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Published by London: Al-Furqan Islamic Heritage Foundation, 1992
ISBN 10: 187399205XISBN 13: 9781873992050
Book
Paperback. Condition: Good. xii 181p paperback, white cover with gilt lettering, good condition, light wear and a few marks to cover, binding tight, pages clear and bright, good copy of uncommon volume Language: English.
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Published by Al-Furqan Islamic Heritage Foundation, London, 1997
Seller: Winged Monkey Books, Arlington, VA, U.S.A.
First Edition
First Edition. Hardcover in jacket. Very good with light wear. Text primarily in Arabic.
Published by Al-Furqan Islamic Heritage Foundation, London, 2003
ISBN 10: 1873992815ISBN 13: 9781873992814
Seller: Any Amount of Books, London, United Kingdom
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8vo. pp 57, [66]. Colour illustrated wraps. ISBN: 1873992815 About fine.
Published by Al-Furqan Islamic Heritage Foundation, London, 2003
ISBN 10: 1873992815ISBN 13: 9781873992814
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Card covers in clean tidy condition, parallel text in both English and Arabic Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Published by London, Al-Furqan Islamic Heritage Foundation, 2002
ISBN 10: 1873992718ISBN 13: 9781873992715
Seller: Joseph Burridge Books, Chadwell Heath, United Kingdom
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Soft cover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. 8vo. 50 pp. of English text + 28 pp. of Arabic text.
Published by London-Sarajevo: Al-Furqan Islamic Heritage Foundation/Riasat of Islamic Coomunity in B&H, 1998, 1998
ISBN 10: 1873992343ISBN 13: 9781873992340
Seller: Books on the Web, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Book
As new! Hard bound in green cloth-backed boards. xviii + Pp534 + Afterword. A fine copy in unread condition. 1.03 kilograms - depending on destination, additional postage may be requested. We welcome all reasonable offers on our books. All books in stock and available for immediate shipment from Winnipeg, Manitoba.
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Published by Al-Furqan Islamic Heritage Foundation, London, 2004
ISBN 10: 1873992831ISBN 13: 9781873992838
Seller: FOLIOS LIMITED, Witney, United Kingdom
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Soft cover. Condition: As New. First Edition. 42 pp. English text + 44 pp. Arabic text. Al-Furqan Islamic Heritage Foundation, Lecture Series No. 6. Copy in mint condition. It is probably difficult to encompass the entire sphere of cookery and cuisine throughout the history of Islamic civilisation. The landscape is vast, the actors are countless and their tastes endlessly varied; the nature of the land is uneven and its bounty uncertain and irregular, with abundance and scarcity locked in perpetual rivalry. This relatively brief talk will not even attempt a rough outline of the subject of food, cookery and dining in the Muslim world; this paper is to present a preliminary framework for a research project that would deal with all elements related, directly and indirectly, to the culture of food. Arab-Islamic civilisation has bequeathed many a document on the subject. The research should embrace broader and more remote topics such as agriculture, the source of food provided by the land, the organised trade that brought rare spices from eastern Asia to the Arab world along established land and sea routes, tableware and its manufacture from different kinds of wood, copper and pottery and the identification of the properties of individual plants and spices used in medicine and food. New. #23176.
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Published by [London] : Al Furqan Islamic Heritage Foundation, 2005
ISBN 10: 1873992882ISBN 13: 9781873992883
Seller: Joseph Burridge Books, Chadwell Heath, United Kingdom
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Soft cover. Condition: New. 276 pages in Arabic : 20cm. Shaykh Ahmad Zaki Yamani presents in this book the high status that Islam gave women. He also mentions the rights and responsibilities granted to them in the teachings of Islam. The first part of the book gives examples on the positions held by women and their roles in the Prophetic period and the ages that followed it. The second part looks at the participation of women in high office, their duties and participation in politics as testified by the books of jurisprudence (fiqh), old and new.
