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The book also received a positive review from The Independent stating that the book is "a fascinating guide" for non-Muslim readers. [9] The Guardian published a negative review by Tariq Ali, stating that "Aslan's account of early Islam is too literalist" and "Shia sects and some of their more esoteric beliefs have little to do with Islamic ...
The Institute for Islamic and Social Studies (Indonesian: Lembaga Kajian Islam dan Sosial, LKiS), is an Indonesian non-governmental organization that was founded on September 3, 1993, in Yogyakarta. [1] The institute stimulates intellectual debate on a grassroots level. [2]
' the rightly guided one ') is the redeemer according to Islam. [21] Just like the Dajjal, [1] the Mahdi is never mentioned in the Quran but his description can be found in the ḥadīth literature; [21] according to the Islamic eschatological narrative, he will appear on Earth before the Day of Judgment.
Islamic fiction is a literary genre that incorporates Islamic themes, values, and worldviews within fictional narratives.It often reflects the cultural, moral, and spiritual elements of Islam, aiming to entertain while promoting ethical and religious teachings, or serve to make Muslims visible.
Islamic literature is literature written by Muslim people, influenced by an Islamic cultural perspective, or literature that portrays Islam. It can be written in any language and portray any country or region. It includes many literary forms including adabs, a non-fiction form of Islamic advice literature, [1] and various fictional literary genres.
Harris Sam, Maajid Nawaz, Islam and the Future of Tolerance (2015) Hitchens, Christopher (2007). God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything, New York: Twelve Books, ISBN 9780446579803. (Chapter nine assesses the religion of Islam) Manji, Irshad. (2004), The Trouble with Islam, Vintage Canada, ISBN 0-679-31361-3; Pipes, Daniel (1983).
The Quran refers to its original source as the “mother of the book” (umm al-kitab) which is located in the presence of Allah (God).[3] [4] The Quran itself also calls this a “well-guarded tablet” (lawh mahfuz) [5] a “concealed book” (kitab maknun).
The term "postsecular" has been used in sociology, political theory, [1] [2] religious studies, art studies, [3] literary studies, [4] [5] education [6] and other fields. Jürgen Habermas is widely credited for popularizing the term, [7] [8] to refer to current times in which the idea of modernity is perceived as failing and, at times, morally unsuccessful, so that, rather than a ...