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  | | Islam(1st Edition) Religion, History, and Civilization Islam by Seyyed Hossein Nasr Paperback, 224 Pages, Published 2002 by Harperone ISBN-13: 978-0-06-050714-5, ISBN: 0-06-050714-4 "The world's leading Islamicist offers a concise introduction to this rich and diverse tradition of 1.2 billion adherents. In this informative and clear introduction to the world of Islam, Seyyed Hossein Nasr explores the following topics in depth: •What Is Islam? •The Doctrines and Beliefs of Islam •Islamic Practices and Institutions •The History of Islam •Schools of Islamic Thought •Islam in the Contemporary World •Islam and Other ..." |
 | | The Garden of Truth(Reprint) The Vision and Promise of Sufism, Islam8217;s Mystical Tradition by Seyyed Hossein Nasr Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 2008 by Harperone ISBN-13: 978-0-06-162599-2, ISBN: 0-06-162599-X " The headlines are filled with the politics of Islam, but there is another side to the world's fastest-growing religion. Sufism is the poetry and mysticism of Islam. This mystical movement from the early ninth century rejects worship motivated by the desire for heavenly reward or the fear of punishment, insisting rather on the love of God as the only valid form of adoration. Sufism has made significant contributions to Islamic civilizat ..." |
 | | A Young Muslim's Guide to the Modern World by Dr Seyyed Hossein Nasr Paperback, 270 Pages, Published 1994 by Kazi Publications, Inc. ISBN-13: 978-1-56744-476-6, ISBN: 1-56744-476-8 "A Young Muslim's Guide to the Modern World, by one of Islam's greatest contemporary scholars, was written specifically for Muslims, and in particular young Muslims, urging them to become familiar with their religion and to gain an understanding of the modern world from the Islamic point of view in order to respond positively to its challenges. This guide, the first of its kind in any language, presents an exposition of the teachings of ..." |
 | | The Study Quran(Reprint) A New Translation and Commentary by Seyyed Hossein Nasr, Caner K. Dagli, Maria Massi Dakake, Mohammed Rustom, Joseph Lumbard, Bruce Cockburn Paperback, 2,048 Pages, Published 2017 by Harperone ISBN-13: 978-0-06-112587-4, ISBN: 0-06-112587-3 "An accessible and accurate translation of the Quran that offers a rigorous analysis of its theological, metaphysical, historical, and geographical teachings and backgrounds, and includes extensive study notes, special introductions by experts in the field, and is edited by a top modern Islamic scholar, respected in both the West and the Islamic world.Drawn from a wide range of traditional Islamic commentaries, including Sunni and Shia s ..." |
 | | Islamic Philosophy from Its Origin to the Present(6th Edition) Philosophy in the Land of Prophecy (Suny Series in Islam) by Seyyed Hossein Nasr Paperback, 390 Pages, Published 2006 by State University Of New York Press ISBN-13: 978-0-7914-6800-5, ISBN: 0-7914-6800-3 "A comprehensive overview of the Islamic philosophical tradition.AIslamic Philosophy from Its Origin to the Present offers a comprehensive overview of Islamic philosophy from the ninth century to the present day. As Seyyed Hossein Nasr attests, within this tradition, philosophizing is done in a world in which prophecy is the central reality of life―a reality related not only to the realms of action and ethics but also to the realm of kno ..." |
 | | Islamic Art and Spirituality(Updated) by Seyyed Hossein Nasr Paperback, 224 Pages, Published 1987 by State University Of New York Press ISBN-13: 978-0-88706-175-2, ISBN: 0-88706-175-3 "With remarkable breadth of vision, Seyyed Hossein Nasr reveals for both Western and Muslim readers how each art form in the islamic tradition is based upon a science of nature concerned, not with the outer appearance of things, but with their inner reality. Ranging across calligraphy, painting, architecture, literature, music, and the plastic arts, Nasr penetrates to the inner dimension of Islam and shows the role art plays in the life ..." |
