Download or read book Cracking the Qur an Code written by Lowell Gallin and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010-03-16 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Cracking the Qur'an Code" reveals how the Qur'an and Islamic Tradition affirm God's Land, Torah and People Covenants with Israel. Lowell Gallin wrote this book in honor and based on the teachings of Dr. Asher Eder of Jerusalem, Israel and Sheikh Abdul Hadi Palazzi [www.amislam.com] of Rome, Italy. Dr. Eder and Sheikh Palazzi serve as Jewish and Muslim Co-Founders and Co-Chairmen of the Islam-Israel Fellowship of the Root and Branch Association, Ltd. ISBN 978-0-9630917-3-4. United States Copyright Office Registration Number TXu 1-626-577.
Download or read book The Celestial Code of Scripture written by John McHugh and published by Monkfish Book Publishing. This book was released on 2021-12-14 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While researching celestial mythology at Brigham Young University, John McHugh stumbled upon the arcane code that is the template for the legends and miracles in all Mesopotamian, Greek, Roman, Jewish, Christian, and Islamic scriptures. This code was embedded in the archaic Mesopotamian belief system that conceptualized the astral sky as the “heavens,” and its constellations and planets as deities inhabiting this divine realm. Celestial tableaux were understood as historical scenes that had once taken place on earth. Mesopotamian astronomers were regarded as magicians, the magi, whose task was to interpret and elaborate secretly on this “Heavenly Writing”— the literal writing of the gods. The Celestial Code of Scriptures is the first book to present and explain this secret Mesopotamian cipher.
Download or read book Qur an and Bible written by M. S. Seale and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-11-01 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rival ‘communities of the faithful’ are not in the habit of reading each other’s books, and when they do so, it is often to find fault and disparage. This attitude, so common a generation ago, is today giving way to mutual tolerance and an interest in ‘dialogue’. However, we are still at the stage of being content with a superficial reading of each other’s scriptures. First published in 1978, Qur’an and Bible attempts to delve deeper, to solve some persistent puzzles, and to explore the common culture from which the Holy Books spring. Hebrew and Arabic, the original languages of the Bible and Qur'an are of the same linguistic family. Hence Arabic is a useful instrument with which to probe for the meaning of ancient Hebrew expressions and ideas as found in the Old Testament, and which continue to pose problems for translators and commentators. It is not merely a matter of one language elucidating another, but, more profoundly, of the light a language with a long unbroken tradition can throw on the desert culture shared by both the ancient Hebrews and the ancient Arabians.
Download or read book Cracking the SAT U S and World History Tests 2011 2012 written by Grace Roegner Freedman and published by Princeton Review. This book was released on 2011-03-08 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reviews topics in American and world history, suggests test-taking strategies, and includes four full-length practice tests.
Download or read book Cracking the TASC Test Assessing Secondary Completion written by The Princeton Review and published by Princeton Review. This book was released on 2016-04-26 with total page 770 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All the strategies, review, and practice you need to earn your high school equivalency certificate! Includes 2 full-length practice exams and bonus online drills and tutorials. This eBook edition has been specially formatted for on-screen viewing with cross-linked questions, answers, and explanations. The TASC (Test Assessing Secondary Completion) is a new high school equivalency exam that some states are using as an alternative to the traditional GED test. Currently offered in CA, IL, IN, NC, NJ, NY, NV, SC, WV, and WY, the TASC is made up of 5 separate tests covering Mathematics, Reading, Writing, Science, and Social Studies. The Princeton Review's new Cracking the TASC (Test Assessing Secondary Completion) is a comprehensive guide to helping you conquer this new test. Created to include the very latest exam updates, this step-by-step guide includes: Everything You Need to Know to Help Achieve a High TASC Score. • Complete coverage of Reading, Writing, Mathematics, Social Studies, and Science • Easy-to-follow lessons with step-by-step guidance • Customizable study “road maps” to help you create a clear plan of attack Practice That Takes You to Excellence. • 2 full-length practice tests (1 in the book, 1 online) with detailed answer explanations • Practice drills for all five test subjects Bonus Online Features for an Extra Edge. • Additional practice drills for the most challenging topics • Tutorials for the technology-enhanced and constructed-response questions • Sample responses to the essay prompts in the book • “Further skills and concepts” lessons covering less-frequently-tested topics Techniques That Actually Work. • Essential strategies to help you work smarter, not harder • Expert advice to tackle the essay • Key skills designed to maximize your performance
Download or read book Cracking the SAT U S and World History Subject Tests 2013 2014 Edition written by Grace Roegner Freedman and published by Princeton Review. This book was released on 2013-03-05 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reviews topics in American and world history, suggests test-taking strategies, and includes four full-length practice tests.
