This introduction to Islam for Western readers explores the fundamental religious beliefs held by Muslims for nearly 1400 years. It covers the four dimensions of Islam - practice, faith, spirituality and the Islamic view of history, as outlined in the Hadith of Gabriel. Interweaving teachings fro...

This book investigates the convergence of philosophy, scriptural exegesis, and mysticism in the thought of the celebrated Islamic philosopher Mullā adrā (d. 1050/1640). Through a careful presentation of the theoretical and practical dimensions of adrā's Qur'ānic hermeneutics, Mohammed Rust...

This book investigates the convergence of philosophy, scriptural exegesis, and mysticism in the thought of the celebrated Islamic philosopher Mullā adrā (d. 1050/1640). Through a careful presentation of the theoretical and practical dimensions of adrā's Qur'ānic hermeneutics, Mohammed Rust...