 | | Ideals and Realities of Islam(Updated) by Seyyed Hossein Nasr, Huston Smith Paperback, 215 Pages, Published 2000 by Abc International Group, Inc. ISBN-13: 978-1-930637-11-5, ISBN: 1-930637-11-X "This is the first of very few English books to treat Islam from its own point of view, from within the tradition. It is written for the Western reader interested in Islam, and also for the Western-educated Muslim. Here, the author seeks to answer from the Islamic standpoint, many of the criticisms brought against the Islamic tradition by the modern West. This book explains, in contemporary language, the truths of Islam as revealed in th ..." |
 | | The Heart of Islam(7th Edition) Enduring Values for Humanity by Seyyed Hossein Nasr Paperback, 356 Pages, Published 2004 by Harperone ISBN-13: 978-0-06-073064-2, ISBN: 0-06-073064-1 "As the specter of religious extremism has become a fact of life today, the temptation is great to allow the evil actions and perspectives of a minority to represent an entire tradition. In the case of Islam, there has been much recent confusion in the Western world centered on distorted portrayals of its core values. Born of ignorance, such confusion feeds the very problem at hand.In The Heart of Islam one of the great intellectual figu ..." |
 | | The Heart of Islam(1st Edition) Enduring Values for Humanity by Seyyed Hossein Nasr Hardcover, 352 Pages, Published 2002 by Harperone ISBN-13: 978-0-06-009924-4, ISBN: 0-06-009924-0 "As the specter of religious extremism has become a fact of life today, the temptation is great to allow the evil actions and perspectives of a minority to represent an entire tradition. In the case of Islam, there has been much recent confusion in the Western world centered on distorted portrayals of its core values. Born of ignorance, such confusion feeds the very problem at hand.In The Heart of Islam one of the great intellectual figu ..." |
 | | Religion and the Order of Nature(1st Edition) by Dr Seyyed Hossein Nasr Paperback, 320 Pages, Published 1996 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-510823-1, ISBN: 0-19-510823-X "The current ecological crisis is a matter of urgent global concern, with solutions being sought on many fronts. In this book, Seyyed Hossein Nasr argues that the devastation of our world has been exacerbated, if not actually caused, by the reductionist view of nature that has been advanced by modern secular science. What is needed, he believes, is the recovery of the truth to which the great, enduring religions all attest; namely that n ..." |
 | | Mecca the Blessed, Medina the Radiant The Holiest Cities of Islam by Ali Kazuyoshi Nomachi, Seyyed Hossein Nasr Hardcover, 192 Pages, Published 2017 by Tuttle Publishing ISBN-13: 978-0-8048-4916-6, ISBN: 0-8048-4916-1 "These photographs of the Muslim holy cities Mecca and Medina, taken by a Japanese convert, Ali Kazuyoshi Nomachi, are something new for most Westerners, and perhaps even for many Muslims. Non-Muslims are never allowed into Mecca, and it is almost unheard-of for religious and government leaders to allow such pictures to be taken. Most of these images were shot during the holy month of Ramadan, when many faithful are in Mecca and Medina o ..." |
 | | Islam in the Modern World(Reprint) Challenged by the West, Threatened by Fundamentalism, Keeping Faith with Tradition by Seyyed Hossein Nasr Paperback, 496 Pages, Published 2012 by Harperone Bargain Price ISBN-13: 978-0-06-190581-0, ISBN: 0-06-190581-X "The foremost U.S. authority on Islam and, Seyyed Hossein Nasr discusses today s hot button issues including holy wars, women s rights, the rise of Islamic fundamentalism, and the future of Moslems in the Middle East in this groundbreaking discussion of the fastest-growing religion in the world. One of the great scholars in the modern Islamic intellectual tradition, and the acclaimed author of books such as The Garden of Truth and The He ..." |
