transformation of American Religion written by Alan Wolfe and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2005-04 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this astounding account, a leading sociologist demonstrates that religion in America has become so tamed and softened that it hardly serves any of its original functions.
Download or read book Transforming Tajikistan written by Hélène Thibault and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-07-25 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tajikistan is a key state in Central Asia, and will become crucial to the regional power balance as it transitions away from Soviet government systems and responds to the rise of Chinese financial power alongside the continuing presence of Russian military might and instability in neighboring Afghanistan. This book demonstrates how the Soviet atheist legacy continues to influence current state structures, the regulation of religion, the formation of national identities, and the understanding of the place of religion in society. Hélène Thibault focuses on the differences between secular nationhood in Tajikistan, and an increasingly popular and influential Muslim identity. Featuring extensive and original primary-source material, including 12 months of ethnographic fieldwork, Thibault demonstrates the profound and lasting influence of Soviet power structures and attitudes, and how secular and religious identities clash in a context of tightening authoritarianism.
Download or read book Al Islaam and the Transformation of Society written by Hassan Shabazz and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2020-01-06 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a look at the Book of Revelations thru the lens of the Holy Qur'an and the teachings and language of Imam W. Deen Mohammed.
Download or read book The Islamic Mode of Worship written by Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmud Ahmad and published by Islam International Publications Ltd. This book was released on 2019-06-01 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Islamic Mode of Worship, Hazrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmud Ahmad(ra) provides a brief but comprehensive overview of the formal Islamic prayer and its primary purpose. Key concepts including the sequence of positions, ablution and prescribed timings are explained in lucid terms and through the use of integrated illustrations. Important verses of the Holy Quran pertaining to the prayer are also highlighted and presented in a simple manner for book is a valuable resource for those who wish to know more about one of Islam’s most fundamental pillars.
Download or read book The Transformation of American Religion written by Alan Wolfe and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2003-08-26 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American religion - like talk of God - is omnipresent. Popular culture is awash in religious messages, from the singing cucumbers and tomatoes of the animated VeggieTales series to the bestselling "Left Behind" books to the multiplex sensation The Passion of the Christ. In The Transformation of American Religion, sociologist Alan Wolfe argues that the popularity of these cartoons, books, and movies is proof that religion has become increasingly mainstream. In fact, Wolfe argues, American culture has come to dominate American religion to such a point that, as Wolfe writes, "We are all mainstream now." The Transformation of American Religion represents the first systematic effort in more than fifty years to bring together a wide body of literature about worship, fellowship, doctrine, tradition, identity, and sin to examine how Americans actually live their faith. Emphasizing personal stories, Wolfe takes readers to religious services across the nation-an Episcopal congregation in Massachusetts, a Catholic Mass in a suburb of Detroit, an Orthodox Jewish temple in Boston-to show that the stereotype of religion as a fire-and-brimstone affair is obsolete. Gone is the language of sin and damnation, and forgotten are the clear delineations between denominations; they have been replaced with a friendly God and a trend towards sampling new creeds and doctrines. Overall, Wolfe reveals American religion as less radical, less contentious, and less dangerous than it is generally perceived to be.
Download or read book The Four Pillars of Spiritual Transformation written by Muhyiddin Ibn 'Arabi and published by Anqa Publishing. This book was released on 2009-06-01 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Objective and illuminating, this treatise, written by Sufi leader Muhyiddin Ibn 'Arabi, presents a fundamental analysis of spiritual practice. Underscoring the importance of silence, seclusion, hunger, and vigilance, this guide demonstrates that these activities are both physical and spiritual. Providing the necessary tools for an enlightened life, this dual-language edition incorporates the first critical edition of the Arabic text, gathered from the best-surviving manuscripts. An introduction, and translation of chapter 53 of the renowned Futuhat al-Makkiyya, are also included.
Download or read book Inner Dimensions of Islamic Worship written by Imam al-Ghazali and published by Kube Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2012-06-29 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covers those dimensions of Islamic rituals of worship – prayer, almsgiving, fasting, Pilgrimage, etc. which are essential to the fulfilment of inner quality. Consists of selections from al-Ghazali's Ihya, a pivotal work in the history of Islamic thought.
Download or read book Education Transformation in Muslim Societies written by Ilham Nasser and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2022-09-06 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hope is a complex concept—one academics use to accept the unknown while also expressing optimism. However, it can also be an action-oriented framework with measurable outcomes. In Education Transformation in Muslim Societies, scholars from around the world offer a wealth of perspectives for incorporating hope in the education of students from kindergarten through university to stimulate change, dialogue, and transformation in their communities. For instance, though progress has been made in Muslim societies on early education and girls' enrollment, it is not well documented. By examining effective educational initiatives and analyzing how they work, educators, policymakers, and government officials can create a catalyst for positive educational reform and transformation. Adopting strength-based educational discourse, contributors to Education Transformation in Muslim Societies reveal how critical the whole-person approach is for enriching the brain and the spirit and instilling hope back into the teaching and learning spaces of many Muslim societies and communities. Education Transformation in Muslim Societies is a copub with the International Institute of Islamic Thought.
