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How the rise of leisure is changing contemporary Lebanon South Beirut has recently become a vibrant leisure destination with a plethora of cafés and restaurants that cater to the young, fashionable, and pious. What effects have these establishments had on the moral norms, spatial practices, and urban experiences of this Lebanese community? From the diverse voices of young Shi'i Muslims searching for places to hang out, to the Hezbollah officials who want this media-savvy generation to be more politically involved, to the religious leaders worried that Lebanese youth are losing their moral compasses, Leisurely Islam provides a sophisticated and original look at leisure in the Lebanese capita...
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This is the first systematic literary study of one of the masterpieces of classical Arabic literature, the fourth/tenth century Kitâb al-aghânî (The Book of Songs) by Abû I-Faraj al-Isbahânî. Until now the twenty-four volume Book of Songs has been regarded as a rather chaotic but priceless mine of information about classical Arabic music, literature and culture. This book approaches it as a work of literature in its own right, with its own internal logic and coherence. The study also consistently integrates the musical component into the analysis and proposes a reading of the work in which individual anecdotes and poems are related to the wider context, enhancing their meaning.
The contributors to this wide-ranging work of scholarship and analysis include mentors, colleagues, friends, and students of the late Magda al-Nowaihi, an outstanding scholar of Middle East studies whose diverse interests and energy inspired numerous colleagues. The book's first part is devoted to Arabic elegy, the subject of an unfinished work by al-Nowaihi from which this volume takes its title. Included here is a previously unpublished lecture on elegy delivered by al- Nowaihi herself. Other contributors examine this poetic form in both classical and modern contexts, from a number of angles, including the partial feminization of the genre, making this volume perhaps the most comprehensive...
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Persoalan yang paling besar dalam kehidupan seorang manusia yang berfikir adalah tentang siapakah Tuhan mereka dan apakah hakikat Tuhan itu sendiri? Selain itu, soalan seperti, “Dari mana kita wujud?”, “Mengapa kita wujud?”, dan “Ke manakah kita selepas kewujudan ini?” merupakan soalan pemikiran dan falsafah yang menjadi asas kepada pemikiran falsafah jauh sebelum Nabi Muhammad SAW menerimanya wahyunya yang pertama. Soalan-soalan tersebut tidak mampu sewenang-wenangnya dijawab hatta oleh ahli fikir yang agung sekalipun. Sehinggalah manusia mendapat petunjuk wahyu daripada Sang Pencipta mereka yang berkomunikasi dan menyampaikan watikah-watikah khas melalui pengantara untuk mengin...
Judul : Raih Tabiat Mulia Tepis Yang Tercela Penulis : Aspar, S.Pd., M.Pd Ukuran : 15,5 X 23 Cm Tebal : 198 Halaman Cover : Soft Cover No. ISBN : 978-623-162-741-4 No. E-ISBN : 978-623-162-742-1 (PDF) SINOPSIS Tabiat diartikan sebagai perangai, watak, budi pekerti, kelakuan atau tingkah laku. Bertabiat mulia dalam pergaulan sehari-hari merupakan praktek tingkah laku yang dikehendaki dalam setiap agama dan dalam setiap kelompok masyarakat di mana seseorang berada. Dalam buku ini, konsep tabiat mulia yang dimaksud, terbingkai atas dasar nilai-nilai Islam. Maka, membekali diri dengan ilmu agama terkait dengan akhlak mulia sangat diperlukan bagi seorang muslim. Jangan sampai nilai-nilai tabiat mulia dalam pergaulan sehari-hari terabaikan. Dalam buku ini ditekankan pula pentingnya kesadaran bahwa setiap kelakuan manusia yang baik tercatat sebagai amal baik yang dicintai Allah dan disenangi oleh setiap orang. Sedangkan kelakuan manusia yang buruk tercatat sebagai amal buruk, dibenci oleh Allah dan tidak disenangi oleh manusia pada umumnya sehingga sepatutnya dijauhi