Ideals and Realities of Islam - Softcover

Nasr, Seyyed Hossein

Softcover

ISBN 10: 094662187X ISBN 13: 9780946621873

Publisher: The Islamic Texts Society, 2001

Synopsis

Ideals and Realities of Islam A revised and updated edition of the best-selling introduction to Islam written by one of the foremost scholars in the field. S H Nasr outlines the essential aspects of the Islamic beliefs and presents the Islamic spiritual and intellectual tradition in the light of contemporary modern thought. Full description

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'Seyyed Hossein Nasr dominates his subject ... he unites in his person an Islamic structure which encompassed two points of view: that of religious law and contemplation, and a supreme knowledge of modern scientific methods.' From the Preface by Titus Burckhardt.

Synopsis:

A revised and updated edition of the best-selling introduction to Islam written by one of the foremost scholars in the field. Ideals and Realities of Islam seeks to answer criticism brought against Islam by presenting the point of view of Islam. In six chapters dealing with the universal and the particular aspects of Islam, the Quran, the Prophet and the Prophetic tradition, the Shariah, Sufism, and Shiism, Seyyed Hossein Nasr outlines the essential aspects of the Islamic beliefs, making frequent references to other religions in general and Christianity in particular. Drawing mainly on the Quran and the hadith, but also on the works of some contemporary Western scholars, the author presents the Islamic spiritual and intellectual tradition in the light of contemporary modern thought. This edition includes a new introduction by the author and an updated annotated bibliography.

About this edition

• Publisher: The Islamic Texts Society
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 094662187X
• ISBN 13: 9780946621873
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 236