The Early Departure (Al-Sayyāb Badre Shākir)(Paperback)

The Early Departure (Al-Sayyāb Badre Shākir)(Paperback)

These are selected poems of the eminent modern Iraqi poet Badre Shākir Al-Sayyāb (1926-1964) who developed a modern style in writing Arabic poetry, which soon became popular in modern Iraqi and, by extension, Arabic poetry. Though a couple of his poems were translated into English and French,

Leg Over Leg: Volumes Three and Four (Al-Shidyāq Aḥmad Fāris)(Paperback)

The life, birth, and early years of 'the Fariyaq'--the alter ego of the Arab intellectual Ahmad Faris al-Shidyaq Leg over Leg recounts the life, from birth to middle age, of 'the Fariyaq,' alter ego of Ahmad Faris al-Shidyaq, a pivotal figure in the intellectual and literary history of the modern

The Principles of Sufism (Al-Bāʿūniyyah ʿ)(Paperback)

'A'ishah al-Ba'uniyyah of Damascus was one of the great women scholars in Islamic history. Born into a prominent family of pious scholars and Sufi devotees, 'A'ishah received a thorough religious education and memorized the Quran at age eight. A mystic and a prolific poet and writer, she composed

Glorious Alchemy: Living the Lalitā Sahasranāma (Chinnaiyan Kavitha)(Paperback)

Chanting or listening to the one thousand names of the Lalitā Sahasranāma is a treasured practice among lovers of the red-hued Lalitā Mahātripurasundarī. If we can view this chant through the lens of the philosophy on which it is expounded, the nāmas pour into the moment-to-moment unfolding

The Book of Travels: Volume One (Diyāb Ḥannā)(Pevná vazba)

The adventures of the man who created Aladdin The Book of Travels is Ḥanna Diyāb's remarkable first-person account of his travels as a young man from his hometown of Aleppo to the court of Versailles and back again, which forever linked him to one of the most popular pieces of world literature,

The Book of Travels: Volume Two (Diyāb Ḥannā)(Pevná vazba)

The adventures of the man who created AladdinThe Book of Travels is Ḥanna Diyāb's remarkable first-person account of his travels as a young man from his hometown of Aleppo to the court of Versailles and back again, which forever linked him to one of the most popular pieces of world literature,

Nā Wāhine Koa: Hawaiian Women for Sovereignty and Demilitarization (Akaka)(Paperback)

Na Wahine Koa: Hawaiian Women for Sovereignty and Demilitarization documents the political lives of four wahine koa (courageous women): Moanike'ala Akaka, Maxine Kahaulelio, Terrilee Keko'olani-Raymond, and Loretta Ritte, who are leaders in Hawaiian movements of aloha 'aina. They narrate the ways

The Book of Charlatans (Al-Jawbarī Jamāl Al-Dīn)(Pevná vazba)

Uncovering the professional secrets of con artists and swindlers in the medieval Middle East The Book of Charlatans is a comprehensive guide to trickery and scams as practiced in the thirteenth century in the cities of the Middle East, especially in Syria and Egypt. The author, al-Jawbarī, was

Counsel for Kings: Wisdom and Politics in Tenth-Century Iran: Volume II: The Naṣīḥat Al-Mulūk of Pseudo-Māwardī Texts, (Marlow L.)(Paperback)

A textual and contextual study of an early Arabic mirror for princes Mirrors for princes form a substantial and important genre in many pre-modern literatures. Their ostensible purpose is to advise the king; at the same time they assert that the king, if he is truly virtuous, will appreciate being

Shākta Upanishats: Upanishats about Sri Devi (Natarajan Ramamurthy)(Paperback)

As per puranas, originally there were 108 Upanishads. Later some more have been added and now we have 188 Upanishads. Out of these 33 Upanishads are above Sri Devi. Since they talk about Shakti, they are called Shaakta Upanishads. These are very rare and with great difficulty the mantras of these

Mission to the Volga (Faḍlān Aḥmad Ibn)(Paperback)

The earliest surviving instance of sustained first-person travel narrative in Arabic Mission to the Volga is a pioneering text of peerless historical and literary value. In its pages, we move north on a diplomatic mission from Baghdad to the upper reaches of the Volga River in what is now central

Advaita Vedānta: A Philosophical Reconstruction (Deutsch Eliot)(Paperback)

