Master of Arts in Contemporary Islamic Studies

Light upon Light: Essays in Islamic Thought and History in Honor of Gerhard Bowering brings together studies that explore the richness of Islamic intellectual life in the pre-modern period. Leading scholars around the world present nineteen studies that explore diverse areas of Islamic Studies, in honor of a renowned scholar and teacher: Professor Dr. Gerhard Bowering (Yale University). The volume includes contributions in four main areas: (1) Quran and Early

Love and beauty have been defining elements of

Sufi Metaphysics is composed of two essential dimensions-doctrine and method. Because the subject matter of metaphysics is the truth, which is one, these two dimensions inevitably intertwine and overlap, for they are symbiotic parts of a greater whole.

For Mulla Sadra the station (maqam) and way - station (manzil) of every human being corresponds to the quality of his faculties of perception. In the fi nal mashhad of ash - Shawahid ar - rububiyya," On Prophethoods and Saint hoods", he outlines four way - stations of man which correspond to four levels of perception. In the first three levels, man perceives only through the faculties of sense, imagination (khayal) and estimation (wahm).

From the first centuries of

The question of the covenant in the Old and New Testaments has been among the most fertile topics for critically engaged Jewish-Christian dialogue in the twentieth century, especially over the past three decades.

This book capably argues for a return to the true spirit of classical Islamic intellectualism, disregarding the distractions and obstacles created by the West. Its strongest chapter, "Recollecting the Spirit of Jihad" by Reza Shah-Kazemi, marshals the history and traditions of the noble

slam is the most maligned religion in the West. We have grown accustomed to assertions about

An accessible and accurate translation of the Quran that offers a rigorous analysis of its theological, metaphysical, historical, and geographical teachings and backgrounds, and includes extensive study notes, special introductions by experts in the field, and is edited by a top modern Islamic scholar, respected in both the West and the Islamic world.

The teachings of Aḥmad al-Ghazālī changed the course of Persian Sufism forever, paving the way for luminaries such as Rūmī, Aṭṭār, and Ḥāfiẓ. Yet he remains a poorly understood thinker, with many treatises incorrectly attributed to him and conflicting accounts in the historiographical literature. This work provides the first examination of Aḥmad al-Ghazālī and his work in Western scholarly literature. Joseph E. B.