Download or read book Cracking the SAT U S and World History Subject Tests 2009 2010 Edition written by Grace Roegner Freedman and published by Princeton Review. This book was released on 2009 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 4 full-length practice tests, review of key historical eras in U.S. and world history and test-taking techniques.
Download or read book The Supreme Team The Birth of Crack and Hip Hop Prince s Reign of Terror and the Supreme 50 Cent Beef Exposed written by Seth Ferranti and published by Gorilla Convict Publications. This book was released on 2023-09 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the crack era jumped off in the 1980s, many street legends were born in a hail of gunfire. Business minded and ruthless dudes seized the opportunities afforded them, and certain individuals out of the city's five boroughs became synonymous with the definition of the new era black gangster. Drugs, murder, kidnappings, shootings, more drugs, and more murder were the rule of the day. They called it "The Game," but it was a vicious attempt to come up by any means necessary. In the late 1980s, the mindset was "get mine or be mine," and nobody embodied this attitude more than the Supreme Team.The Supreme Team has gone down in street legend and the lyrical lore of hip-hop and gangsta rap as one of the most vicious crews to ever emerge on the streets of New York. Their mythical and iconic status inspired hip-hop culture and rap superstars like 50 Cent, Jay-Z, Biggie, Nas and Ja Rule. Born at the same time as crack, hip-hop was heavily influenced by the drug crews that controlled New York's streets. And the cliché of art imitating life and vice versa came full circle in the saga of the Supreme Team's infamous leaders- Kenneth "Supreme" McGriff and Gerald "Prince" Miller. In the maelstrom of the mid-80s crack storm and burgeoning hip-hop scene, their influence and relevance left a lasting impression.Going from drug baron to federal prisoner to hip-hop maestro to life in prison, Supreme was involved in hip-hop and the crack trade from day one. His run stretched decades, but in the end he fell victim to the pitfalls of the game like all before him had. His nephew, the enigmatic Prince, who had a rapid, violent, and furious rise in the streets also fell hard and fast to the tune of seven life sentences. The Supreme Team has been romanticized and glorified in hip-hop, but the truth of the matter is that most of their members are currently in prison for life or have spent decades of their prime years behind bars. This book looks at the team's climatic rise from its inception to its inevitable fall. It looks at Supreme's redemption with Murder Inc. and his relapse back into crime. This book is the Supreme Team story in all its glory, infamy, and tragedy. It's a tale of turns, twists, and fate. Meet the gangsters from Queens where the drug game influenced the style and swagger of street culture, hip-hop and gangsta rap and made the infamous cast of characters from the Supreme Team icons in the annals of urban lore.
Download or read book There is a Crack in Everything Education and Religion in a Secular Age written by K. H. (Ina) ter Avest and published by MDPI. This book was released on 2019-11-22 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are two constants in academic and theological discourse throughout history, they are the debate around secularization and the dialogue concerning the intersection of religion and education. Each age has had its debate about modernizing forces that drive concerns of impending secularization. In this publication this theme is approached from perspectives of teachers, of students, of policy makers and situated in a politico-historical context. Aware of the fact that in today’s plural societies one sacred canopy is non-existent anymore, cracks of the sacred canopy/canopies are described, as well as ‘the light that gets in’, the possible and challenging ways out are roughly sketched.
Download or read book Cracks in the Crescent written by Hussein Hajji Wario and published by Hussein Hajji Wario. This book was released on 2009-02-01 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Islam and Social Policy written by Stephen P. Heyneman and published by Vanderbilt University Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At a time when more nuanced understandings of Muslim countries and their legal and social practices are urgently needed in the West, the appearance of this collection is especially welcome. In these illuminating and accessible essays, the contributors explain how Islam sees itself in terms of social policy, how it treats women, and how it encourages charity, education, and general social welfare. The essays encompass many regional cultures and draw on court records and legal debates, field work on government ministries, and an extensive reading of Islamic law. In his overview of waqf (similar to the Western idea of a foundation, in which an endowment is set aside in perpetuity for specified purposes), Ahmad Dallal explains how charity, a central organizing principle in Islam, is itself organized and how waqf, traditionally a source of revenue for charitable purposes, can also become a source of tension and conflict. Donna Lee Bowen, in her essay on the position of women in Islamic law, points out the crucial differences between the Islamic principles of family equity and the Western notion of individual equality. In a subsequent essay, Bowen addresses the problems surrounding family planning and the dilemmas that have arisen within the Muslim world over differing ideas about birth control. The two final essays look at specific instances of how the modern state has treated Islamic social policy. Gail Richardson examines zakat, an Islamic tax used to assist the poor, and its administration in Pakistan. Carol Underwood, meanwhile, explores public health policy in Iran, both before and after the Islamic revolution that deposed the Shah. Addressing some of the most profound misunderstandings between Islamic and Western societies, Islam and Social Policy will be of vital interest not only to scholars and policymakers but to anyone concerned with Islam's critical place in the modern world.
