Realities of Sufism, the Shaykh's only book, takes readers on a journey to the heart of Islam. Expositing on the foundations of Islam's spiritual path, Sufism, Shaykh `Abd al-Qadir simultaneously describes the workings of the path of excellence-ihsan-and answers the doubts of the orientalists, modernists, and would be Islamic revivalists. Some of the topics in this book include: the history and...

The book by the famous Russian orientalist Alexander Ignatenko examines theoretical and practical issues of the relationship and mutual influence of Islam and politics based on extensive factual material. The author analyzes the historical circumstances of the emergence, driving forces and ideology of religious and political movements appealing to Islam at the turn of the 20th and 21st...

Historians Dominique and Janine Sourdel identify a classical period in Islamic civilization, beginning in 622 AD – with the preaching of Muhammad – and ending in the 13th century, the era of the disintegration of the great Islamic empire, which once stretched from Spain to India from west to east and from sub-Saharan Africa to the Black and Caspian Seas from south to north. This great empire is...

This is a collection of selected works by a leading specialist in the history and philosophy of Ismailism – one of the most secretive branches of Shia Islam.

The authors examine the rise of Islam and history of the Middle East, examing the socio-political factors that helped enable the spread of its influence.

Bibliotheca Islamica. The author seeks to answer some of the more common questions people have about Islam. The first section of the book looks at over 200 specific questions people often have. The second part of the book looks in detail on more than 20 theological-canonical issues and practices.