Understanding the present requires careful examination of historical transformation. A Modern History of the Islamic World traces political, social, and intellectual developments shaping contemporary Muslim societies.
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A Modern History of the Islamic World analyzes key events from the late pre-modern period to the contemporary era. The book examines colonial encounters, reform movements, independence struggles, and nation-state formation. Structured chapters explore political leadership, economic change, and intellectual debates. The text emphasizes that modern history cannot be understood through isolated events but requires analysis of interconnected processes. It highlights both internal dynamics and external influences shaping developments. Analytical discussion integrates historical narrative with critical interpretation. The work avoids simplistic generalizations, presenting nuanced understanding of diversity within the Islamic world. By situating regional histories within broader global context, it provides comprehensive overview. It also addresses challenges of modernization, identity, and governance.
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<ul class="ul1">
 	<li class="li3">Key historical transitions in the Islamic world</li>
 	<li class="li3">Impact of colonialism and reform movements</li>
 	<li class="li3">Development of modern nation-states</li>
 	<li class="li3">Intellectual and political debates</li>
 	<li class="li3">Interaction with global forces</li>
 	<li class="li3">Structured historical analysis</li>
</ul>
About the Author
The author combines historical research with analytical interpretation, presenting disciplined and comprehensive narrative.
Who Is This Book For?
This book is for students and readers interested in modern history and global developments.

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A Modern History of the Islamic World

This book is the answer to a question raised by a skeptical youth who delved into the ocean of some books in his summer holiday and his Aqeeda was affected. His mind, in turn, became blurred and he was unable to differentiate between right and wrong or between truth and falsehood. Thereupon he asked me “where is God and who created ‘Him’?” The answer came from the pulpit of the mosque of Shabkhun (Musil-Iraq) through delivering four sermons (Khutba) which received the approbation of the majority of those who listened to them. Some of them have suggested that they should be compiled and printed in the form of a message to introduce it to those who did not have the opportunity to hear them. With the help of Allah, this have been done. The first edition was printed in Musil. The second in Baghdad, the third in Lahore. It was translated into Kurdish, and will be translated into Urdu, Bulgarian and other languages. This fourth edition is revised and includes some additions. I hope that Allah allows it to be of benefit for all people and make it purely for His sake, He is Ever-Hearing, Ever- Answerer.

Where is Allah

Nasir-al-din Tusi Contemplation and Action: The Spiritual Autobiography of a Shi'i Philosopher

Nasir al-Din Tusi, the renowned Shi'i scholar of the 13th century, produced a wide range of writings in different fields of learning under Ismaili patronage and later under the Mongols. His work brought him great acclaim and, as a result of his changing affiliations in the course of a brilliant scholastic career, he is claimed by both Twelver Shi'i and Ismaili traditions. Contemplation and Action is Tusi's spiritual autobiography in which he recounts details of his early education, his search for knowledge and his eventual conversion to the Ismaili faith. Translated for the first time into English, it is published here with the full Persian text and a substantial introductory essay on Tusi's life and thought.

Contemplation and Action

What are the main intellectual traditions that have shaped Islamic civilization, and how have they interacted with one another over the centuries?
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Intellectual Traditions in Islam, edited by Farhad Daftary, is a collection of essays by leading scholars that explores the rich diversity of intellectual traditions within Islam. The volume covers philosophy, theology, mysticism, law, science, and literature, showing how these different streams of thought have developed and interacted throughout Islamic history. It highlights both the unity and diversity of the Islamic intellectual heritage.
What You Will Discover

<ul class="ul1">
 	<li class="li2">The major intellectual traditions in Islamic civilization (philosophy, kalam, Sufism, fiqh, etc.)</li>
 	<li class="li2">The historical development and interaction between different streams of thought</li>
 	<li class="li2">Contributions of key thinkers across various disciplines</li>
 	<li class="li2">The relationship between reason, revelation, and mysticism in Islamic thought</li>
 	<li class="li2">The role of intellectual activity in the flourishing of Islamic civilization</li>
 	<li class="li2">Contemporary reflections on the relevance of these traditions today</li>
 	<li class="li2">A broad and scholarly overview of the richness of Islamic intellectual history</li>
</ul>
About the Author
Farhad Daftary is a leading scholar of Islamic studies and the editor of this important collection.
Who Is This Book For?
This book is highly recommended for students and researchers of Islamic intellectual history, philosophy, theology, and mysticism.