Advaita Vedānta is the most important philosophical system in India. It involves a discipline of spiritual experience as well as a technical philosophy, and since the time of Samkara in the ninth century some of the greatest intellects in India have contributed to its development. In his

War Songs (Shaddād ʿantarah Ibn)(Paperback)

Poems of love and battle by Arabia's legendary warrior From the sixth-century highlands of Najd in the Arabian peninsula, on the eve of the advent of Islam, come the strident cries of a legendary warrior and poet. The black outcast son of an Arab father and an Ethiopian slave mother, 'Antarah ibn

Two Arabic Travel Books: Accounts of China and India and Mission to the Volga (Al-Sīrāfī Abū Zayd)(Pevná vazba)

Two Arabic Travel Books combines two exceptional exemplars of Arabic travel writing, penned in the same era but chronicling wildly divergent experiences. Accounts of China and India is a compilation of reports and anecdotes on the lands and peoples of the Indian Ocean, from the Somali headlands to

Developing Professional Practice in the Early Years (Allen Et Al)(Paperback)

Developing Professional Practice in the Early Years encourages the reader to critically consider key aspects of early childhood education and care. The book is a valuable and accessible tool for those on professional pathways to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or Early Years Teacher Status (EYTS) or

Contemporary Perspectives on Revelation and Qur'ānic Hermeneutics: An Analysis of Four Discourses (Akbar Ali)(Paperback)

Ali Akbar examines the works of four noted scholars of Islam: Fazlur Rahman (Pakistan), Abdolkarim Soroush (Iran), Muhammad Mujtahed Shabestari (Iran) and Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd (Egypt). His study shows that the consequences of taking a humanistic approach to understanding revelation are not confined

The Ransom of the Soul: Afterlife and Wealth in Early Western Christianity (Brown Peter)(Paperback)

A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the YearA Tablet Book of the Year Marking a departure in our understanding of Christian views of the afterlife from 250 to 650 CE, The Ransom of the Soul explores a revolutionary shift in thinking about the fate of the soul that occurred around the time of

The Conquest of Abyssinia: Futuh Al Habasa (Arabfaqih Shihab Al-Din Ahmad)(Paperback)

Sihab ad-Din Ahmad bin Abd al-Qader's account of the early sixteenth century jihad, or holy war, in Ethiopia, of Imam Ahmad bin Ibrahim, better known as Ahmad Gran or the Left Handed, is a historical classic. The Yamani author was an eyewitness of several of the battles he describes and is an

Arabs in the Early Islamic Empire: Exploring Al-Azd Tribal Identity (Ulrich Brian)(Paperback)

Examining a single broad tribal identity - al-Azd - from the immediate pre-Islamic period into the early Abbasid era, this book notes the ways it was continually refashioned over that time. It explores the ways in which the rise of the early Islamic empire influenced the peoples of the Arabian

Sh*t Vouchers - The Sweary Way to Say What You Really Think (Publishers Summersdale)(Paperback / softback)

Nothing says it quite like sh*tTired of beating around the bush? Not one for subtlety? Tell people what you really think with these vulgar and versatile vouchers. Suitable for congratulation, commiseration, exasperation and everything in between. Holy

Following Jesus in a Culture of Fear: Choosing Trust Over Safety in an Anxious Age (Bader-Saye Scott)(Paperback)

Exploring the corruptive role fear plays in our cultural and political conversations, this book offers practices that embody Jesus's call to place our trust in him and to show hospitality to our neighbors. Now updated and revised

A Collection of Sufi Rules of Conduct (Al-Sulami Abu 'Abd Al-Rahman)(Paperback)

'A Collection of Sufi Rules of Conduct' is a translation of a classic early manual of the manner and conduct of

The Book of Tribulations: The Syrian Muslim Apocalyptic Tradition: An Annotated Translation by Nu'aym B. Hammad Al-Marwazi (Al-Marwazi Nu'aym B. Hammad)(Paperback)

Encyclopedia of Hadith Forgeries: Al-Asrar Al-Marfu'a Fil-Akhbar Al-Mawdu'a: Sayings Misattributed to the Prophet Muhammad (Al-Qari Mulla Ali B. Sultan Muhammad)(Paperback)

The Lifting of Secrets Concerning Forged Reports was written over four hundred years ago by a respected and prolific Meccan savant of Afghan origin. Mulla ‛Ali al-Qari (d. 1014/1605) was thoroughly familiar with the large body of critical literature on hadith forgery, which he refined and