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 Free Download D. Fairchild Ruggles, "Islamicate Environments " English | ISBN: 1009483412 | 2025 | 110 pages | PDF | 12 MB Islam burst forth from Arabia in the seventh century and spread with astonishing speed and force into the Middle East, Asia and northern Africa and the Mediterranean. While its success as a dominant culture has often been attributed to military strength, astute political organization, and religious factors, this Element focuses on the environmental conditions from which early Islamic societies sprang. In the belt of arid land that stretches from Iran to the Maghreb (Spain and Morocco)-i.e. the territories of early Islam-the adaptation of natural water systems, landforms and plant varieties was required to make the land habitable and productive.  Free Download Ali Khamenei, "Islamic Thought in the Quran" English | ISBN: 0359356095 | 2018 | 470 pages | AZW3 | 461 KB The book of Islamic Thought in the Quran explains the most basic principles of Islamic thinking through the Quran. This book explain the principles of living well, says the purpose of human beings, and how to achieve this purpose. It is for all people in the world, whether Muslim or non-Muslim, because it is so logical that it could be beneficial to all. This book gives a new life to certain concepts that seemed to be worn out or taken for granted.  Free Download Dominik Krell, "Islamic Law in Saudi Arabia " English | ISBN: 9004683283 | 2025 | 223 pages | PDF | 3 MB This book provides an in-depth exploration of the Saudi judiciary in the 21st century. Drawing on interviews with leading members of the Saudi judiciary, seldom-seen legal literature and court judgments, the author addresses two main questions: First, what is the Saudi jurists' understanding of an Islamic judiciary? And second, how is this understanding reflected in the Saudi legal system, its laws, its institutions, and court practices?  Free Download Özgür Koca, "Islam, Causality, and Science: Perspectives on Reconciliation of Islamic Tradition and Modern Science " English | ISBN: 1009489259 | 2024 | 78 pages | PDF | 2 MB This Element intends to contribute to the debate between Islam and science. It focuses on one of the most challenging issues in the modern discussion on the reconciliation of religious and scientific claims about the world, which is to think about divine causality without undermining the rigor and efficacy of the scientific method. First, the Element examines major Islamic accounts of causality. Then, it provides a brief overview of contemporary debates on the issue and identifies both scientific and theological challenges. It argues that any proposed Islamic account of causality for the task of reconciliation should be able to preserve scientific rigor without imposing a priori limits on scientific research, account for miracles without turning them into science-stoppers or metaphors, secure divine and creaturely freedom, and establish a strong sense of divine presence in the world. Following sections discuss strengths and weaknesses of each account in addressing these challenges.  Free Download Sam Harris, "Islam and the Future of Tolerance: A Dialogue" English | ISBN: 0674088700 | 2015 | 144 pages | AZW3 | 316 KB In this short book, Sam Harris and Maajid Nawaz invite you to join an urgently needed conversation: Is Islam a religion of peace or war? Is it amenable to reform? Why do so many Muslims seem drawn to extremism? What do words like Islamism, jihadism, and fundamentalism mean in today's world?  Free Download Khaleel Mohammed, "Islam and Violence " English | ISBN: 1108728235 | 2018 | 88 pages | PDF | 2 MB After 9/11, many writers have posited the relationship between Islam and violence as either elemental or anomalous. Khaleel Mohammed defines Islam as transcending the usual understanding of religion, being instead like a 'sacred canopy' that provides meaning for every aspect of life. In addition, he shows that violence has both physical and psychological dimensions and expounds at length on jihad. He traces the term's metamorphosis of meaning from a struggle in any worthy cause to war and finally to its present-day extension to include martyrdom and terrorism. Finally, he covers the dimensions of violence in the Islamic law and the institutional patriarchy.  Free Download Pieter Nanninga, "Islam and Suicide Attacks " English | ISBN: 1108712657 | 2019 | 75 pages | PDF | 2 MB This Element explores the disputed relationship between Islam and suicide attacks. Drawing from primary source material as well as existing scholarship from fields such as terrorism studies and religious studies, it argues that Islam as a generic category is not an explanatory factor in suicide attacks. Rather, it claims that we need to study how organisations and individuals in their particular contexts draw tools such as Islamic martyrdom traditions, ritual practices and perceptions on honour and purity from their cultural repertoire to shape, justify and give meaning to the bloodshed.  Free Download Stefano Bigliardi, "Islam and Pseudoscience " English | ISBN: 1009608207 | 2025 | 84 pages | PDF | 2 MB Pseudoscience includes any practice or argument that is presented as scientific but systematically violates criteria that distinguish science, particularly experimental verification. This Element discusses, in critical fashion, different ideas and approaches that combine pseudoscience and Islam. It begins by historically reconstructing the debate on Islam-related pseudoscience developed by Muslim and non-Muslim critics. It then analyzes three areas which these critics have identified as pseudoscience: iʿjāz ʿilmī or the "miraculous scientific content of the Qur'an"; Islamic creationism; ideas and approaches related to hygiene, nutrition, health, and illness. Each area is dissected, identifying the exact reasons that characterize some of its versions as pseudoscientific. After a section discussing other malpractices and erroneous approaches, which do not strictly qualify as pseudoscience but accompany and foster it, the Element ends with the discussion of overarching questions constituting an agenda for future discussions of Islam-related pseudoscience.  Free Download Adis Duderija, "Islam and Muslims in the West: Major Issues and Debates " English | ISBN: 3319925091 | 2019 | 267 pages | AZW3 | 1397 KB This book analyzes the development of Islam and Muslim communities in the West, including influences from abroad, relations with the state and society, and internal community dynamics. The project examines the emergence of Islam in the West in relation to the place of Muslim communities as part of the social fabric of Western societies. It provides an overview of the major issues and debates that have arisen over the last three to four decades surrounding the presence of new Muslim communities residing in Western liberal democracies. As such, the volume is an ideal text for courses focusing on Islam and Muslim communities in the West.  Free Download John Tolan, "Islam: A New History from Muhammad to the Present" English | ISBN: 0691263531 | 2025 | 304 pages | MOBI | 2 MB A concise new narrative history of Islam that draws on the transformative insights of recent research to emphasize the diversity and dynamism of the tradition |
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