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The Principles of Sufism
An exquisite book written by a Maliki legal scholar on the principles of Sufism, being the most impo...
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Thomas Hegghammer, Stephane Lacroix, |
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| In November 1979, Juhayman al-Utaybi and his fellow rebels took over the Grand Mosque in Mecca, the holiest sanctuary in Islam, beginning what would become one of the most spectacular events in the modern history of Saudi Arabia.
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 Hegghammer and Lacroix have done a remarkable job at describing the dynamics of an often overlooked yet crucial event in the early history of modern Islamism. Sophisticated yet easy to read, this is an essential primer for anybody interested in the subject....
—Lorenzo Vidino, author of The New Muslim Brotherhood in the West |
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These essays uncover the roots of the 1979 Meccan Rebellion with remarkably penetrating and erudite studies of Salafi networks in Saudi Arabia and their relationship to the state, the official Wahhabi establishment, and rival religious currents. The authors’ meticulous research, including interviews with former activists, reveals a world of sheikhs and pupils grappling with the practical implications of textual rigour and uncompromising idealism....
—David Commins, Professor of History, Dickinson College, author of The Wahhabi Mission and Saudi Arabia |
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Crucially documents some of the key doctrinal and legal disputes which divide the various Salafi schools in Saudi Arabia....
—Abdal Hakim Murad, author of Bombing Without Moonlight: The Origins of Suicidal Terrorism |
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In the Land of the Ayatollahs Tupac Shakur is King: Reflections from Iran and the Arab World
In the Land of the Ayatollahs Tupac Shakur is King is a witty, engaging and intelligent travelogue t...
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Al-Hidayah: A Classical Manual of Hanafi Law - Volume 1
This book, arguably the most popular and important work in the entire fiqh literature, has been tran...
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Glen Rangwala
Glen Rangwala is a lecturer at the Department of Politics, University of Cambridge, UK, and a fellow...
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