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.
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.
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.
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.
Comprising introductions and brief summaries of each of the 91 books written by the Founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the Promised Messiah and Imam Mahdi [may peace be upon him].
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.