Intellectual Traditions in Islam

How did Iran transform from a predominantly Sunni region into a Shia-majority country, and what were the key religious, political, and social factors behind this historic change?
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Converting Persia: Religion and Power in the Safavid Empire by Rula Jurdi Abisaab examines the process by which Iran became a Twelver Shia country during the Safavid period (1501–1722). The book analyzes how the Safavid rulers used state power, religious scholars, and institutional changes to promote and establish Twelver Shi‘ism as the official religion of Iran. It explores the complex relationship between religion and political authority during this transformative era.
What You Will Discover

<ul class="ul1">
 	<li class="li2">The religious transformation of Iran from Sunni to Shia under the Safavids</li>
 	<li class="li2">The role of state power and religious institutions in spreading Twelver Shi‘ism</li>
 	<li class="li2">The contributions and challenges faced by Shia scholars during this period</li>
 	<li class="li2">The political motivations behind the Safavid religious policies</li>
 	<li class="li2">The social and cultural impact of the conversion process</li>
 	<li class="li2">The long-term consequences of this religious shift for Iranian identity</li>
 	<li class="li2">A detailed historical analysis of one of the most important religious transformations in Islamic history</li>
</ul>
About the Author
Rula Jurdi Abisaab is a historian specializing in Safavid Iran and Shia religious history.
Who Is This Book For?
This book is essential for students and researchers of Iranian history, Shia Islam, and the relationship between religion and state power.

Converting Persia

The Qur'an differs structurally from conventional modern books. Themes recur across chapters, narratives may appear in different contexts, and transitions can occur without the linear organization expected by unfamiliar readers. Recognizing the Qur'an's distinctive thematic and literary methods can therefore transform passages that initially seem difficult into parts of a coherent and purposeful discourse.
About the Book
Understanding the Qur'an: Themes and Style explores major Qur'anic themes while examining the literary characteristics through which those themes are communicated. The work helps readers understand both what the Qur'an teaches and how its distinctive style contributes to the force and coherence of its message.
The thematic discussion addresses central subjects such as God, creation, prophecy, human responsibility, morality, family and society, the Hereafter, and relationships with earlier religious communities. Examining these subjects across multiple passages demonstrates how the Qur'an develops ideas throughout different surahs rather than restricting each topic to a single chapter.
Style is equally important. Qur'anic discourse employs repetition, contrast, shifts in perspective, rhetorical questions, narratives, direct address, imagery, and other techniques. Features that may appear unusual when measured against modern prose often serve specific rhetorical and theological purposes.
The book also helps readers appreciate the relationship between structure and meaning. Repeated narratives, for example, are not necessarily simple duplication. Different presentations may emphasize distinct aspects of a prophetic story according to the surrounding context and purpose of a surah.
By combining thematic analysis with literary observation, the work provides an accessible framework for approaching the Qur'an as an integrated text. Readers gain tools for identifying connections that may be obscured when verses are studied individually.
What You Will Discover

<ul class="ul1">
 	<li class="li3">Major themes of the Holy Qur'an.</li>
 	<li class="li3">Distinctive characteristics of Qur'anic style.</li>
 	<li class="li3">Purposes of repetition and variation.</li>
 	<li class="li3">Literary and rhetorical techniques.</li>
 	<li class="li3">Relationships between structure and meaning.</li>
 	<li class="li3">Methods for reading surahs more coherently.</li>
</ul>
Who Is This Book For?
This book is ideal for students of Qur'anic studies, literature, comparative religion, Islamic studies, educators, researchers, and general readers seeking a clearer understanding of the Qur'an's themes, structure, and literary style.

Understanding the Qur'an: Themes and Style

The Fatimids and Their Successors in Yaman: The History of an Islamic Community

The Uyun al-akhbar is the most complete text by an Ismaili author on the history of the Ismaili community, from its origins up to Idris ‘Imad al-Din’s own time in the 15th century. The seventh volume, edited here for the first time, together with a summary English translation, deals in particular with the period of the three Fatimid caliphs, al-Mustansir, al-Musta’li, and al-Amir, in addition to the Tayyibi Ismaili community in Yemen.

The Fatimids and Their Successors in Yaman

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