al furqan islamic heritage foundation london (207 resultados)

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Card covers in clean tidy condition, parallel text in both English and Arabic Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

8vo. pp 57, [66]. Colour illustrated wraps. ISBN: 1873992815 About fine.

Soft cover. Condición: New. 1st Edition. 8vo. 50 pp. of English text + 28 pp. of Arabic text.

Soft cover. Condición: New. 36 pages : ill., ports. ; 21 cm. The Author presents the history of Eagle House, a British heritage site which is located in the affluent suburbs of Wimbledon in south west London. The book lists all previous occupiers of this historic building from the date it was built in 1860 all the way up to 1988, which is the year when a new culturally novel dweller arrived: Al-Furqan Islamic Heritage Foundation.

Paperback. Condición: Good. xii 181p paperback, white cover with gilt lettering, good condition, light wear and a few marks to cover, binding tight, pages clear and bright, good copy of uncommon volume Language: English.

Paperback. Condición: Fine. First edition. Large octavo in white illus wraps; xiv, 212 p.: ill. (some col.); 24 cm; bibliographical references. Series: al-Furqan Islamic Heritage Foundation, Publication no. 19. Contents: The tragedy of Islamic manuscripts in Bosnia & Herzegovina / Enes Karic -- Conservation and preservation policy at the National Library of Egypt (Dar al-Kutub) / Mahmoud F. Hegazi -- The preservation of Islamic manuscripts in India / Abid Reza Bedar -- The restoration of manuscripts in Morocco / Mohamed Bencherifa -- The ancient library of Kairouan and its methods of conservation / Murad al-Rammah -- Conservation at the Khalidi Library in the Old City of Jerusalem: fragments, fumigation and frames / Tony Bish -- Towards on-line worldwide access to Vatican Library materials / Frederick C. Mintzer . [et al.] -- Developments in Islamic binding and conservation in the Oriental and India Office collections of the British Library / David Jacobs and Barbara Rodgers -- Ion-beam codicology: its potential in developing scientific conservation of Islamic manuscripts / Raik Jarjis -- The conservation and preservation of Islamic books, papers, manuscripts, papyri, and parchments / Nasry Iskander -- Treatment of early Islamic manuscript fragments on parchment: a case history: the find of Sana'a, Yemen / Ursula Dreibholz -- A dictionary of terms used in the production of Arabic manuscripts / Ibrahim Chabbouh -- Problems relating to the treatment of Islamic manuscripts: paper / Mahdi `Atiqi -- New trends in preventive conservation: what can be done about climate, emergencies, and pests? / Ann Seibert -- Preservation of manuscript works in the original or by reformatting? The usefulness of an international database / Werner Schwartz -- Preventive conservation: global trends / Amparo R. de Torres. Manuscripts -- Conservation and restoration -- Congresses. Islamic civilization -- Manuscripts -- Conservation and restoration -- Congresses. Islam -- Manuscripts -- Conservation and restoration -- Congresses. Handschriften. Conservatie. Islam. Fine ; As New.

Soft cover. Condición: New. 71 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. In English with some Arabic. This lecture took place in London, on 23rd November 2015, and resonated with the news that materialised earlier that year about the discovery of some fragments of Qur an kept at the Mingana Collection in the Birmingham University Library. The assertion that the document - kept at Birmingham University - is part of one of the world s oldest copies of the Qur an, was strongly disputed by many scholars in the field of codicology and palaeography, who pointed out that the science of carbon dating is contradicted by other evidence. Among these scholars was Professor Qasim Al-Samarrai, Professor Emeritus of Palaeography and Codicology. Professor Al-Samarrai s immediate reaction - after the news spread about the Birmingham fragments - was: The fragments of the Qur an folios that were found at Birmingham are not at all what they are claimed to be. They in fact belong to the end of the 2nd and the beginning of the 3rd century AH (after Hijrah), if not later. All the features in them: the script, dotting, use of gold and red ink, as well as the separation of verses (Ayat) and chapters (Suwar).etc., indicate that they might have been written on parchments older than the script. Therefore, they are not as early as thought. Surprisingly enough, Berlin and Tubingen claim the same with their own fragments." In this lecture, Professor Al-Samarrai gives a detailed insight on the Birmingham folios, with a special focus on Qur anic manuscripts palaeographical aspects in general, the accuracy of carbon dating tests, the Uthman copies of the Qur an, as well as other aspects related to this topic.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Paperback. Very good condition. RB. Used.

