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• Ibn al-Arabi
• Sitting with Sufis
• Islam: History, Faith & Politics: The Complete Introduction

  IBN AL-ARABI - The Great Muslim Mystic and Thinker            by Moulvi S.A.Q.Husaini

  Paperback - 99 pages

Extract from the Author : '' After making a fair study of Ibn al-Arabi's Allah be pleased with him representative works the problem was what to do and on what topic to concentrate. A complete analysis of his works would take a long time : and as far as i know there is not even a biography of the great Shaykh in English which can be called satisfactory. ''   

Simple to follow reprint from Sh. Muhammad Ashraf Publications of Lahore, Pakistan. 
 
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 SITTING WITH SUFIS - A Christian Experience of Learning Sufism 

  Paperback - 124 pages 

From Publishers Weekly : The Christian author of A Baptist Among the Jews continues her walk through the Abrahamic religious traditions with this spiritual memoir of her introduction to and practice of Sufism, the mystical branch of Islam. Sufism in America is known to many through the poetry of Rumi, and Howe's experience reflects this; she quotes the popular poet frequently as she tells her own story, which begins with a retreat in Texas that introduced her to Sufism's prayers and rituals. Her narrative paints Sufism in lively action, including the whirling ecstatic dance known as sema and the repetitive chanting prayer known as zhikr. Howe says her Christian journey began at a point of "spiritual rigidity" but evolved to make room for ritual and mystery, which she found first in Judaism and subsequently in devotional Sufism. The insights and practices she has learned in these traditions that are related to Christianity serve to deepen and intensify her relationship with God. Those curious about the content, history or structure of Sufism and its many sects will need another book that more specifically addresses Sufi beliefs and practices.

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 A BRIEF GUIDE TO ISLAM History, Faith & Politics : The Complete Introduction

 Paperback - 433 pages 

Synopsis : The story of Islam and the reality behind the headlines. Differences and conflicts make for sensational headlines, but this Brief Guide to Islam starts with the similarities between the major Abrahamic faiths of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Only then can the differences be understood. By exploring the beliefs, history and politics of the ordinary people of Muslim countries, Paul Grieve offers a fully comprehensive survey that combines authoritative analysis with carefully chosen primary sources, lists, storytelling and illustrations.  

The result is user-friendly book that challenges cliche and stereotype in areas such as art women, banking, war, Malcolm X, literature and the dos and don'ts of visiting a Muslim country. It also exposes the big issues behind the headlines: can Islam support true democracy? Is true democracy what the West really wants for the Middle East? Or are we merely seeking a cover of legitimacy for a policy of 'might is right'? Paul Grieve is an unbeliever, he is not a born-again Muslim, a proselytizer or a frustrated desert romantic. His aim is simple: to inform.

This is the ideal summary for the reader looking for a broad overview of the political and religious contentions that have been forced into our everyday lives.  
[NB: This Edition contains 433 pages]   

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