Download or read book Qur anic Code of Argumentation and Guidance of Man written by Muḥammad Shahābuddīn Nadvī and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Qur an and Woman written by Amina Wadud and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1999-06-10 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fourteen centuries of Islamic thought have produced a legacy of interpretive readings of the Qu'ran written almost entirely by men. Now, with Qu'ran and Woman, Amina Wadud provides a first interpretive reading by a woman, a reading which validates the female voice in the Qu'ran and brings it out of the shadows. Muslim progressives have long argued that it is not the religion but patriarchal interpretation and implementation of the Qu'ran that have kept women oppressed. For many, the way to reform is the reexamination and reinterpretation of religious texts. Qu'ran and Woman contributes a gender inclusive reading to one of the most fundamental disciplines in Islamic thought, Qu'ranic exegesis. Wadud breaks down specific texts and key words which have been used to limit women's public and private role, even to justify violence toward Muslim women, revealing that their original meaning and context defy such interpretations. What her analysis clarifies is the lack of gender bias, precedence, or prejudice in the essential language of the Qur'an. Despite much Qu'ranic evidence about the significance of women, gender reform in Muslim society has been stubbornly resisted. Wadud's reading of the Qu'ran confirms women's equality and constitutes legitimate grounds for contesting the unequal treatment that women have experienced historically and continue to experience legally in Muslim communities. The Qu'ran does not prescribe one timeless and unchanging social structure for men and women, Wadud argues lucidly, affirming that the Qu'ran holds greater possibilities for guiding human society to a more fulfilling and productive mutual collaboration between men and women than as yet attained by Muslims or non-Muslims.
Download or read book THE ETHICS OF DISAGREEMENT IN ISLAM written by DR. Khalida Majid and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2023-11-08 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Muslims at present is divided into sects and schools of thought. The disagreements among the Muslims have assumed tremendous significance and the lack of ethics of disagreement have resulted in an apparently unbridgeable gap between different sections of the Muslim society. This book is a humble attempt to bring to the lime light the legacy of ethics of disagreement in Islam in a historical and most dispassionate manner. This book focuses primarily about the spectrum of disagreement; analyzes the meaning and nature of Disagreement.It also provides historical study of ethics of Disagreement and an account of how medieval Muslims came to a consensus about how to deal with disagreement, how they created an educational system that reflected that consensus, and how we might understand current Islamic issues in the light of the medieval Islamic understanding of disagreement. Most importantly this book deals with the Amin Ahsan Isla ?hi’s analysis of Ethics of Disagreement in Islam and the views of Taha Jabir al-‘Alwa ?ni on Ethics of Disagreement in Islam. This would surely help us to derive provisions for our contemporary times and the future generation.
Download or read book Enlightening Europe on Islam and the Ottomans written by Carter Vaughn Findley and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2019-02-04 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mouradgea d’Ohsson’s Tableau général de l’Empire othoman offered the Enlightenment Republic of Letters its most authoritative work on Islam and the Ottomans, also a practical reference work for kings and statesmen. Profusely illustrated and opening deep insights into illustrated book production in this period, this is also the richest collection of visual documentation on the Ottomans in a hundred years. Shaped by the author’s personal struggles, the work yet commands recognition in its own totality as a monument to inter-cultural understanding. In form one of the great taxonomic works of Enlightenment thought, this is a work of advocacy in the cause of reform and amity among France, Sweden, and the Ottoman Empire.
Download or read book Literary Structures of Religious Meaning in the Qu ran written by Issa J Boullata and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-09-05 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume studies how the literary elements in the Qur'an function in conveying its religious message effectively. It is divided into three parts. Part one includes studies of the whole Qur'an or large segments of it belonging to one historical period of its revelation; these studies concentrate on the analysis of its language, its style, its structural composition, its aesthetic characteristics, its rhetorical devices, its imagery, and the impact of these elements and their significance. Part two includes studies on individual suras of the Qur'an, each of which focuses on the sura's literary elements and how they produce meaning; each also explores the structure of this meaning and the coherence of its effect. Part three includes studies on Muslim appreciations of the literary aspects of the Qur'an in past generations and shows how modern linguistic, semantic, semiotic, and literary scholarship can add to their contributions.