Soft cover. Condición: New. 1st Edition. 30, 36 p. ; 21 cm + audio CD. Text in English and Arabic. The second pagination sequence numbered in Arabic from the end of the book. 'According to Muhammad Salih al-Mahdi, music as part of Islamic civilisation has a special character distinguishing it from the music of other civilisations throughout history. It represents the epitome of what is best in all the people and nations which adopted Islam as their faith. For Islam was open to all cultures and their arts provided they had no connection with paganism and did not violate the basic precepts of the faith, especially that of the oneness of God. Islam cherishes good taste and beautiful voices and the Prophet himself listened to and praised the beauty of the voice of Abu Musá al-Ashari, especially in reciting the Qur'an.'.

Soft cover. Condición: New. 1st Edition. 42, 38 p. ; 21 cm. In English & Arabic. 'It is probably difficult to encompass the entire sphere of cookery and cuisine throughout the history of Islamic civilisation. The landscape is vast, the actors are countless and their tastes endlessly varied; the nature of the land is uneven and its bounty uncertain and irregular, with abundance and scarcity locked in perpetual rivalry. This relatively brief talk will not even attempt a rough outline of the subject of food, cookery and dining in the Muslim world; this paper is to present a preliminary framework for a research project that would deal with all elements related, directly and indirectly, to the culture of food. Arab-Islamic civilisation has bequeathed many a document on the subject. The research should embrace broader and more remote topics such as agriculture, the source of food provided by the land, the organised trade that brought rare spices from eastern Asia to the Arab world along established land and sea routes, tableware and its manufacture from different kinds of wood, copper and pottery and the identification of the properties of individual plants and spices used in medicine and food.'.

Soft cover. Condición: New. 74 pages in English. This lecture focuses in brief on the history of the critical editing of Islamic manuscripts, to include present and future research, with particular attention given to works conducted by orientalists. In this book the author highlights the skills of an editor involved in critically editing a manuscript. He also lists the most important characteristics required of a professional editor. The author explains the methodology used by orientalists in their criticism of Arabic texts. The methods used by scholars of Az'har in critically editing manuscripts are also presented. The book addresses a number of areas related to the field, such as the main problems faced by practitioners, how to work with a manuscript, and technical issues such as 'when to bring out draft sections of a text when the corrected version is present'. The book emphasises the importance of ijazat (licences), sama'at (verified listening), tamalluk notes (noted ownership of the manuscript), waqf (endowments) and the knowledge of the terminology involved in critically editing. The author also discusses the historical relationship between the printing press and critical editing. This includes a look at how the widespread use of paper and the progress in printing effected book publication.

Soft cover. Condición: New. 44 pages in Arabic : facsimiles ; 20 cm.

Soft cover. Condición: New. 70 p. ; 21 cm. in Arabic. This lecture focuses in brief on the history of the critical editing of Islamic manuscripts, to include present and future research, with particular attention given to works conducted by orientalists. In this book the author highlights the skills of an editor involved in critically editing a manuscript. He also lists the most important characteristics required of a professional editor. The author explains the methodology used by orientalists in their criticism of Arabic texts. The methods used by scholars of Az'har in critically editing manuscripts are also presented. The book addresses a number of areas related to the field, such as the main problems faced by practitioners, how to work with a manuscript, and technical issues such as 'when to bring out draft sections of a text when the corrected version is present'. The book emphasises the importance of ijazat (licences), sama'at (verified listening), tamalluk notes (noted ownership of the manuscript), waqf (endowments) and the knowledge of the terminology involved in critically editing. The author also discusses the historical relationship between the printing press and critical editing. This includes a look at how the widespread use of paper and the progress in printing effected book publication. The author also makes an acknowledgement of the substantial contribution of orientalists to the field in critically editing Arabic texts.

Soft cover. Condición: New. 1st Edition. 58 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. The book at hand focuses on the importance of scientific commentaries, especially manuscripts on astronomy, authored between the thirteenth and the sixteenth century. Dr Saliba demonstrates that particular commentaries were distinguished by the introduction of new scientific thinking, and also a level of astronomical mathematical sophistication that outmatched any of the earlier works that were produced within the Islamic civilisation, and, in some instances, even surpassed the contemporary scientific works that were produced in Europe at the time. Dr Saliba attributes the lack of scholarly attention to late scientific commentaries to a number of reasons, most prominently: the difficulty in reading late commentaries, absence of explanatory illustrations, and a perpetuated misconception that following the classical or golden age of Islam, there was nothing worth studying in terms of cultural output.

