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An ancient conversation for a modern audience - anyone who has ever
asked 'what is the purpose of life? or 'who am I?' will find
something in this book. The Bhagavad Gita has been around a long
time, but remains little known outside India. This edition sets out
to change that. The ancient Gita is a world text dealing with the
mysteries of life. At its heart is a conversation between the soul
and God. Ranchor Prime's version adopts a non-sectarian approach,
making the Gita relevant to those of all religions or none, and
emphasising the link between religion and self-development. It is
distinguished by its easy accessibility. His section-by-section
commentary opens the text to the spiritual seeker. He never loses
sight of the audience for his book, and that he wants his readers
to understand the Gita in a personal way.
An ancient conversation for a modern audience - anyone who has ever
asked 'what is the purpose of life? or 'who am I?' will find
something in this book. The Bhagavad Gita has been around a long
time, but remains little known outside India. This edition sets out
to change that. The ancient Gita is a world text dealing with the
mysteries of life. At its heart is a conversation between the soul
and God. Ranchor Prime's version adopts a non-sectarian approach,
making the Gita relevant to those of all religions or none, and
emphasising the link between religion and self-development. It is
distinguished by its easy accessibility. His section-by-section
commentary opens the text to the spiritual seeker. He never loses
sight of the audience for his book, and that he wants his readers
to understand the Gita in a personal way.
The writer has logically and in a beautiful manner proved that
Quran Majeed is a balanced book, it is a miracle and proof of its
being a book of God. In this book, Shah Al-Abidi has given common
knowledge examples-of Urdu and Persian couplets, Bhagat Kabeers
dohas, Mian Muhammed Bakhsh's and Hazrat Shah Sultan Bahoos
philosophical poems and references from Maulana Roam, and put them
in relevant manner thus enhancing the beauty, interest and value. I
believe that lovers of Quran Kareem will find this book as a
beautiful and invaluable presentation. This represents an aspect of
Quran Majeed and the readers will find aiding strength to their
faith. I hope, this book will become known and ever lasting. I pray
to Almighty God that the writer, Mr. Akhter Moeed Shah Al-Abidi,
had ongoing service to Quran Majeed, its readers and humanity.
Abdul Khaliq Aawan Retired Director General, Pakistan Broadcasting
Corporation
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The Book of Enoch
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In Preface to Paradise Lost, C. S. Lewis presents an illuminating
reflection on John Milton's Paradise Lost, the seminal classic that
profoundly influenced Christian thought as well as Lewis's own
work. Lewis a revered scholar and professor of literature closely
examines the style, content, structure, and themes of Milton's
masterpiece, a retelling of the biblical story from the Fall of
Humankind, Satan's temptation, and the expulsion of Adam and Eve
from the Garden of Eden. Considering this story within the context
of the Western literary tradition, Lewis offers invaluable insights
into Paradise Lost and the nature of literature itself, unveiling
the poem's beauty and its wisdom. With a clarity of thought and a
style that are the trademarks of Lewis's writing, he provides
answers with a lucidity and lightness that deepens our
understanding of Milton's immortal work. Also inspiring new readers
to revisit Paradise Lost, Lewis reminds us of why elements
including ritual, splendour and joy deserve to exist and hold a
sacred place in human life. One of Lewis's most revered scholarly
works, Preface to Paradise Lost is an indispensable read for new
and lifelong fans of Lewis's writing.
Muslims believe that the Qur'an represents the words of God as
revealed by the Angel Gabriel to Muhammad over a period of
approximately twenty-three years, beginning in 610 AD, when he was
forty, and concluding in 632 AD, the year of his death. All of it
came from the mouth of one man. More people read the Quran than any
other book ever written.This new edition of the book has been
published to help Muslims not fluent in Arabic to understand the
meaning of the words. It includes an English translation by
Abdullah Yusuf Ali and a transliteration into Roman text by Abdul
Haleem Eliyasee.However, it is important to remember at all times
that the authoritative text is the Quran itself. These translations
and transliterations are only intended to be helpful guides. They
are not substitutes for the original.Every Muslim is required to
read and understand the Quran to the extent of his ability. The
words "To The Extent of his ability" is key. Obviously, a man who
cannot speak Arabic and who is poorly educated will not be able to
achieve the same level of understanding that a highly literate and
educated native speaker of Arabic can. Nevertheless, even the
poorly educated man must try to read and understand the actual
words of the Quran. There is no Pope or supreme authority in Islam.
Every man is his own authority. This is what Muslims believe.