Download or read book Wellbeing and the Worshipper written by Mohamed Safiullah Munsoor and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-05-04 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a rare piece of empirical research, which reveals the workings of a spiritual order, its leadership, as well as their approaches, methods and tools. It demonstrates how the seekers, who were partly drug addicts and HIV patients, and the general segment of this Order, have been able to positively transform themselves. A multidisciplinary approach enlightens the analysis and discussion by bringing together spirituality, psychology, neuroscience as well as organisational development, to produce a rich tapestry of first hand insights. This book provides an integrated approach to understanding the landscape of a spiritual order primarily using a mixed method and a holistic approach with a particular focus on Islam. Qualitative examples include interpretivistic phenomenological approaches and neuro-linguistic programming. The book highlights the positive impact of worship by providing practical guidance and suggestions on how to spiritually improve oneself. This dualistic approach generated a working model for spiritual leadership and self-development. The unsuspecting but important link of spirituality to the United Nations sustainable development goals (SDGs) is highlighted and discussed, which needs to be factored into the global development narrative. The text is primarily for researchers, yet has a secondary use for students and general readership given the comprehensive review establishing a conceptual framework for worship and morality.
Download or read book Worship in Islam written by Mustafa Ahmad Al-Zarqa and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Transformation of Muslim Mystical Thought in the Ottoman Empire written by John J Curry and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2010-10-19 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on careful study of the substantial and largely unpublished manuscript legacy left by the Halveti mystical order, one of the most influential Sufi orders in the Ottoman Empire, this is a history of the rise and spread of its Sa'baniyye branch betwee
Download or read book Public Religion and Urban Transformation written by Lowell Livezey and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2000-05 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text offers a sweeping view of urban religion in response to the transformations of large cities. Focusing on Chicago, it explores the ways in which religious organizations both reflect and contribute to changes in American pluralism.
Download or read book Purification Taharah written by Abu Khadijah Damansari and published by Abu Khadijah Damansari. This book was released on 2024-01-30 with total page 1 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: PURIFICATION (TAHARAH) by Abu Khadijah Damansari Embark on a transformative journey through the sacred teachings of "Purification (Taharah)," a profound guide catering to both novices and seasoned seekers of Islamic wisdom. This enlightening exploration delicately blends wisdom and compassion, unraveling the details in Islamic purification rituals to offer a transformative experience reaching beyond the physical realm to touch the essence of the soul. The foundational chapter establishes purification as the essence of genuine worship, paving the way for an authentic connection with the divine. Water, symbolizing the elixir of life, weaves through Islamic rituals with flexible purification methods for accessibility across diverse landscapes. Delve into realms of humility and respect, where gold and silver are forbidden in containers and utensils. Explore the transformative power of the humble Siwak (toothstick) and the holistic approach to well-being through meticulous personal hygiene. Embark on the rhythmic flow of Wudu (ablution), cleansing not only the body but also the heart, symbolically preparing the soul for prayer. Explore the practicality and flexibility of Islamic jurisprudence through the use of Khuff during ablution and gain awareness of minor ritual impurity and its prohibitions. Navigate the etiquettes of relieving oneself, discovering a blueprint for modesty, cleanliness, and gratitude in the most mundane aspects of life. Witness the profound rituals surrounding major impurity and the transformative power of the Ghusl, symbolizing spiritual rebirth. Understand the practicality of Tayammum, the symbolic use of earth for purification, emphasizing Islam's adaptability to diverse circumstances. Compassionate guidelines address female bleeding, upholding the sanctity of worship during various phases of reproductive life. Explore Islam's teachings on filth, extending beyond physical impurity to encompass unethical behavior and spiritual contamination. Recognize the call to uphold moral and ethical principles, fostering an Ummah where purity prevails. As the journey concludes, carry forth the profound lessons of purification. Every act, no matter how mundane, can be transformed into an act of worship through purity of intention and following specific ways. May the threads of purification continue to weave a tapestry of spiritual eminence, guiding towards a closeness to Allah that transcends the physical and encompasses the very essence of being.
Download or read book Inside The Soul of Islam written by Mamoon Yusaf and published by Tertib Publishing. This book was released on 2017-01-02 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Practiced by over 1.8 billion people, Islam is the world’s second largest faith, yet most of us don’t know what the beliefs of Islam actually are. ‘Inside the Soul of Islam: A Unique View Into the Love, Beauty, and Wisdom of Islam For Spiritual Seekers of All Faiths’ gives a much-needed understanding of this widely misinterpreted faith, and an insight into the essential teachings, universal values, and deep spirituality it offers us all. In this profound yet highly accessible book, the author provides a vital introduction to the essential teachings of Islam. In each short chapter he focuses on a core teaching from the Quran, such as loving kindness, resilience, gratitude or forgiveness, and shares his unique insight into how these teachings can lead to spiritual evolution in anyone, regardless of their beliefs, religion or background. The author also considers the role of women in Islam, as well as the true nature and meaning of the words ‘jihad’ and ‘shariah’. Finally, touching upon current events, the author demonstrates how acts of violence committed in the name of Islam are inherently un‑Islamic, and boldly concludes not only that Islam is not the cause of terrorism – Islam contains the cure for it.