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Published by London. Al-Furqan Islamic Heritage Foundation, 2001
ISBN 10: 1873992653ISBN 13: 9781873992654
Seller: Joseph Burridge Books, Chadwell Heath, United Kingdom
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Soft cover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. 30, 36 p. ; 21 cm + audio CD. Text in English and Arabic. The second pagination sequence numbered in Arabic from the end of the book. 'According to Muhammad Salih al-Mahdi, music as part of Islamic civilisation has a special character distinguishing it from the music of other civilisations throughout history. It represents the epitome of what is best in all the people and nations which adopted Islam as their faith. For Islam was open to all cultures and their arts provided they had no connection with paganism and did not violate the basic precepts of the faith, especially that of the oneness of God. Islam cherishes good taste and beautiful voices and the Prophet himself listened to and praised the beauty of the voice of Abu Musá al-Ashari, especially in reciting the Qur an.'.
Published by [London] : Al Furqan Islamic Heritage Foundation, 2001
ISBN 10: 1873992610ISBN 13: 9781873992616
Seller: Joseph Burridge Books, Chadwell Heath, United Kingdom
Book
Soft cover. Condition: New. 36 p. : ill., ports. ; 21 cm. The Author presents the history of Eagle House, a British heritage site which is located in the affluent suburbs of Wimbledon in south west London. The book lists all previous occupiers of this historic building from the date it was built in 1860 all the way up to 1988, which is the year when a new culturally novel dweller arrived: Al-Furqan Islamic Heritage Foundation.
Published by [London] : Al Furqan Islamic Heritage Foundation, 2000
ISBN 10: 1788146530ISBN 13: 9781788146531
Seller: Joseph Burridge Books, Chadwell Heath, United Kingdom
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Soft cover. Condition: New. 75 p. ; 21 cm. IN ARABIC.
Published by London : Al-Furqan Islamic Heritage Foundation, 2015
ISBN 10: 1905122640ISBN 13: 9781905122646
Seller: Joseph Burridge Books, Chadwell Heath, United Kingdom
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Soft cover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. 61 pages in Arabic. In his lecture, Dr Bashar Awwad Marouf explains the concept of critical edition of texts as a discipline, aimed at the production of a text as left by the author, and of which he approved at the end of his life. He then explored the view that the aim of critical edition is the production of a correct text without the need for any commentary, only emendation. He then addressed the contrasting view that considers commentary as essential, and indeed, some workers went to the extreme by saying: [the editor must] comment on everything. Our lecturer explained the error of both views, and summed up with the correct intermediate way, where the editor compares and grades the text copies, records the key reading variants, highlights the resources used by the author, and documents the quotes from the respective sources. In this lecture, Dr Bashar also debated the view postulating that critical edition is exclusively when there are several copies to allow collation, which in his view is not correct. He highlighted those books that had been critically edited - based on one copy - by eminent scholars and editors, such as Shaykh Aḥmad Shākir and his brother, Maḥmūd Shākir, where no researcher has ever claimed that such works are not critical editions. Furthermore, he explained in detail the difference between critical editing and commentary; critical editing being text emendation, and employing the means towards achieving that, while commentary describes how the editor may actually emend the text. He also drew attention to matters that must be taken into consideration in edition: Text uniformity: the editor follows the rules of modern writing, in the division of text into paragraphs and sections, and introduces numbering, and other elements of text organisation. Indicating the author s resources: if the author s sources can be identified, the editor must compare them with what the author presents. Verifying challenging names and genealogies: by referring back to the authoritative books, such as Al-Ikmālby Ibn Mākūwlā, and Tawđīħ al-Mushtabih by Ibn Nāṣir al-Dīn, which are among the most important books of this art.
Published by London : Al-Furqan Islamic Heritage Foundation, 2015
ISBN 10: 190565040XISBN 13: 9781905650408
Seller: Joseph Burridge Books, Chadwell Heath, United Kingdom
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Soft cover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. 43 pages ; 20 cm in Arabic. 'This lecture aims to explore a very important issue regarding the awareness of beauty as a universal concept which manifests itself in different ways, as well as from within the perspective of the philosophy of Islamic law (Maqasid). The topic was delivered in an interesting and engaging way, where the philological definition of beauty was followed by the presentation of the evidences of the origin of the concept of beauty and its location within the Qur'anic perspective - since God is beautiful and loves beauty - and that our religion commends beauty as a duty and aspiration in terms of doing and being. Dr Esam El-Bashir proceeded to explain the foundations of the Maqasid-based perspective on beauty; indeed, beauty is an all-inclusive concept addressing all areas and aspects of life. Moreover, it represents an absolute value, and is connected to values, in relation to the unity between outer and inner self.'.