Soft cover. Condición: New. 1st Edition. 84 pages in Arabic. This important and engaging lecture focused on a highly significant issue centred on the most important objective in the Noble Qur'an. The lecture was delivered by Professor Mohamed Salim El-Awa as part of the proceedings of the 2nd training course on "The objectives of the Noble Qur'an" held in Mohammedia (Morocco) on 4-5 May 2016 (26-27 Rajab 1437H). The course was jointly organised by the Centre for the Study of the Philosophy of Islamic Law (London), the Maqasid Research & Studies Centre (Rabat), and the Department of Islamic Studies, Faculty of Letters & Humanities in Mohammedia. The content of this coherent lecture, addressing a topic of singular importance, includes a comprehensive definition of justice, justice from the Qur'an text, achieving justice through prohibition of injustice, justice in the stories and parables within the Qur'an, and justice according to the learned scholars. Despite the time restrictions of the course programme, Professor El-Awa skilfully presented the key elements of the topic, and discussed the different facets. He did the topic justice, presenting it in a systematic and consistent formulation, both organised and robust; a clear indication of a massive scientific effort.

Soft cover. Condición: New. 1st Edition. 43 pages ; 20 cm in Arabic. 'This lecture aims to explore a very important issue regarding the awareness of beauty as a universal concept which manifests itself in different ways, as well as from within the perspective of the philosophy of Islamic law (Maqasid). The topic was delivered in an interesting and engaging way, where the philological definition of beauty was followed by the presentation of the evidences of the origin of the concept of beauty and its location within the Qur'anic perspective - since God is beautiful and loves beauty - and that our religion commends beauty as a duty and aspiration in terms of doing and being. Dr Esam El-Bashir proceeded to explain the foundations of the Maqasid-based perspective on beauty; indeed, beauty is an all-inclusive concept addressing all areas and aspects of life. Moreover, it represents an absolute value, and is connected to values, in relation to the unity between outer and inner self.'.

Soft cover. Condición: New. 1st Edition. 61 pages in Arabic. In his lecture, Dr Bashar Awwad Marouf explains the concept of critical edition of texts as a discipline, aimed at the production of a text as left by the author, and of which he approved at the end of his life. He then explored the view that the aim of critical edition is the production of a correct text without the need for any commentary, only emendation. He then addressed the contrasting view that considers commentary as essential, and indeed, some workers went to the extreme by saying: [the editor must] comment on everything. Our lecturer explained the error of both views, and summed up with the correct intermediate way, where the editor compares and grades the text copies, records the key reading variants, highlights the resources used by the author, and documents the quotes from the respective sources. In this lecture, Dr Bashar also debated the view postulating that critical edition is exclusively when there are several copies to allow collation, which in his view is not correct. He highlighted those books that had been critically edited - based on one copy - by eminent scholars and editors, such as Shaykh Aḥmad Shākir and his brother, Maḥmūd Shākir, where no researcher has ever claimed that such works are not critical editions. Furthermore, he explained in detail the difference between critical editing and commentary; critical editing being text emendation, and employing the means towards achieving that, while commentary describes how the editor may actually emend the text. He also drew attention to matters that must be taken into consideration in edition: Text uniformity: the editor follows the rules of modern writing, in the division of text into paragraphs and sections, and introduces numbering, and other elements of text organisation. Indicating the author s resources: if the author s sources can be identified, the editor must compare them with what the author presents. Verifying challenging names and genealogies: by referring back to the authoritative books, such as Al-Ikmālby Ibn Mākūwlā, and Tawđīħ al-Mushtabih by Ibn Nāṣir al-Dīn, which are among the most important books of this art.

Soft cover. Condición: New. 75 p. ; 21 cm. IN ARABIC.

Soft cover. Condición: New. 196 pages in English : 20 cm. Shaykh Ahmad Zaki Yamani presents in this book the high status that Islam gave women. He also mentions the rights and responsibilities granted to them in the teachings of Islam. The first part of the book gives examples on the positions held by women and their roles in the Prophetic period and the ages that followed it. The second part looks at the participation of women in high office, their duties and participation in politics as testified by the books of jurisprudence (fiqh), old and new. [SKU EW].

