The Black Stone Of Kaba
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Author | : Ziauddin Sardar |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages | : 449 |
Release | : 2014-10-21 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1620402688 |
Mecca is, for many, the heart of Islam. It is the birthplace of Muhammad, the direction to which Muslims turn when they pray, and the site of pilgrimage that annually draws some three million Muslims from all corners of the world. Yet the significance of Mecca is more than purely religious. What happens in Mecca and how Muslims think about the political and cultural history of Mecca has had and continues to have a profound influence on world events to this day. In this insighful book, Ziauddin Sardar unravels the meaning and significance of Mecca. Tracing its history, from its origins as a “barren valley” in the desert to its evolution as a trading town and sudden emergence as the religious center of a world empire, Sardar examines the religious struggles and rebellions in Mecca that have significantly shaped Muslim culture. An illuminative, lyrical, and witty blend of history, reportage, and memoir, Mecca reflects all that is profound and enlightening, curious and amusing about Mecca and takes us behind the closed doors to one of the most important places in the world today.
Author | : Peter Occhiogrosso |
Publisher | : Backinprint.com |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Religions |
ISBN | : 9780595373925 |
Narrative histories of the six great religious traditions of East and West, along with brief sections on the scriptures, places of worship, and terminologies, as well as the numerous denominations, orders, and schools that make up world religion.
Author | : Shabir Allay |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 75 |
Release | : |
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ISBN | : 9789960914862 |
Author | : F. E. Peters |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 521 |
Release | : 2017-03-14 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1400887364 |
For the non-Muslim, Mecca is the most forbidden of Holy Cities--and yet, in many ways it is the best known. Muslim historians and geographers have studied it, and countless pilgrims and travelers--many of them European Christians in disguise--have left behind lively and well-publicized accounts of life in Mecca and its associated shrine-city of Medina, where the Prophet lies buried. The stories of all these figures, holy men and heathens alike, come together in this book to offer a remarkably revealing literary portrait of the city's traditions and urban life and of the surrounding area. Closely following the publication of F. E. Peters's The Hajj (Princeton, 1994), which describes the perilous pilgrimage itself from the travelers' perspectives, this collection of writings and commentary completes the historical travelogue. The accounts begin with the Muslims themselves, in the patriarchal age of Abraham and Ishmael, and trace the sometimes glorious and sometimes sad history of Islam's central shrine down to the last Grand Sharif of Mecca, Husayn ibn Ali, whose fragile kingdom was overtaken by the House of Sa`ud in 1926. Because of chronic flooding and constant rebuilding, there is little or no material evidence for the early history of Islam's holy cities. By assembling, analyzing, and fashioning these literary accounts of Mecca, however, Peters supplies us with a vivid sense of place and human interaction, much as he did in his widely acclaimed Jerusalem (Princeton, 1985). Originally published in 1994. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Author | : Bayard Taylor |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 334 |
Release | : 1892 |
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Publisher | : Darussalam |
Total Pages | : 180 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9789960892023 |
Mentions the different aspects of Makkah, and records the important historical events that have direct effect on the establishment and sacredness of Makkah as well as its religious weight. This book highlights the sites that are important whenever Makkah is mentioned like the Black Stone and Zamzarn Well.
Author | : Gustav Edmund Von Grunebaum |
Publisher | : Transaction Publishers |
Total Pages | : 262 |
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ISBN | : 0202364852 |
Author | : Na'ima Robert |
Publisher | : Frances Lincoln Children's Books |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2012-08-07 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 9781847801531 |
"Come with the pilgrims as they set out on a journey, a journey of patience to the city of Mecca." We are led on the journey of a lifetime to the city of Mecca - the pilgrimage known to Muslims as the Hajj. The pilgrims walk with heads bare and feet in sandals; they call to Allah; they kiss or point to the Black Stone, as the Prophet did. Arriving at Mecca, they surge round the Ka'aba, shave their heads and travel to Mount Arafat. Finally, though their bodies are tired and aching, their spirits are uplifted, knowing that with thousands of others they have performed the sacred pilgrimage. This is a window on to a sacred journey for Muslims the world over - beautifully described and illustrated for younger children.
Author | : William Patterson |
Publisher | : iUniverse |
Total Pages | : 272 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 059538045X |
In New York City, a new World Trade Center has arisen from the ruins of the old World Trade Center, but it's not long before it too collapses into flames. Arab suicidal bombers drive six tractor trailers loaded with explosives into the World Trade Center, prompting an American invasion of Syria in retaliation. A guerrilla war is being fought in Syria against the United States. The American people are outraged at the staggering number of American casualties, and President Weed's position in public opinion polls declines in the midst of the presidential election campaign, making his reelection not certain. Adding to his problems is the presence of a vituperative antiwar third party candidate. In an attempt to win the election and to win the war in Syria, Vice President Regina Ropey, President Weed's mentor, devises a plan to completely eradicate Islam. To weaken the Arabs' faith in their religion, Ropey proposes that the sacred stone of the Muslims, the Black Stone of Ka'ba, be destroyed. Will Ropey's bold plan work, or is the United States on a collision course with a dark fate?
Author | : Peter Towsend |
Publisher | : Petertownsend.Info |
Total Pages | : 338 |
Release | : 2018-05-07 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780648313205 |
An investigation of the evidence for the traditionally accepted account of early Muslim history.