Published by London : Al-Furqan Islamic Heritage Foundation, 2016
ISBN 10: 1905650485ISBN 13: 9781905650484
Seller: Joseph Burridge Books, Chadwell Heath, United Kingdom
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Soft cover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. 84 pages in Arabic. This important and engaging lecture focused on a highly significant issue centred on the most important objective in the Noble Qur'an. The lecture was delivered by Professor Mohamed Salim El-Awa as part of the proceedings of the 2nd training course on The objectives of the Noble Qur'an held in Mohammedia (Morocco) on 4-5 May 2016 (26-27 Rajab 1437H). The course was jointly organised by the Centre for the Study of the Philosophy of Islamic Law (London), the Maqasid Research & Studies Centre (Rabat), and the Department of Islamic Studies, Faculty of Letters & Humanities in Mohammedia. The content of this coherent lecture, addressing a topic of singular importance, includes a comprehensive definition of justice, justice from the Qur'an text, achieving justice through prohibition of injustice, justice in the stories and parables within the Qur an, and justice according to the learned scholars. Despite the time restrictions of the course programme, Professor El-Awa skilfully presented the key elements of the topic, and discussed the different facets. He did the topic justice, presenting it in a systematic and consistent formulation, both organised and robust; a clear indication of a massive scientific effort.
Published by London : Al-Furqan Islamic Heritage Foundation, 2014
ISBN 10: 1905122578ISBN 13: 9781905122578
Seller: Joseph Burridge Books, Chadwell Heath, United Kingdom
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Soft cover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. 58 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. The book at hand focuses on the importance of scientific commentaries, especially manuscripts on astronomy, authored between the thirteenth and the sixteenth century. Dr Saliba demonstrates that particular commentaries were distinguished by the introduction of new scientific thinking, and also a level of astronomical mathematical sophistication that outmatched any of the earlier works that were produced within the Islamic civilisation, and, in some instances, even surpassed the contemporary scientific works that were produced in Europe at the time. Dr Saliba attributes the lack of scholarly attention to late scientific commentaries to a number of reasons, most prominently: the difficulty in reading late commentaries, absence of explanatory illustrations, and a perpetuated misconception that following the classical or golden age of Islam, there was nothing worth studying in terms of cultural output.
Published by London : Al-Furqan Islamic Heritage Foundation, 2013
ISBN 10: 1905122470ISBN 13: 9781905122479
Seller: Joseph Burridge Books, Chadwell Heath, United Kingdom
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Soft cover. Condition: New. 70 p. ; 21 cm. in Arabic. This lecture focuses in brief on the history of the critical editing of Islamic manuscripts, to include present and future research, with particular attention given to works conducted by orientalists. In this book the author highlights the skills of an editor involved in critically editing a manuscript. He also lists the most important characteristics required of a professional editor. The author explains the methodology used by orientalists in their criticism of Arabic texts. The methods used by scholars of Az'har in critically editing manuscripts are also presented. The book addresses a number of areas related to the field, such as the main problems faced by practitioners, how to work with a manuscript, and technical issues such as when to bring out draft sections of a text when the corrected version is present . The book emphasises the importance of ijazat (licences), sama'at (verified listening), tamalluk notes (noted ownership of the manuscript), waqf (endowments) and the knowledge of the terminology involved in critically editing. The author also discusses the historical relationship between the printing press and critical editing. This includes a look at how the widespread use of paper and the progress in printing effected book publication. The author also makes an acknowledgement of the substantial contribution of orientalists to the field in critically editing Arabic texts.