Soft cover. Condición: New. 129 pages in Arabic. This book traces the origins of knowledge study circles (halaqat) in the Two Holy Mosques, in Makkah and Madinah, from the Prophetic times and those of the Rightly-Guided Caliphs, through the Umayyad, Abbasid, Mameluke and Ottoman eras, to the present day. It explains in detail the types and development of elementary education establishments, called kuttab, and formal schools (madrasah) neighbouring both holy mosques, as well as how lessons specific to study circles originated in both locations. The book then addresses the institution of hostel (ribat) and its role in promoting knowledge throughout the Islamic eras, whether providing the amenities of shelter, food, and medical services to scholars, jurists and students of knowledge hailing from the Muslim lands, or contributing to the activity of the educational movement; indeed, scholars who were settled in these hostels (plural: ribatat) would hold study circles on the disciplines of canonical readings (qira'at), jurisprudence (fiqh), legal theory (usul al-fiqh), sciences of the Prophetic traditions ('ulum al-hadith), Arabic language, and sciences of reason (al-'ulum al-'aqliyyah). The book also addresses both the scientific board (al-hay ah al-'ilmiyyah) and general teaching systems in al-Masjid al-Haram, as well as the most renowned courtyards (sing. haswah) and arcades (sing. riwaq), where study circles were convened. The book concludes with biographies (tarajim) of scholars of the two holy mosques.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. Hard covers in clean, tidy condition with a very good dust jacket, a couple of pages creased during the printing process, 344pp Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Soft cover. Condición: New. 208 pages in Arabic : 20 cm. This book covers a highly important topic, relating to the defense of the Noble Prophetic Sunnah, which withstood attacks and criticism by opposing parties since the era of examining narrator memory (talqin) to the period of foundation (ta'sis). Indeed, leading traditionists (muhaddithun) and classical legal theorists (usuliyyun) have exerted mammoth effort in its service, reaching an apogee, founded on juristic effort (ijtihad), and argumentation (istidlāl) in protecting chains of narration (sanad) and hadith text (matn) from insertion and defect of any type. They validated, emended, and contextualised them; furthermore, they documented modalities of acceptance and rejection, and selected the terminology most fitting to reflect occasions (munasabat) and objectives.

Soft cover. Condición: New. 109 pages in Arabic. This book addresses three very thorny issues, where the author, Professor Bashar Awwad Marouf, was successful in providing effective solutions to these complex problems, stemming from his extensive and deep experience spanning more than a half century in the critical edition of heritage texts.

Hardcover with dustjacket.

Soft cover. Condición: New. 1st Edition. vii, 350 p. in Arabic. This book holds 11 papers and studies that were presented in four sessions within the proceedings of the Fourth Conference of the Centre for the Study of Islamic Manuscripts (part of the Al-Furqan Foundation) on the topic of "Editing Islamic Manuscripts on Science", such as mathematics, astronomy, medicine and other areas. The first session looked at the manuscripts of science and their editing method. The second session focused on the "The Editing of Manuscripts on Astronomy". Several papers were presented which discussed in detail the editing of the major works in this field. Among these were the works of Thabit bin Qurrah, as well as the Andalucían and Maghreb manuscripts. The problem of critically verification of Zaij was also addressed. The third session looked at "The Editing of Manuscripts on Mathematics", which included several papers on geometrical figures in Arabic manuscripts and Ibn al-Haytham Works on Optics (al-Basariyat). The conference was concluded with two papers, one on "The Arabic Definitions of Scientific Terminology in Arabic Manuscripts" and the second on "The Editing and Publication of Manuscripts on Medicine".

Soft cover. Condición: New. 81 pages in Arabic. Diverse fields of knowledgeQur'an sciences, exegesis, Islamic legal theory, Islamic law objectives and languageoverlap and interact in this work. The objectives referred to in the paper relate to those of Qur'an verses, i.e. their semantics and intended meanings, especially when these are linked to the reason and context of Revelation. Consideration of objectives in the exercise of creative juristic effort (ijtihad), encompasses various facets and stages, including ten addressed in the paper; first, knowing the objectives of the discourse, i.e. "investigating the meaning intended by the text and its words, and whether it matches what is apparent from the discourse and the literal indications of words, or otherwise, as indicated by context, and other direct and indirect evidence. Indeed, our interest in any Islamic law discourse, is the meaning intended by the Almighty Legislator, and not just the semantics of words and phrases with their formal and dictionary meanings, or initial, primary semantic meaning", as explained by Dr Raissouni in his book, Maqasid al-maqasid, p. 56. This paper's subject matter is located within this specific perspective of applying objectives, and is titled "Objectives (maqasid) of Qur'an verses between the general meaning of the word ('umum al-lafz) and the specific reason of revelation (khusus al-sabab)". The author discusses the question of "Qur'an verse objectives between the general meaning of the word and the specific reason and context of Revelation" in its intricacies and disparate elements. He applies his signature approach of depth and reflection, navigating the broad subject matter with insight and application, weighing up pros and cons, applying a critical approach and creative initiative, striving to combine the approaches of establishing effective cause and application. At each stage, Dr Raissouni supports his robust scientific treatment, with convincing and suitable explanatory examples. The author pays special attention to the content, dimensions, and limits of the legal theory rule, "consideration is to the general meaning of the word ('umum al-lafz), and not the specific reason for Revelation (khusus al-sabab)". The aim being to properly understand it, as it is quite critically, a finely balanced formula, where inclination to any one side through ignorance or negligence leads to error in understanding the Islamic legal ruling. Even established legal theory studies have rarely addressed this rule. In addition, Dr Raisssouni pays special attention to both "generality of expression ('umum al-lafz) and generality of intent ('umum al-qasd)" and the "reasons and contexts for Revelation (asbab al-nuzul)".

