StarAstrologer - Books : The Heart of Islam: Enduring Values for Humanity
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 297
EAN: 9780060730642
ISBN: 0060730641
Label: HarperOne
Manufacturer: HarperOne
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 352
Publication Date: September 01, 2004
Publisher: HarperOne
Release Date: August 17, 2004
Sales Rank: 338354
Studio: HarperOne
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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 figures in Islamic history offers a timely presentation of the core spiritual and social values of Islam: peace, compassion, social justice, and respect for the other. Seizing this unique moment in history to reflect on the essence of his tradition, Seyyed Hossein Nasr seeks to "open a spiritual and intellectual space for mutual understanding." Exploring Islamic values in scripture, traditional sources, and history, he also shows their clear counterparts in the Jewish and Christian traditions, revealing the common ground of the Abrahamic faiths.
Nasr challenges members of the world's civilizations to stop demonizing others while identifying themselves with pure goodness and to turn instead to a deeper understanding of those shared values that can solve the acute problems facing humanity today. "Muslims must ask themselves what went wrong within their own societies," he writes, "but the West must also pose the same question about itself . . . whether we are Muslims, Jews, Christians, or even secularists, whether we live in the Islamic world or in the West, we are in need of meaning in our lives, of ethical norms to guide our actions, of a vision that would allow us to live at peace with each other and with the rest of God's creation." Such help, he believes, lies at the heart of every religion and can lead the followers of the Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam) as well as other religious and spiritual traditions to a new future of mutual respect and common global purpose.
The Heart of Islam is a landmark presentation of enduring value that offers hope to humanity, and a compelling portrait of the beauty and appeal of the faith of 1.2 billion people.
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I adore the author and love the book. It's a true look at Islamic theology. I would recommend it to anyone who wants to get to know Islam.
I also wanted to point out that I found some of the reviews here surprising. Since when writing with reference and knowledge became defensive???
This author is very respectable. Just look for him online and you'll know it for yourself.
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Everyone who is a little confused about the real aim of the Muslim religion has to read this wonderfull essay. Especially Christian people are called to this useful reading. Precious deepenings of the matter - according to the perspective of the Perennial Philosophy, well represented by the words of S. H. Nasr - make this book a sort of must for those people interested in studies of comparative traditions.
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Before reading this book, it is important to understand Nasr's philosophical background. He is a Traditionalist, meaning he believes in the "transcendent unity of the world's religions" and in a worldview that rejects the heavily secularized modern Western worldview, like the Traditionalist fathers Rene Guenon and Frithjof Schuon.
With that said, this book succeeds in clearing up many Western misconceptions of Islam, even though it can seem rather dry at times. There are many books that ... Read More
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For over 40 years Seyyed Hossein Nasr has written some of the best books on Islam, comparative religion, science, philosophy, and the environmental crisis. "The Heart of Islam" may be his most accessible work on Islam. It covers important topics such as jihad and women in Islam, and also explains the inner meaning of the religion. For this reason, it offers insights that most books on Islam, usually written by outsiders, simply miss. Only someone who has discovered the heart or essence of a religion ... Read More
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I've read all the previous reviews on Amazon on this book, and I was surprised to find what I consider to be the major message of this book overlooked by all the reviews.
First of all, let me say that I found this to be an excellent, elegant exposition of just what the title indicates - the "Heart of Islam." Professor Nasr explains better that any other writer I have ever read just what things like love and justice mean to Muslim inner life. On the one hand, he was addressing the post ... Read More
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