Published by Al - Furqan Islamic Heritage Foundation, London, 2000
ISBN 10: 1873992548ISBN 13: 9781873992548
Seller: FOLIOS LIMITED, Witney, United Kingdom
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Hard BACK. Condition: As New. 19 pp., of introduction, 560 pp., 6 pp., of adverts, Arabic text, copy in mint condition. This volume catalogues 1,042 manuscripts that belong to all fields of Islamic studies: the Qur?an, ?adith, jurisprudence, literature, astrology, grammar and Sufism, etc. The Mamma Haidara Library was established in the middle of the nineteenth century at Bimba village and is regarded as one of the best libraries in Mali. # 26492.
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Published by Al-furqan Islamic Heritage Foundation, London, 1999
ISBN 10: 1873992424ISBN 13: 9781873992425
Seller: PsychoBabel & Skoob Books, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OXON, United Kingdom
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Paperback. Very good condition. RB. Used.
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Published by London : Al-Furqan Islamic Heritage Foundation, 2017
ISBN 10: 1788146891ISBN 13: 9781788146890
Seller: Joseph Burridge Books, Chadwell Heath, United Kingdom
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Soft cover. Condition: New. 71 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. In English with some Arabic. This lecture took place in London, on 23rd November 2015, and resonated with the news that materialised earlier that year about the discovery of some fragments of Qur an kept at the Mingana Collection in the Birmingham University Library. The assertion that the document - kept at Birmingham University - is part of one of the world s oldest copies of the Qur an, was strongly disputed by many scholars in the field of codicology and palaeography, who pointed out that the science of carbon dating is contradicted by other evidence. Among these scholars was Professor Qasim Al-Samarrai, Professor Emeritus of Palaeography and Codicology. Professor Al-Samarrai s immediate reaction - after the news spread about the Birmingham fragments - was: The fragments of the Qur an folios that were found at Birmingham are not at all what they are claimed to be. They in fact belong to the end of the 2nd and the beginning of the 3rd century AH (after Hijrah), if not later. All the features in them: the script, dotting, use of gold and red ink, as well as the separation of verses (Ayat) and chapters (Suwar).etc., indicate that they might have been written on parchments older than the script. Therefore, they are not as early as thought. Surprisingly enough, Berlin and Tubingen claim the same with their own fragments." In this lecture, Professor Al-Samarrai gives a detailed insight on the Birmingham folios, with a special focus on Qur anic manuscripts palaeographical aspects in general, the accuracy of carbon dating tests, the Uthman copies of the Qur an, as well as other aspects related to this topic.
Published by AL-FURQAN ISLAMIC HERITAGE FOUNDATION, LONDON, 2000
ISBN 10: 1873992556ISBN 13: 9781873992555
Seller: Pórtico [Portico], ZARAGOZA, Spain
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Tapa blanda. Condition: New. HAYDARA, A. M., ED.: FIHRIS MAJTUTAT MAKTABAT MAMMA HAYDARA LI-L-MAJTUTAT WA-L-WATA'IQ, 2. TAHRIR A. F. SAYYID. LONDON, 2000, xxi 554 p. , 1070 gr. Encuadernacion original. Nuevo. (OI-1-1) 1070 gr. Libro.
Published by Al-Furqan Islamic Heritage Foundation, London, 1996
Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.
stiff paper wrappers. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xiv, 212+(1) pages. Proceedings of the Third Conference of Al-Furqan Islamic Heritage Foundation. Forward by Ahmed Zaki Yamani. Presentations on conservation, preservation, and restoration of Islamic manuscripts. Includes work in progress at the Vatican Library and the British Library. Three color illustrations, black and white illustrations throughout. Four appendices.
Published by Al-Furqan Islamic Heritage Foundation, London, 1996
ISBN 10: 1873992297ISBN 13: 9781873992296
Seller: FOLIOS LIMITED, Witney, United Kingdom
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Soft cover. Condition: As New. First Edition. 46 pp of English text, 48 pp of Arabic text, 3 color plates, 1 b/w portrait, publisher's original wrapper, New. Al-Furqan Islamic Heritage Foundation 5th public lecture 11 November 1996. The pivotal theme of this book is the mystical orientation in the poetry and thoughts of Pakistani Muslim poet, Muhammad Iqbal. Iqbal. discovered the secrets of creative love through the gate of sufism. He considered such love, according to Schimmel, as the force which creates values and can never be content with its creation, a force that changes man incessantly. He believed love an experience that may offer itself to the believer at the middle of the road or at its very end, the supreme form of the creation of values and ideals and the endeavour towards achieving these. #14257.
