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Al-Qushayri's Epistle on Sufism: Al-Risala Al-qushayriyya Fi ...

Al-Qushayri's Epistle on Sufism: Al-Risala Al-qushayriyya Fi ...

ʻAbd al-Karīm ibn Hawāzin Qushayrī

At head of title: The Center for Muslim Contribution to Civilization.
A Baghdad Cookery Book: The Book of Dishes (Kitāb Al-ṭabīkh)

A Baghdad Cookery Book: The Book of Dishes (Kitāb Al-ṭabīkh)

Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥasan Ibn al-Karīm

This special issue of Petits Propos Culinaires is wholly devoted to a new translation of the text called, for convenience' sake, A Baghdad Cookery Book, that is, The Book of Dishes (Kitab al-Tabikh) by Muhammad b. al-Hasan b.
VOYAGES D'IBN BATOUTAH: TEXT ARABE, ACCOMPAG

VOYAGES D'IBN BATOUTAH: TEXT ARABE, ACCOMPAG

Ibn Batuta

An 1853-8 edition of the Journey of the Moroccan traveller Ibn Battuta (1304-68/9), with a French translation.
The Travels of Ibn Battuta in the Near East, Asia and Africa ...

The Travels of Ibn Battuta in the Near East, Asia and Africa ...

Ibn Batuta

In 1326, Ibn Battuta began a pilgrimage to Mecca that ended 27 years and 75,000 miles later.
The Travels of Ibn Battuta

The Travels of Ibn Battuta

Ibn Battuta

One of the greatest travelers of his age, Sheikh Ibn Battuta began a pilgrimage to Mecca in 1326 that ended 27 years and 75,000 miles later.
al-Jawāhirī, shāʻir al-ʻArabīyah

al-Jawāhirī, shāʻir al-ʻArabīyah

ʻAbd al-Karīm Dujaylī

... في هذه المطبعة القي سميت بمطبعة بغداد ٠ إا( كان للجواهرى قد اظنزى من إ الجوال للعربي ( هذه المطبعة حين ءرضت بالمزاد العلني ءدا ٢لم٩ا وحيث أن الجواهري لا يمتلك ثمنها فاتفق مع للسيد صالح جواد طعمة أنيعاركه في ورائها بمساعدة الأستاذ حسن محمد ءلي بثمن ...
Ibn Battúta: Travels in Asia and Africa : 1325-1354

Ibn Battúta: Travels in Asia and Africa : 1325-1354

Ibn Batuta

This fine facsimile edition, originally published in 1929, is enhanced by the inclusion of several exquisite prints, with maps of the journeys undertaken during Ibn Battuta's remarkable life.
موسوعة علماء آسيا الوسطى

موسوعة علماء آسيا الوسطى

ʻAbd Allāh ʻAbd al-Ḥamīd Saʻd

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A Muslim American Slave: The Life of Omar Ibn Said

A Muslim American Slave: The Life of Omar Ibn Said

Omar Ibn Said

This edition presents the English translation on pages facing facsimile pages of Ibn Said’s Arabic narrative, augmented by Alryyes’s comprehensive introduction, contextual essays and historical commentary by leading literary critics and ...
The Travels of Ibn Battuta to Central Asia

The Travels of Ibn Battuta to Central Asia

Ibn Batuta

The author provides a commentary on the experiences of the Muslim traveler Ibn Battuta in Central Asia during the 14th century.
The Orange Trees of Marrakesh: Ibn Khaldun and the Science ...

The Orange Trees of Marrakesh: Ibn Khaldun and the Science ...

Stephen Frederic Dale

... Eastern and Islamic Review 8 (2009): 242–291. Historian Allen James Fromherz argues, or strongly implies, that Ibn Khaldun was a practicing Sufi. See his book Ibn Khaldun: Life and Times (Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2011).
Abraham Ibn Ezra: The Book of Reasons. A Parallel ...

Abraham Ibn Ezra: The Book of Reasons. A Parallel ...

