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Author: Robert Irwin
Publisher: Arcadian Library
Published: 2011-01-13
Total Pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780199590353
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this beautifully-produced book, illustrations of various Western editions of The Arabian Nights from the eighteenth to the twentieth century are analysed. With artists including the famous (Dulac, Doré, Brangwyn), and the less wellknown (Coster or Letchford), Irwin's study teaches much about the visual discovery of the Near East in modern times.
Author: Anand Vivek Taneja
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: 2017-11-21
Total Pages: 386
ISBN-13: 1503603954
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn the ruins of a medieval palace in Delhi, a unique phenomenon occurs: Indians of all castes and creeds meet to socialize and ask the spirits for help. The spirits they entreat are Islamic jinns, and they write out requests as if petitioning the state. At a time when a Hindu right wing government in India is committed to normalizing a view of the past that paints Muslims as oppressors, Anand Vivek Taneja's Jinnealogy provides a fresh vision of religion, identity, and sacrality that runs counter to state-sanctioned history. The ruin, Firoz Shah Kotla, is an unusually democratic religious space, characterized by freewheeling theological conversations, DIY rituals, and the sanctification of animals. Taneja observes the visitors, who come mainly from the Muslim and Dalit neighborhoods of Delhi, and uses their conversations and letters to the jinns as an archive of voices so often silenced. He finds that their veneration of the jinns recalls pre-modern religious traditions in which spiritual experience was inextricably tied to ecological surroundings. In this enchanted space, Taneja encounters a form of popular Islam that is not a relic of bygone days, but a vibrant form of resistance to state repression and post-colonial visions of India.
Author: Nicole Peeler
Publisher: Hachette+ORM
Published: 2015-08-04
Total Pages: 330
ISBN-13: 0316407348
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this rowdy and raunchy urban fantasy, Lyla escaped an arranged marriage by accepting a deal from a jinni -- to live a thousand years as a jinni herself. Now, with her millennia nearly up, she's hiding out in a seedy Pittsburgh swarming with vampires, jinni and magical beings. Meet Lyla, a thousand-year-old Jinn, a belly dancer, and the hottest new urban fantasy heroine in town. With her thousand-year-long servitude ending, Lyla faces a few serious obstacles to freedom. A Magi intent on binding her again, a jinni bent on vengeance, and not to mention the nightmare from her past that threatens to make her curse permanent -- and claim her very soul. "Jinn and Juice is a raucous, raunchy tale well told. One thing's certain: you'll never look at Pittsburgh the same way after you've taken Nicole Peeler's mythic joyride up, down, and sideways in pursuit of an abducted teenage girl and freedom from a thousand-year curse. Legend and history, betrayal and love intertwine as the story moves from lascivious sex clubs to the unraveling of a mystery to a magical jinni throw-down which will leave you panting for more. Jinn and Juice is Urban Fantasy at its smartest, naughtiest, funniest best." -- Juliet Blackwell
Author: Abderraouf Ben Halima
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: 2017-09
Total Pages: 156
ISBN-13: 9781076328830
DOWNLOAD EBOOKUnfortunately, we are crossing an age where these three issues: Jinn, sorcery and evil eye, are getting tremendous proportions. Sorcerers and charlatans are so numerous whereas healers following Allah's way are very rare.It is therefore our duty to alert populations against these flails, to endow them with means to protect and heal themselves as much as possible, and to train healers on Islamic practices.This is the first translation of this book, but the book is in its third edition. We thank Allah to offer English speakers this accumulated knowledge and advanced techniques, asking Him to help Muslim brothers and sisters see truth and false in this matter, protect themselves and practice Islamic healing. I hope practitioners will also join; to exchange experiences and set up common strategies to inform populations and train their peers.We will start Inshallah by a detailed symptoms description in order to help the reader set up his own diagnosis and to be aware as soon as the first manifestations appear. I will on the way, give a precise explanation of these three phenomenon: Jinn, Sorcery and Evil Eye. Then comes the description of the matching remedies. This will not be possible for all people to apply. Some remedies are very simple and it is important that many people learn to practice them. Others require specific conditions, and some will be limited to professionals.Nevertheless, it is important that a high number get involved because needs are tremendous.Important information has been scattered throughout this book; so, those who want to take action should read it several times in order to assimilate all details.
