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Authentication of Hadith: Redefining the Criteria
Israr Ahmad KhanIn today’s complex and volatile world the consequences of relying on fraudulent and counterfeit Hadith to legitimise extremist behaviour, issue violent fatwas, and ..
Where East Meets West : Appropriating the Islamic Encounter
Mona Abul - FadlThe fate of civilization lies in the balance of culture, not power. This penetrating work argues that the terms of the culture of our times will determine the futur..
The Quranic Worldview - A springboard for cultural reform
AbdulHamid AbuSulaymanThis is a carefully reasoned, positive, and largely reflective work. Looking back at the various stages of Islamic historical development, AbuSulayman puts fo..
Marital Discord
Abdulhamid A. AbusulaymanThe Quran speaks of living with each other on a footing of love, kindness, mercy and mutual consultation between husband and wife. It also addresses those ..
Islamization: Reforming Contemporary Knowledge (6)
'AbdulHamid A. AbuSulaymanThis book is an attempt to recapture the original vitality, which was ever concomitant with the high moral code of Islam – in order to address the amazing..
Islamic Thought: An Approach to Reform
Taha Jabir Al-AlwaniFor the first time, Muslims are faced with a worldwide positivism which is working to use knowledge, the sciences and their discoveries and acheivements in a ma..
A Guide for Authors, Translators and Copy-Editors
This is a concise guide for authors, translators, revisers, copy-editors and proof-readers involved in the production of manuscripts for publication. A brief overview of successive..
Towards a Fiqh for Minorities
Taha Jabir AlalwaniTowards a Fiqh for Minorities is an important subject and a much needed contribution to an area of fiqh that has become essential for the well being and developm..
Muslim Contributions to World Civilization
Basheer Ahmed, Syed A. Ahsani, Dilnawaz A. Siddiqui (editors)Islam's brilliant contributions to science, art, and culture, are a timeless and precious heritage, which should be his..
Laxity, Moderation and Extremism in Islam
Aisha B. LemuThe author shows motives which produce the lax and the extremist types of people. Speaking the language of committed Muslim youth with an open mind and suggests wise a..
Islamization of Knowledge: A Methodology
Imad Din KhalilThis booklet presents view that Islamization should not start from nowhere. Due attention should be paid to Islam’s rich intellectual legacy, for we need to devise a..
Citizenship, Security and Democracy : Muslim Engagement with the West
Wanda KrauseMuslim Engagement with the West. Deomcracy has been a global endeavour and concern, as in its ideal form, it gives promise to liberty, freedoms and rights. However, aft..
Towards Realization of The Higher Intents of Islamic Law
Gamal Eldin AttiaThis book takes an important step “towards the realization of the higher intents of the Islamic law”. First, it opens the door towards the integration of contempor..
Outlines of Cultural Strategy (Book 1)
Taha Jabir al 'AlwaniThis book addresses the intellectual crisis in the Muslim world as manifested in the present state of Muslim thought, knowledge, education, and civilization. A..
Maqasid Al-Shariah Made Simple
Mohammad Hashim KamaliMaqasid al-Shari’ah, or the higher goals and objectives of Islamic law, is an important and yet somewhat neglected theme of the Shari’ah. Generally the Shari’..
Islamization of Knowledge: Yesterday and Today (Book 8)
Taha Jabir al 'AlwaniThis paper offers a number of valuable insights gained from a long engagement with Islamic as well as global issues, with traditional as well as contemporary c..
Ijtihad: Occasional Paper No. 4
Taha Jabir al 'AlwaniConsidering that the accepted juridical sources of Islam are valid for all times and place, ijtihad may be described as a creative but disciplined intellectual..
Variant Readings of The Quran
Ahmed Ali Al ImamThis fascinating and important book attempts to investigate the nature of the seven Ahruf in which the Qur’an has been revealed and the reason for the variations i..
The Quran & Politics
Eltigani Abdelgadir HamidThe Quran approaches the issue of “political thought” as part of a comprehensive discourse which establishes the general goals and frames of reference. It ..
Wholeness and Holiness in Education
Zahra Al ZeeraCritically examining the Western, secular approach to formal education, the author contests the value of an education system focusing solely on the intellectual and p..
Revitalising Higher Education in the Muslim World
Abdulhamid A. AbusulaymanThis paper calls for reforming our approach to education particularly through the Islamization of Knowledge so that both divine and human sources are integ..
Maqasid Al-Shariah as Philosophy of Islamic Law
Jasser AwdaIn this pathbreaking study, Jasser Auda presents a systems approach to the philosophy and juridical theory of Islamic law based on its purposes, intents, and higher obje..
Imam Al Shatibis - Theory of Higher objectives and Intents of Islamic Law
Ahmad Al-RaysuniThis book represents a pioneering contribution presenting a comprehensive history of the objectives of Islamic Law in its various aspects, as well as a painstaking ..
Contemplation: An Islamic Psychospiritual Study
Malik BadriThe author endeavours to distinguish Islamic contemplation from other forms of meditation, comparing it to thinking and especially transcendental meditation which has ac..
The Islamic Vision of Development in the Light of Maqasid Al-Shariah
Muhammad Umer ChapraThe maqasid al-shari’ah (higher intents and purposes of Islamic Law) have been either directly stated in the Qur’an and the Sunnah or inferred from these by a n..
Maqasid Al-Shariah: A Beginner's Guide
Jasser AwdaCurrent applications (or rather, misapplications) of Islamic law are reductionist rather than holistic, literal rather than moral, one-dimensional rather than multidimen..
Islamization of Knowledge: General Principles and Work Plan: Series No. 1
This book is a “vision” which embodies the basic principles of Islamic methodology, coupled with an action plan to realize the reconstruction of Muslim thought and the Islamization..
Forensic Psychiatry in Islamic Jurisprudence
Kutaiba S. ChalebyThis is the first book in Forensic Psychiatry that focueses on the application of psychiatry to legal issues connected with Islamic jurisprudence. Holding a uniqu..
Towards and Islamic Theory of International Relations: New Directions for Methodology and Thought
'AbdulHamid A. AbuSulaymanThis book attempts to lay the intellectual foundations for a reconsideration of what constitutes a truly Islamic world order. Much of the value of this wo..
Rethinking Muslim Women and the Veil
Katherine BullockThis book offers a powerful critique of the Western notion that the hijab, the veil, is a symbol of Muslim women's oppression. The author examines the views of fem..
Issues in Contemporary Islamic Thought
Taha Jabir Al-AlwaniThis collection of papers presents a reformist project calling upon Muslim intellectuals and scholars everywhere to comprehend the vast breadth and depth of the..
Ibn Ashur: Treatise on Maqasid Al-Shariah
Muhammad Al-Tahir Ibn AshourIbn Ashur’s famous and pioneering study of the Shariah’s higher objectives and goals. To restore the intimate contact between Muslims and the Qur’an sch..
A Thematic Commentary of the Qur'an (H/B)
Shaykh Muhammad al-GhazaliA unique and modern contribution to understanding the Qur'an, unlike traditional approaches because it focuses on the organic unity of each surah, highlig..