Published by AL-FURQAN ISLAMIC HERITAGE FOUNDATION, LONDON, 2000
ISBN 10: 1873992521ISBN 13: 9781873992524
Seller: Pórtico [Portico], ZARAGOZA, Spain
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Tapa dura. Condition: New. JAHIC, M.: KATALOG ARAPSKIH, TURSKIH, PERZIJSKIH I BOSANSKIH RUKOPISA, VOL. 8 [HARDBACK]. LONDON, 2000, xxi 576 p. laminas, 1055 gr. Encuadernacion original. Nuevo. (OI-1-1) 1055 gr. Libro.
Published by AL-FURQAN ISLAMIC HERITAGE FOUNDATION, LONDON, 1999
ISBN 10: 1873992416ISBN 13: 9781873992418
Seller: Pórtico [Portico], ZARAGOZA, Spain
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Tapa dura. Condition: New. 1ª edición. JAHIC, M.: KATALOG ARAPSKIH, TURSKIH, PERZIJSKIH I BOSANSKIH RUKOPISA, VOL. 6 [HARDBACK]. LONDON, 1999, ix 562 p. laminas, 1045 gr. Encuadernacion original. Nuevo. (OI-1-1) 1045 gr. Libro.
Published by AL-FURQAN ISLAMIC HERITAGE FOUNDATION, LONDON, 2000
ISBN 10: 1873992513ISBN 13: 9781873992517
Seller: Pórtico [Portico], ZARAGOZA, Spain
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Tapa dura. Condition: New. POPARA, H. / Z. FAJIC: KATALOG ARAPSKIH, TURSKIH, PERZIJSKIH I BOSANSKIH RUKOPISA, VOL. 7 [HARDBACK]. LONDON, 2000, xxv 580 p. laminas, 1065 gr. Encuadernacion original. Nuevo. (OI-1-1) 1065 gr. Libro.
Published by AL-FURQAN ISLAMIC HERITAGE FOUNDATION, LONDON, 2000
ISBN 10: 187399253XISBN 13: 9781873992531
Seller: Pórtico [Portico], ZARAGOZA, Spain
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Tapa dura. Condition: New. 2ª edición. DOBRACA, K.: KATALOG ARAPSKIH, TURSKIH, PERZIJSKIH I BOSANSKIH RUKOPISA, VOL. 1 [HARDBACK]. LONDON, 2000, xl 640 p. laminas, 1200 gr. Encuadernacion original. Nuevo. (OI-1-1) 1200 gr. Libro.
Published by London : Al-Furqan Islamic Heritage Foundation, Centre for the Study of Islamic Manuscripts, 2015
ISBN 10: 1905122667ISBN 13: 9781905122660
Seller: Joseph Burridge Books, Chadwell Heath, United Kingdom
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Soft cover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. 174 pages. 'The book at hand focuses on the importance of scientific commentaries, especially manuscripts on astronomy, authored between the thirteenth and the sixteenth century. Dr Saliba demonstrates that particular commentaries were distinguished by the introduction of new scientific thinking, and also a level of astronomical mathematical sophistication that outmatched any of the earlier works that were produced within the Islamic civilisation, and, in some instances, even surpassed the contemporary scientific works that were produced in Europe at the time. Dr Saliba attributes the lack of scholarly attention to late scientific commentaries to a number of reasons, most prominently: the difficulty in reading late commentaries, absence of explanatory illustrations, and a perpetuated misconception that following the classical or golden age of Islam, there was nothing worth studying in terms of cultural output.'.
