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"Appreciative exploration of the Jewish Bible, the New testament, and the Qur'an, and how their consonant attributes can be utilized for a global renaissance of peace and prosperity."--t. p. verso.
"DISPOSITIONS" by Dr. Ahmed K. Nazir, M.D. can be useful to anyone seeking to better oneself be it in the realm of physical, psychological, social or spiritual sphere. A cursory glance at the contents of this book would show a picturesque multiplicity of topics. It may be termed as a potpourri, a mosaic, a bouquet of garden variety or an outstanding, diversified assortment of gems and pearls. The fact, that such a brief volume mirrors so many different segments of human life and areas of study, in a captivating style, determines the uniqueness of "Dispositions". The dominant subjects presented in it are, Psychiatry, Islam, and Human Behavior. This book contains sensitive material. Reader discretion advised.
The book titled "Songs of Humanity" is the collection of the poems of Dr.Maqsood Jafri who is a well known Pakistani American. This book contains his fresh poems written in New York in the past five years. He greatly admires the democratic culture of America in these poems. These poems reflect the intence passion of the poet for humanity. We can find so many poems which teach us the lesson of human and democratic values. There are some poems portraying the deep passions of the poet for love and beauty. As a hyper sensitive poet he is engrossed by the elf of beauty. He says that he is the poet of beauty and humanity. We can divide his poems in to three types. The romantic poems, the revolutionary poems and the philosophical poems. His poetry is the blend of the Eastern passion and the Westen wisdom. In the words of the American critics Ms. Emily and Ms. Linda he is a great visionay yearning for moderate and democratic culture.
I IMAGINE A LION - Poems in the devotional visionary tradition of Blake, Rumi, Christopher Smart, McClure. Ecstatic recognitions from both within and without our heartfelt common cosmic consciousness. "In the forest of matter so tightly meshed you/can't see the weave/I imagine a lion./Sometimes it's a table, sometmes it's chairs./Lion eyes out of the dark./Lion purrs when silence descends."
An increasing number of American women are embracing Islam, already over one million converts. These are modern American women born and brought up in America to non-Muslim parents. They have journeyed down the path of Islam without giving up their American heritage and found liberation and self-actualization by becoming Muslims. "This book presents the personal accounts of six American Muslim women who have been kind enough to share their first-person stories of the winding roads they traveled en-route to embracing Islam. In giving their personal portrayals of their individual journeys to Islam, some of these sisters-in-Islam have publicly proclaimed far more about their personal lives than ...
This Book of Scriptures is perfected and clarified.It is from the One who is Perfectly Wise and Fully Aware.(Chapter 11: 1)A Simple, English Version for Young Readers and Youthful Minds.This version of the Qur'an has been carefully rendered at about a fifth-grade reading level. It is simple enough for young readers, yet it is powerful enough to attract even the most sophisticated minds. Until now, much of the Qur'an has been inaccessible to children because translations use long sentences and complicated words. This Qur'an is rendered in short, simple sentences and easy words for children and also for adults who want to study the Qur'an in unencumbered language. This book is a continuation of the miracle that began with the original, Arabic Qur'an -a book for all people.
What do cherry pies, happy chickens, and contented cats have to do with religion? Witty and clever, the author manages to bring her daily episodes into focus by viewing them through her unique understanding of the Universal Qur'an. Her stories are often comical, but she also finds meanings in tragic situations. Linda's unique journey to Islam is captured in her brief autobiography, and then she examines her rural life in a series of ninety-nine parables. Each parable begins with a Qur'anic passage followed by a personal story. Each parable merges into a thoughtful discourse that applies the Scripture to daily, modern living. Linda's word-sculpting incorporates wit, wisdom, science, and spirit. She excites the mind and stirs imagination. Her words inspire to dip into the bottomless well of divine water.
The story of Islam as never presented before Khadija was the first believer, to whom the Prophet Muhammad often turned for advice. At a time when strongmen quickly seized power from any female Muslim ruler, Arwa of Yemen reigned alone for five decades. In nineteenth-century Russia, Mukhlisa Bubi championed the rights of women and girls, and became the first Muslim woman judge in modern history. After the Gestapo took down a Resistance network in Paris, British spy Noor Inayat Khan found herself the only undercover radio operator left in that city. In this unique history, Hossein Kamaly celebrates the lives and achievements of twenty-one extraordinary women in the story of Islam, from the formative days of the religion to the present.
What if the way the book of Esther has been taught to us in church and retold to us in films, cartoons, and romance novels has missed the original point of the story? Far from being models of piety and devotion, Esther and Mordecai seem indifferent to the faith of their ancestors. How then did this story become part of the Bible and gain the broad acceptance that it has? If the church should not neglect the story, how should it be read? Esther and Her Elusive God calls Christians to avoid the common attempts to make Esther more palatable and theological, and to reclaim this secular story as Scripture. Readers will be encouraged to see in Esther a profound message of God's grace and faithfulness to his wayward people.
In this fifth edition, Masud--recipient of the Human Rights Foundation, 2002 Gold Award--provides valuable insights on the conflict between Islam and the West, beginning with the Gulf War of 1991 to America's recent financial debacle, stemming in part from its unnecessary wars.