Soft cover. Condición: New. 1st Edition. 59 pages, 5 unnumbered pages : illustrations, facsimiles ; 20 cm. in Arabic.

Soft cover. Condición: New. 54 pages : colour illustrations ; 20 cm. in Arabic. Prof. Dr. Ahmed Shawqi Binebine presents a summary of the roles played by centres of learning, book repositories and the libraries in preserving the manuscript heritage of North Africa throughout the ages. He specifically focuses his attention on the Maghreb, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and countries of the Sub-Sahara. The work encompasses manuscripts written in the indigenous languages of the region, namely Arabic, Hausa, Swahili and those using Arabic script. The author presents a background on the presence of Arabic manuscripts in the region, their popularity and reasons behind the loss of great collections to include theft, arson, wilful destruction and weathering. The author also details the characteristics of African manuscripts and materials used in their makeup, such as the paper, leather binding, types of script and writing tools such as the pens and the various ink types used. He also discusses the most important contributions made in indexing, preserving and restoring these manuscripts, with particular attention given to the academic work undertaken by the Al-Furqān Foundation in this field.

Soft cover. Condición: New. 1st Edition. 164 pages in Arabic. This book presents a maqasidbased field study that acquires significant importance, in addressing a highly technical medical question in the domain of contemporary issues linked to the preservation of self, combating disease, and preventing illness. This is the issue of stem cell treatment, as a topical matter in this time of revolutionary medical advances and rapid pace of scientific discovery. Indeed, jurists and researchers are required to clarify the rulings on these new developments (nawazil) according to the objectives (maqasid) and rules of Islamic law (Shari'ah). In the study of this new development, Dr Yahyawi, in his maqasid-based study, addresses a problem of wide scope relating to the question: what is the position on stem cell treatment from the perspective of Islamic law? It also raises secondary questions relating to the sources of extraction of stem cells, such as artificial fertilisation and embryo storage, as well as the rulings on cloning and abortion. Indeed, is it permissible to extract stem cells from these sources? What then is the ruling on stem cell extraction from the umbilical cord, placenta, and bone marrow, and their use in the treatment of disease? What are the benefits (masalih) secured, and what harms (mafasid) result, from these types of treatment?

Soft cover. Condición: New. 1st Edition. 161 pages in Arabic. 'This key lecture proposes important approaches, renewal (tajdid) initiatives, and serious reflections on the appropriate methodology of engaging with the objectives of the Noble Qur'an. In his submission, the lecturer argues that the need is quite pressing, and the time ripe, for establishing the jurisprudence (fiqh) of universal objectives (al-maqasid al-kulliyyah) of the Noble Qur'an; one distinct from the prevailing piecemeal juristic treatment. He presents the reader with an essential introductory map labelled, features of the integrated, universal methodological framework with balanced dimensions, included within the concept of the straight path (al-sirat al-mustaqim). The author / lecturer described it as the correct knowledge and practical evidence that guide human action on Earth towards self-consistency, social harmony, and an integration of civilisation and creation, to secure the highest levels of ideological and moral originality, practical effectiveness, functional integration, and maximum, exemplary, historical trajectory. The lecturer emphasises that the Noble Qur'an will not regain its central position within ourselves, nor have the broad, deep, balanced, and effective influence, without us being able to extract this universal map of the laws of creation drawn for human life, as well as our interaction with it, in comprehensive, deep, and balanced terms, including synchronising our entire life in light of its requirements. This map incorporates the majority of human actions, including: the space of establishing awareness of the objective of the existence of mankind and the universe, and the systems of universal laws organising the movement of human vicegerency on Earth, and the systems of subjugating universal laws of creation, as well as the systems of universal protection for civilisation. The lecturer emphasises that the study and extraction of the universal objectives of the Noble Qur'an will lead us to identify the reality of this map, far from the emotional, and admonitory trend, on the one hand, and the piecemeal, introverted approach, that is steeped in contradiction.'.