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This volume is the first product of a larger enterprise-a scientific edition of all twelve Ibn Ezra's astrological treatises-and offers a critical Hebrew text of the two versions of Ibn Ezra's "Sefer ha-Te'amim," the Book of Reasons, ...
The Adventures of Ibn Opcit

The Adventures of Ibn Opcit

John Gorman Barr

The Adventures of Ibn Opcit is a two-volume work by John Barr, first president of The Poetry Foundation. Grace, the first volume of this mock epic, is the master song of Ibn Opcit, a Caribbean gardener/poet condemned to die by torture.
African American History Day by Day: A Reference Guide to ...

African American History Day by Day: A Reference Guide to ...

Karen Juanita Carrillo

December 27 1807 Omar Ibn Sayyid, the Muslim African who was enslaved in the southern United States yet wrote the Autobiography of Omar ibn Said in 1831, arrives at the Charleston, South Carolina harbor. In 1831, Omar ibn Sayyid, ...
Roman Catholics and Shi'i Muslims: Prayer, Passion, and Politics

Roman Catholics and Shi'i Muslims: Prayer, Passion, and Politics

James A. Bill

Prayer, Passion, and Politics James A. Bill, John Alden Williams. 9 The early Sufis who were believing and practicing Shi'is include Ma'ruf alKarkhi, Yahya ibn Mu'adh alRazi, Ta'us alYamani, Bahlul Majnun, Malik ibn Dinar, and Mansur ibn  ...
Karim Khan Zand

Karim Khan Zand

John R. Perry

A forward thinking and notably popular leader, Karim Khan Zand (1705-1779) was the founder of the Zand dynasty in Iran.
The Travels of Ibn Battutah

The Travels of Ibn Battutah

Ibn Batuta

With this edition by Mackintosh-Smith, Battuta's Travels takes its place alongside other indestructible masterpieces of the travel-writing genre.
The Slave's Narrative

The Slave's Narrative

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“Autobiography of Omar ibn Said, Slave in North Carolina, 1831'' (translated from the original Arabic). American Historical Review XXX (July 1925): 791–95. ibn Said, Omar. “Autobiography of Omar ibn Said, Slave in North Carolina, 1831.
Ibn 'Arabi in the Later Islamic Tradition: The Making of a ...

Ibn 'Arabi in the Later Islamic Tradition: The Making of a ...

Alexander D. Knysh

Examines the fierce controversy over the legacy of Ibn 'Arabi, the great Islamic mystic.
Ibn Battuta in Black Africa:

Ibn Battuta in Black Africa:

Ibn Batuta

This book is one of the most important documents about Black Africa written by a non-European medieval historian.
Breast Imaging: 12th International Workshop, IWDM 2014, Gifu ...

Breast Imaging: 12th International Workshop, IWDM 2014, Gifu ...

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Yuan Fang, Andreu Badal, Karim S. Karim, and Aldo Badano kVp Tool for Digital Mammography Using Commercial Metallic Foils... Héctor A. Galván and Yolanda Villase ̃nor Possibility of Exposure Dose Reduction in Contrast Enhanced ...
Ibn Battuta in Black Africa

Ibn Battuta in Black Africa

Ibn Batuta

. . . This book provides much food for thought, combined with the simple pleasure of a good travel tale well told.The Boston GlobeNoel Q. King, U.C. Santa Cruz, is the author of Religion in Africa and numerous other books.
Ibn Battuta

Ibn Battuta

L. P. Harvey

Told with hum our, irony and pathos, his travelogue is filled with marvels which blend idealism with reality. L. P. Harvey reviews Ibn Battuta's journeys and discusses the major themes of the Travels.
The Travels of Ibn Battuta, A.D. 1325-1354

The Travels of Ibn Battuta, A.D. 1325-1354

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This volume covers Turkestan, Khurasan, Sind, north-western India and Delhi, including an account of the reign of Sultan Muhammad ibn Tughluq. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1971.
The Travels of Ibn Battuta: in the Near East, Asia and ...

The Travels of Ibn Battuta: in the Near East, Asia and ...

Ibn Battuta

An engrossing account of a 1326 pilgrimage to Mecca provides vivid details of Morocco, Russia, India, China, and elsewhere. "The ultimate in real life adventure stories." — History in Review.

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