Living Islam
Living Islam

Author: Magnus Marsden

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2005-12-19

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 9781139448376

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Popular representations of Pakistan's North West Frontier have long featured simplistic images of tribal blood feuds, fanatical religion, and the seclusion of women. The rise to power of the radical Taliban regime in neighbouring Afghanistan enhanced the region's reputation as a place of anti-Western militancy. Magnus Marsden is an anthropologist who has immersed himself in the lives of the Frontier's villagers for more than ten years. His evocative study of the Chitral region challenges all these stereotypes. Through an exploration of the everyday experiences of both men and women, he shows that the life of a good Muslim in Chitral is above all a mindful life, enhanced by the creative force of poetry, dancing and critical debate. Challenging much that has been assumed about the Muslim world, this 2005 study makes a powerful contribution to the understanding of religion and politics both within and beyond the Muslim societies of southern Asia.

Living Out Islam
Living Out Islam

Author: Scott Alan Kugle

Publisher: NYU Press

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 275

ISBN-13: 1479894672

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This publication documents the voices of Muslims who live in secular democratic countries and who are gay, lesbian, and transgender. It weaves original interviews with Muslim activists into a picture which showcases the importance of the solidarity of support groups in the effort to change social relationships and achieve justice.

Lived Islam
Lived Islam

Author: A. Kevin Reinhart

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2020-06-11

Total Pages: 207

ISBN-13: 1108618642

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Does Islam make people violent? Does Islam make people peaceful? In this book, A. Kevin Reinhart demonstrates that such questions are misleading, because they assume that Islam is a monolithic essence and that Muslims are made the way they are by this monolith. He argues that Islam, like all religions, is complex and thus best understood through analogy with language: Islam has dialects, a set of features shared with other versions of Islam. It also has cosmopolitan elites who prescribe how Islam ought to be, even though these experts, depending on where they practice the religion, unconsciously reflect their own local dialects. Reinhart defines the distinctive features of Islam and investigates how modernity has created new conditions for the religion. Analyzing the similarities and differences between modern and pre-modern Islam, he clarifies the new and old in the religion as it is lived in the contemporary world.

Living Islam Out Loud
Living Islam Out Loud

Author: Saleemah Abdul-Ghafur

Publisher: Beacon Press

Published: 2012-04-03

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13: 080709692X

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Living Islam Out Loud presents the first generation of American Muslim women who have always identified as both American and Muslim. These pioneers have forged new identities for themselves and for future generations, and they speak out about the hijab, relationships, sex and sexuality, activism, spirituality, and much more. Contributors: Su'ad Abdul-Khabeer, Sham-e-Ali al-Jamil, Samina Ali, Sarah Eltantawi, Yousra Y. Fazili, Suheir Hammad, Mohja Kahf, Precious Rasheeda Muhammad, Asra Q. Nomani, Manal Omar, Khalida Saed, Asia Sharif-Clark, Khadijah Sharif-Drinkard, Aroosha Zoq Rana, Inas Younis

Remaking Muslim Lives
Remaking Muslim Lives

Author: David Henig

Publisher: University of Illinois Press

Published: 2020-10-26

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 025205217X

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The violent disintegration of Yugoslavia and the cultural and economic dispossession caused by the collapse of socialism continue to force Muslims in Bosnia and Herzegovina to reconfigure their religious lives and societal values. David Henig draws on a decade of fieldwork to examine the historical, social, and emotional labor undertaken by people to live in an unfinished past--and how doing so shapes the present. In particular, Henig questions how contemporary religious imagination, experience, and practice infuse and interact with social forms like family and neighborhood and with the legacies of past ruptures and critical events. His observations and analysis go to the heart of how societal and historical entanglements shape, fracture, and reconfigure religious convictions and conduct. Provocative and laden with eyewitness detail, Remaking Muslim Lives offers a rare sustained look at what it means to be Muslim and live a Muslim life in contemporary Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Everyday Islam
Everyday Islam

Author: Marcus R. Allgood

Publisher:

Published: 2019-04-29

Total Pages: 332

ISBN-13: 9781090896988

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"Everyday Islam" Book 2 tackles some of the harder issues, like usury, yet exploring the Qur'an's unique contribution to our walk with the divine. Its thoughtful and instructive articles address the importance of Allah's clear teachings (Baiyinaati), our life at the masjid (Muslims place of worship, leadership), the cleansing of our hearts (qalb), and a host of other relevant issues for today.Both volumes of "Everyday Islam" (Book 1 & 2) will strengthen you in your walk with God, in sha' Allah, helping you to apply the Qur'an and Sunnah to your everyday life.Book 2 has some new features: - 95 more Daily devotionals and commentary.- Footnotes to further explain a concept or a reference.- And a Dictionary of key terms.

Living in Islam
Living in Islam

Author: Ibrahim G. Hassan

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2017-09-22

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 9781546925682

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LIVING IN ISLAM is a book that discusses marriage and family based on Islam. The book has been written for married Muslims and marriage seekers with the purpose of guiding them to the Islamic teachings and values on marriage and family. The book directs Muslims to the right path for successful marriage and for building righteous family. It is a powerful shield against marriage failure, family divorce or separation, and sins. The book is a timeless resource and complete Islamic guide to marriage and family based on righteousness, love, and joy.

Islam, Science Fiction and Extraterrestrial Life
Islam, Science Fiction and Extraterrestrial Life

Author: Jörg Matthias Determann

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2020-09-17

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 0755601300

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The Muslim world is not commonly associated with science fiction. Religion and repression have often been blamed for a perceived lack of creativity, imagination and future-oriented thought. However, even the most authoritarian Muslim-majority countries have produced highly imaginative accounts on one of the frontiers of knowledge: astrobiology, or the study of life in the universe. This book argues that the Islamic tradition has been generally supportive of conceptions of extra-terrestrial life, and in this engaging account, Jörg Matthias Determann provides a survey of Arabic, Bengali, Malay, Persian, Turkish, and Urdu texts and films, to show how scientists and artists in and from Muslim-majority countries have been at the forefront of the exciting search. Determann takes us to little-known dimensions of Muslim culture and religion, such as wildly popular adaptations of Star Wars and mysterious movements centred on UFOs. Repression is shown to have helped science fiction more than hurt it, with censorship encouraging authors to disguise criticism of contemporary politics by setting plots in future times and on distant planets. The book will be insightful for anyone looking to explore the science, culture and politics of the Muslim world and asks what the discovery of extra-terrestrial life would mean for one of the greatest faiths.

Islam
Islam

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 2018-05-15

Total Pages: 334

ISBN-13: 9781599828657

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As the faith tradition of 1.6 billion people globally, Islam is the second-largest--and fastest-growing--of all the world's religions. Still, many in the West harbor misconceptions about its people, practices, and beliefs. Through rich and thorough exploration, Natana DeLong-Bas's Islam: A Living Faith challenges ignorance with facts and false impressions with stories of lived faith. Weaving personal narratives with major historical and contemporary events and developments, DeLong-Bas skillfully and sensitively conveys the teachings, people, and practices of the Islamic faith. This introduction includes sections on the Five Pillars, the Qur'an, and the legacy of Muhammad, as well as on the origin of sectarian identities, the purpose of Shariah and Islamic law, the mystical tradition of Sufism, and Muslim-Christian relations. Stocked with terms, definitions, and recommendations for additional resources, Islam: A Living Faith is perfect for use in the classroom.