 | | The Garden of Truth(1st Edition) The Vision and Promise of Sufism, Islam's Mystical Tradition by Seyyed Hossein Nasr Hardcover, 272 Pages, Published 2007 by Harperone ISBN-13: 978-0-06-079722-5, ISBN: 0-06-079722-3 "An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new.; 256 pages; Description: xvi, 256 p. : map ; 22 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-248) and index. Subjects: Sufism --Doctrines. Sufism --Customs and practices. Summary: The headlines are filled with the politics of Islam, but there is another ..." |
 | | Man and Nature(Updated) The Spiritual Crisis in Modern Man by Dr Seyyed Hossein Nasr Paperback, 151 Pages, Published 2007 by Kazi Publications, Inc. ISBN-13: 978-1-871031-65-2, ISBN: 1-871031-65-6 "This work from one of the world's leading Islamic thinkers is a spiritual tour de force which explores the relationship between the human being and nature as found in many religious traditions, particularly its Sufi dimension. The author stresses the importance of a greater awareness of the origins of both the human being and nature as a means of righting the imbalance that exists in our deepest selves and in our environment." |
 | | Science & Civilization in Islam(2nd Edition) by Seyyed Hossein Nasr, Giorgio De Santillana Paperback, 404 Pages, Published 2003 by Islamic Texts Society ISBN-13: 978-1-903682-40-1, ISBN: 1-903682-40-1 "Science and Civilization in Islam has remained unsurpassed as the authoritative statement on this subject. With his characteristic breadth of learning, clarity of exposition and insight, Seyyed Hossein Nasr presents here for the first time a full picture of Islamic science, not as a chapter in the history of Western science, but as an integral aspect of Islamic civilisation and the Islamic intellectual tradition. By means of an historic ..." |
 | | Knowledge and the Sacred(Updated) by Seyyed Hossein Nasr Paperback, 354 Pages, Published 1989 by State University Of New York Press ISBN-13: 978-0-7914-0177-4, ISBN: 0-7914-0177-4 "PREFACE 1. Knowledge and Its Desacralization 2. What Is Tradition? 3. The Rediscovery of the Sacred: The Revival of Tradition 4. Scientia Sacra 5. Man, Pontifical and Promethean 6. The Cosmos as Theophany 7. Eternity and the Temporal Order 8. Traditional Art as Fountain of Knowledge and Grace 9. Principial Knowledge and the Multiplicity of Sacred Forms 10. Knowledge of the Sacred as Deliverance INDEX" |
 | | Ideals and Realities of Islam(Updated) by Seyyed Hossein Nasr Paperback, 208 Pages, Published 1994 by Thorsons Pub ISBN-13: 978-1-85538-409-5, ISBN: 1-85538-409-4 "Seyyed Hossein Nasr seeks to answer from the Muslim standpoint many of the criticisms brought against the Islamic tradition by the West." |
 | | Islam and the Plight of Modern Man(Updated) by Dr Seyyed Hossein Nasr Paperback, 313 Pages, Published 2001 by Kazi Publications, Inc. ISBN-13: 978-1-930637-13-9, ISBN: 1-930637-13-6 "This is one of the most important writings of the author on the subject of the encounter and interrelation between Islam and modernism. Addressed at once to Muslims and Westerners, the author deals in depth with the intellectual and spiritual crisis of modern man as well as the dilemmas of the contemporary Muslim faced with the daunting challenge of the modern world. He charters a path for mutual understanding between Muslims and tradit ..." |
 | | The Essential Frithjof Schuon(Updated) (Library of Perennial Philosophy) by Seyyed Hossein Nasr, Frithjof Schuon Paperback, 560 Pages, Published 2005 by World Wisdom ISBN-13: 978-0-941532-92-1, ISBN: 0-941532-92-5 "Frithjof Schuon Seyyed Hossein Nasr. is still a tree and not something else; the Christian, penitential, ascetical and in fact exoteric perspective is on the contrary based on the inversion of the image, for a tree has its branches above and not ... it blesses it while taking upon itself the inevitable but provisional drawback of the "sin of the flesh." We are tempted to say that it is here nearer to St. Paul than to Christ; in oth ..." |
 | | The Need For a Sacred Science by Seyyed Hossein Nasr Published 2017 by Routledge 2017-06-28 ISBN-13: 978-1-138-40598-1, ISBN: 1-138-40598-1 |
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