Encyclopaedia of Civilizations in Islam Religion, Tradition, History, Art, Society and Culture (Islamic Philosophy)

by Akhlaque Ahmad

Overview

Islam is both a civilization and a religion, a historical reality that spans over fourteen centuries of human history and a geographical presence in vast areas stretching over the Asian and African continents and even some parts of Europe. lt is also a metahistorical and spiritual reality that has transformed the inner and outer life of numerous human beings in very different temporal and spatial circumstances. Today over 1 .2 billion people from different racial and cultural backgrounds are Muslims, and historically Islam has played a significant role in the development of certain aspects of other civilizations, especially Western civilization. Not only is Islam a major presence in today's world, but its influence is also evident in the history of the Christian West, not to mention that of India and other regions of Asia and Africa. Islamic history concerns the historic existence of the peoples of many lands, from North Africa to Malaysia, over vast spans of time. !t has witnessed the creation of some of the greatest empires and the integration into a single social order of many diverse ethnic and linguistic groups. Islamic history has, moreover, directly affected the history of Europe for over a millennium and has been in turn deeply affected by the West since the advent of the colonial period. The present work touches upon all the aspects of Islam. The volumes also present the critical and comparative review and analysis of the faith. The book is a must-read for all scholars of Islamic History and Islamic Arts and Culture.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789353148867
Publisher:	Arts & Science Academic Publishing
Publication date:	06/30/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	278
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Dr. Akhlaque Ahmad is renowned and respected not only as a man of the highest learning and scholarship, but also as one who is thoroughly upright and saintly and a recipient of extensive spiritual experiences. Having a humble and unassuming nature and well-known for his good humour, Dr. Ahmad is serving the cause of Islam by pen, speech and personal example for more than 15 years in a unique and rare way that will have its own place in the history of religion and theology.