Published by London : Al-Furqan Islamic Heritage Foundation, 2016
ISBN 10: 1905650493ISBN 13: 9781905650491
Seller: Joseph Burridge Books, Chadwell Heath, United Kingdom
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Soft cover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. 161 pages in Arabic. 'This key lecture proposes important approaches, renewal (tajdid) initiatives, and serious reflections on the appropriate methodology of engaging with the objectives of the Noble Qur'an. In his submission, the lecturer argues that the need is quite pressing, and the time ripe, for establishing the jurisprudence (fiqh) of universal objectives (al-maqasid al-kulliyyah) of the Noble Qur'an; one distinct from the prevailing piecemeal juristic treatment. He presents the reader with an essential introductory map labelled, features of the integrated, universal methodological framework with balanced dimensions, included within the concept of the straight path (al-sirat al-mustaqim). The author / lecturer described it as the correct knowledge and practical evidence that guide human action on Earth towards self-consistency, social harmony, and an integration of civilisation and creation, to secure the highest levels of ideological and moral originality, practical effectiveness, functional integration, and maximum, exemplary, historical trajectory. The lecturer emphasises that the Noble Qur'an will not regain its central position within ourselves, nor have the broad, deep, balanced, and effective influence, without us being able to extract this universal map of the laws of creation drawn for human life, as well as our interaction with it, in comprehensive, deep, and balanced terms, including synchronising our entire life in light of its requirements. This map incorporates the majority of human actions, including: the space of establishing awareness of the objective of the existence of mankind and the universe, and the systems of universal laws organising the movement of human vicegerency on Earth, and the systems of subjugating universal laws of creation, as well as the systems of universal protection for civilisation. The lecturer emphasises that the study and extraction of the universal objectives of the Noble Qur'an will lead us to identify the reality of this map, far from the emotional, and admonitory trend, on the one hand, and the piecemeal, introverted approach, that is steeped in contradiction.'.
Published by London : Al-Furqan Islamic Heritage Foundation, 2016
ISBN 10: 1905650477ISBN 13: 9781905650477
Seller: Joseph Burridge Books, Chadwell Heath, United Kingdom
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Soft cover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. 164 pages in Arabic. This book presents a maqasid based field study that acquires significant importance, in addressing a highly technical medical question in the domain of contemporary issues linked to the preservation of self, combating disease, and preventing illness. This is the issue of stem cell treatment, as a topical matter in this time of revolutionary medical advances and rapid pace of scientific discovery. Indeed, jurists and researchers are required to clarify the rulings on these new developments (nawazil) according to the objectives (maqasid) and rules of Islamic law (Shari'ah). In the study of this new development, Dr Yahyawi, in his maqasid-based study, addresses a problem of wide scope relating to the question: what is the position on stem cell treatment from the perspective of Islamic law? It also raises secondary questions relating to the sources of extraction of stem cells, such as artificial fertilisation and embryo storage, as well as the rulings on cloning and abortion. Indeed, is it permissible to extract stem cells from these sources? What then is the ruling on stem cell extraction from the umbilical cord, placenta, and bone marrow, and their use in the treatment of disease? What are the benefits (masalih) secured, and what harms (mafasid) result, from these types of treatment?.
Published by London : Al-Furqan Islamic Heritage Foundation, 2013
ISBN 10: 1905122519ISBN 13: 9781905122516
Seller: Joseph Burridge Books, Chadwell Heath, United Kingdom
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Soft cover. Condition: New. 54 pages : colour illustrations ; 20 cm. in Arabic. Prof. Dr. Ahmed Shawqi Binebine presents a summary of the roles played by centres of learning, book repositories and the libraries in preserving the manuscript heritage of North Africa throughout the ages. He specifically focuses his attention on the Maghreb, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and countries of the Sub-Sahara. The work encompasses manuscripts written in the indigenous languages of the region, namely Arabic, Hausa, Swahili and those using Arabic script. The author presents a background on the presence of Arabic manuscripts in the region, their popularity and reasons behind the loss of great collections to include theft, arson, wilful destruction and weathering. The author also details the characteristics of African manuscripts and materials used in their makeup, such as the paper, leather binding, types of script and writing tools such as the pens and the various ink types used. He also discusses the most important contributions made in indexing, preserving and restoring these manuscripts, with particular attention given to the academic work undertaken by the Al-Furqān Foundation in this field.