Sufism In The West

By Jamal Malik, John Hinnells
Publisher: Routledge
Pages: 220, Date: 2006-04-19
ISBN-10 : 0415274079, PDF 2.14 MB

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With the increasing Muslim diaspora in post-modern Western societies, Sufism - intellectually as well as sociology - may eventually become Islam itself due to its versatile potential, especially in the wake of what has been called the failure of political Islam world-wide.

Sufism in the West provides a timely account of this subject and is primarily concerned with the latest developments in the history of Sufism and elaborates the ideas and institutions which organize Sufism and folk-religious practices.

The topics discussed include:

· The orders and movements
· Their social base
· Organization and institutionalization
· Recruitment-patterns in new environments
· Channels of disseminating ideas, such as ritual, charisma, and organization
· Reasons for their popularity among certain social groups
· The nature of their affiliation with the countries of their origin

Sufism in the West is essential reading for students and academics with research interests in Islam, Islamic History and Social Anthropology.

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Sufism Today: Heritage and Tradition in the Global Community (Library of Modern Religion)

By Catharina Raudvere, Leif Stenberg
Publisher: I. B. Tauris
Pages: 256, Date: 2009-01-15
ISBN-10 : 184511762X, 4.35 mb pdf-in-rar

Description:
This book offers the first sustained treatment of Sufism in the context of modern Muslim communities. It is also innovative, in that it broadens the purview of the study of Sufism to look at the subject right across international boundaries, from Canada to Brazil, and from Denmark to the UK and USA.

Subjects discussed include: the politics of Sufism, the remaking of Turkish Sufism, tradition and cultural creativity among Syrian Sufi communities, the globalization of Sufi networks, and their transplantation in America, Iranian Sufism in London, and Naqshbandi Sufism in Sweden.

In its thorough examination of how Sufi rituals, traditions and theologies have been adapted by late-modern religiosity, this volume will make indispensable reading for all scholars and students of modern Islam.

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The Lawful and the Prohibited in Islam (Al-Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam)

By Yusuf Al Qaradawi
Publisher: Islamic Book Trust
Pages: 356, Date: 2001-03
ISBN-10 : 983915429X, PDF 14,6 mb

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The Lawful and the Prohibited in Islam has, since its, first publication in 1960, enjoyed a hugh readership. It dispels the ambiguities surrounding the Shari'ah, serving as an essential reference work for the Muslims of this age. It clarifies the Lawful (halal) and why it is lawful, and prohibited (haram) and why it is prohibited, referring to the Qur'an and the Sunnah.

It answers many of the questions which Muslims face today. In a very simple way, the book delves into the authentic references in Islamic jurisprudence and fiqh to extract judgements of interest to contemporary Muslims on matters of worship, business dealings, marriage and divorce, food and drink, dress and adornment, patterns of behavior, individual and group relations, family and social ethics, habits and social customs. Referring to authentic texts, it carifies that "Permissibility, is the rule in everything, unless it is otherwise specified in matters that adversely affect individuals or groups." It also stipulates that "Allah is the only authority who has the right to legislate for the lawful and the prohibited.

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