The Holy Qur,an was the revealation given to Prophet Muhammad
(P.B.U.H.) from Allah (God)by way of the Angel Gabriel (S.R.A.)
approx. 1400 A.D.
Fitzroy Morrissey's brilliant guide to Islamic thought - from its
foundation in the seventh century to the present day. 'A
magisterial accomplishment' Professor Eugene Rogan 'The best guide
to Islamic thinking that I've read' James Barr 'I greatly enjoyed
[it]' Peter Frankopan, Spectator, Books of the Year Day after day
we read of the caliphate and the Qur'an, of Sunni and Shi'a,
Salafis and Sufis. Almost a quarter of the world's populate is
Muslim. Understanding the modern world requires knowing something
about Islam. Tracing fourteen centuries of Islamic history - from
the foundation of Islam in the seventh century and the life of
Muhammad, through the growth of great Islamic empires, to the often
fraught modern period - Fitzroy Morrissey considers questions of
interpretation and legacy, of God and His relationship with His
followers, of the lives of Muslims and how they relate to others.
He presents the key teachings of the Qur'an and Hadith, analyzes
the great works of Islamic theology, philosophy, and law, and
delves into the mystical writings of the Sufis. He considers the
impact of foreign cultures - Greek and Persian, Jewish and
Christian - on early Islam, accounts for the crystallization of the
Sunni and Shi'i forms of the faith, and explains the rise of
intellectual trends like Islamic modernism and Islamism in recent
times. In this way, Morrissey presents not a monolithic creed, but
a nuanced faith made up of several often competing - and always
fascinating - intellectual tendencies. This concise and engaging
volume will appeal to readers looking to better understand the
world's second largest religion and to those interested in the
intellectual history of the last millennium and a half.
This book provides a unique visual history of the Qur'an using
fifty-five rare, beautiful and significant Qur'an manuscripts. A
general introduction guides the reader through the Qur'an's entry
into the world of late near eastern antiquity, a world where books
of scripture were inextricably bound to the political and religious
identities of empires. Books of scripture, as well as being visible
statements of divine majesty, personal piety and religious
identity, were viewed as providing a point of contact with the
divine. In this setting the Qur'an came to be viewed by Muslims as
the point of divine contact without peer, and the calligraphy of
its text became the foundation of Islamic visual culture for
centuries to come. From this beginning, the development of the
Qur'an in book form is followed chronologically and geographically,
and the themes of textual development, art, identity and divine
presence are highlighted in each chapter. This book draws mainly
from the collection of Qur'ans in the Bodleian Library, one of the
oldest collections in the English-speaking world and one of the
finest collections internationally. Manuscripts are featured from
every major chronological period of the Qur'an's history, and most
of the Qur'ans pictured have never appeared in print before.
'Qur'ans: Books of Divine Encounter' brings together in one volume
a magnificent range of Qur'anic manuscripts, providing a lavishly
illustrated historical overview of one of the most influential,
most memorized and enduring sacred books in our world.
Armenia is the oldest Christian country in the world and there are
few countries which have made, for their size, such an outstanding
contribution to civilization as Armenia has, while yet remaining
virtually unknown to the Western world. The volumes in this set,
written and translated by an acknowledged authority on history and
religion in the former Soviet republics of Armenia and Georgia, as
well as Russia itself: Examine the role played by an 18th Century
Russian Radical in Tsarist Russia and his subsequent political
legacy. Provide a translation of a legend important for theologians
and scholars of comparative religion because through this legend
the life of the Buddha and the ascetic ideal he exemplified
significantly influenced the Christian West. Discuss the cultural,
philosophic, religious and scientific contribution Armenia has made
to the world. Provide a geographic and ethnic survey of Armenia and
its people.
Despite the undeniable importance of anti-evolutionism in American
cultural history, and the plethora of publications since the 1980s,
few libraries have collected more than the occasional book or
pamphlet on creationism and early creationist periodicals are
almost impossible to find. This collection makes available works on
creationism by such stalwarts as Arthur I. Brown, William Bell
Riley, Harry Rimmer, Byron C. Nelson, George McCready Price, Harold
W. Clark and Frank Lewis Marsh. It also reprints three of the
earliest and rarest creationist journals in America: the
Creationist, the Bulletin of Deluge Geology and the Forum for the
Correlation of Science and the Bible. The collection as a whole
plays an important part in the continuing debate in America over
science and religion. There is a new preface to all volumes by the
series editor Ronald L. Numbers.
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