Author: Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad
Publisher: Islam International Publications Ltd
Published: 1998-06-30
Total Pages: 787
ISBN-13: 1853726400
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAny divide between revelation and rationality, religion and logic has to be irrational. If religion and rationality cannot proceed hand in hand, there has to be something deeply wrong with either of the two. Does revelation play any vital role in human affairs? Is not rationality sufficient to guide man in all the problems which confront him? Numerous questions such as these are examined with minute attention. All major issues which intrigue the modern mind are attempted to be incorporated in this fascinatingly comprehensive statute. Whatever the intellectual or educational background of the reader, this book is bound to offer him something of his interest. It examines a very diverse and wide range of subjects including the concept of revelation in different religions, history of philosophy, cosmology, extraterrestrial life, the future of life on earth, natural selection and its role in evolution. It also elaborately discusses the advent of the Messiah, or other universal reformers, awaited by different religions. Likewise, many other topical issues which have been agitating the human mind since time immemorial are also incorporated. The main emphasis is on the ability of the Quran to correctly discuss all important events of the past, present and future from the beginning of the universe to its ultimate end. Aided by strong incontrovertible logic and scientific evidence, the Quran does not shy away from presenting itself to the merciless scrutiny of rationality. It will be hard to find a reader whose queries are not satisfactorily answered. We hope that most readers will testify that this will always stand out as a book among books – perhaps the greatest literary achievement of this century.
Author: Tom Doyle
Publisher: HarperChristian + ORM
Published: 2012-09-03
Total Pages: 290
ISBN-13: 0849949874
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhat would you do if Jesus appeared to you in a dream and told you to follow Him? What if these visions continued for over thirty days? And what if you were Muslim? Pastor Tom Doyle has spent eleven years as a full-time missionary in the Middle East and Central Asia, spreading the word of Jesus Christ. Throughout his journey he has encountered a staggering number of Muslims who were first introduced to Jesus through a vision or dream so powerful that they eventually turned from their lifelong religion of Islam and embraced Christ as their Savior. Despite living in a culture where converting to Christianity can result in execution, these former Muslims have found hope, peace, and inspiration that comes from knowing Christ. Their stories will amaze you. Jesus is reaching out to Muslims and they are responding—and Iran has the fastest growing Christian church in the world. Dreams and Visions is a remarkable collection of stories directly from the world of Islam, discussing the questions: Why would God use dreams to reach the Muslim world? Can dreams and visions be trusted? What happens after these dreams or visions occur? Travel to the heart of the Middle East to meet new believers who have truly been touched by Jesus in the most miraculous way: through dreams.
Author: Ibn Taymeeyah
Publisher:
Published: 1989
Total Pages: 156
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAnalysis of the 13th century essay, arguing for the reality of demons and demonic possession.
Author: Hūshang Gulshīrī
Publisher: Mazda Publishers
Published: 2019
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781568593241
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Amira El-Zein
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Published: 2009-10-16
Total Pages: 243
ISBN-13: 0815650701
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAccording to the Qur’an, God created two parallel species, man and the jinn, the former from clay and the latter from fire. Beliefs regarding the jinn are deeply integrated into Muslim culture and religion, and have a constant presence in legends, myths, poetry, and literature. In Islam, Arabs, and the Intelligent World of the Jinn, Amira El-Zein explores the integral role these mythological figures play, revealing that the concept of jinn is fundamental to understanding Muslim culture and tradition.
Author: Kelly Bulkeley
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2016-03-02
Total Pages: 353
ISBN-13: 0199351546
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBig dreams are rare but highly memorable dream experiences that make a strong and lasting impact on the dreamer's waking awareness. Moving far beyond "I forgot to study and the finals are today" and other common scenarios, such dreams can include vivid imagery, intense emotions, fantastic characters, and an uncanny sense of being connected to forces beyond one's ordinary dreaming mind. In Big Dreams, Kelly Bulkeley provides the first full-scale cognitive scientific analysis of such dreams, putting forth an original theory about their formation, function, and meaning. Big dreams have played significant roles in religious and cultural history, but because of their infrequent occurrence and fantastical features, they have rarely been studied in light of modern science. We know a great deal about the religious manifestations of big dreams throughout history and around the world, but until now that cross-cultural knowledge has never been integrated with scientific research on their psychological roots in the brain-mind system. In Big Dreams, Bulkeley puts a classic psychological thesis to the scientific test by clarifying and improving it with better data, sharper analysis, and a broader evolutionary framework. He brings evidence from multiple sources, shows patterns of similarity and difference, questions prior assumptions, and provides predictive models that can be applied to new sets of data. The notion of a connection between dreaming and religion has always been intuitively compelling; Big Dreams transforms it into a solid premise of religious studies and brain-mind science. Combining evidence from religious studies, psychology, anthropology, evolutionary biology, and neuroscience, Big Dreams makes a compelling argument that big dreams are a primal wellspring of religious experience. They represent an innate, neurologically hard-wired capacity of our species that regularly provokes greater self-awareness, creativity, and insight into the existential challenges and spiritual potentials of human life.
