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The Heritage of Arabo-Islamic Learning
In The Heritage of Arabo-Islamic Learning leading scholars around the world, present twenty-five studies explore diverse areas of Arabo-Islamic tradition in honor of a leading scholar and teacher, Dr. Wadad A. Kadi (Prof. Emerita, University of Chicago).
Changing Traditions
This study deals with the development of Arabic linguistics as a distinct Islamic science. The period covered ranges from the founding father of Arabic grammar, Sībawayh, up through the classical era focusing on the grammarian al-Mubarrad (d. 285 AH/898 AD). The reader is introduced to the environment in which Arabic grammar evolved. Subsequently, al-Mubarrad's position vis-à-vis Sībawayh and other contemporary grammarians is analyzed in depth and, finally, his decisive role in the development of Arabic linguistics is discussed. Those interested in the intellectual history of early Islam will benefit from the study since it revises current interpretations on the development of Arabic grammar and questions the historicity of the so-called "grammatical schools". A separate edition of the oldest extant commentary on the Kitāb Sībawayh, by Ibn Wallād (d.332 AH/943 AD), is included.
Les Mémoires de 'Issa al-'Issa
Issa al-'Issa fut l'un des pionniers du journalisme moderne en Palestine. Fondateur du journal Falastin, généralement considéré comme le quotidien palestinien le plus influent de 1911 à 1967, 'Issa al-'Issa ouvrit la voie à un journalisme éclairé en abordant certains sujets clefs comme le patriotisme palestinien. Ce livre offre non seulement le premier portrait détaillé de ce personnage majeur de l'histoire politique et culturelle palestinienne, mais également de longues citations de ses écrits, entre autres ceux publiés dans le quotidien Falastin . Il contient aussi le texte complet de l'autobiographie que rédigea le journaliste au crépuscule de sa vie. Une voix aussi intelligente, équilibrée, mesurée et en même temps aussi passionnée est rare aujourd'hui dans le journalisme et la politique arabes.
Medieval Damascus
The written text was a pervasive feature of cultural practices in the medieval Middle East. At the heart of book circulation stood libraries that experienced a rapid expansion from the twelfth century onwards. While the existence of these libraries is well known our knowledge of their content and structure has been very limited as hardly any medieval Arabic catalogues have been preserved. This book discusses the largest and earliest medieval library of the Middle East for which we have documentation - the Ashrafiya library in the very centre of Damascus - and edits its catalogue. This catalogue shows that even book collections attached to Sunni religious institutions could hold rather unexpe...
The Pasha's Bedouin
Egypt’s history is interwoven with conflicts of Bedouin, governments and peasants, competing over same cultivated lands and of migrations of nomads from the deserts to the Nile Valley. Mehemet Ali’s era represented the initial ending of the traditional tribalism, and the beginning of emergence of a semi-urban community, which became an integral part of the sedentarised population. Providing a new perspective on tribal life in Egypt under Mehemet Ali Pasha's rule, The Pasha’s Bedouin examines the social and political aspects of the Bedouin during 1805-1848. By highlighting the complex relationships which developed between the government of the Pasha and the Bedouin, Reuven Aharoni sets ...
Index Islamicus
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Géographie du Soudan
Malgré la partialité de l'auteur, ce texte de 1904, réédité en 1967, est un ouvrage de base d'une importance fondamentale pour la connaissance du Soudan. L'oeuvre est divisée en trois parties, dont la première traite de la Géographie, la deuxième de l'Histoire ancienne et la troisième de l'Histoire moderne depuis 1820, date de la conquête égyptienne, jusqu'en 1903.
The Covenants of the Prophet Muhammad with the Christians of the World
The Prophet Muhammad s treaties with the Christians of his time, which John Andrew Morrow has rediscovered in obscure collections and often newly translated, uniformly state that Muslims are not to attack peaceful Christian communities, but defend them until the End of the World. Authored by the Prophet himself, they represent a third foundational pillar for Islam outside of Qur an and hadith. The Covenants Initiative within the book represents a movement by Muslims, both prominent and unknown, in support of Christians under attack. These treaties desperately need to be better known among Christians, Muslims, and the general public. For scholars, this book provides much difficult-to-obtain m...
