Description:Illuminating the Darkness is about elevating the status of Blacks and North Africans in Islam. The book critically addresses common misconceptions, tackling controversial issues such as racism, interracial marriage and slavery. The book also presents a compilation of short biographies of esteemed Muslims of African descent in history.Following in the tradition of revered scholars of Islam such as al-Jahiz, Ibn al-Jawzi and al-Suyuti who wrote about this topic, Illuminating the Darkness is structured according to a similar monographic arrangement.Illuminating the Darkness is an opportunity for the English reader to read about the Islamic literary genre on the virtues of blacks and North Africans in Islam.The book is divided into two sections: Part l of the book examines the origin and cause of Africans' skin complexions from an Islamic anthropological perspective. The issue of race, slavery, interracial marriage and racism are also examined in the light of the Qur'an, Hadith and early historical sources. Part ll of the book consists of a compilation of short biographies of noble black and North African Muslim men and women in Islamic history including Prophets, Companions of Prophet Muhammad, Scholars, Rulers, Warriors and Martyrs.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Illuminating the Darkness: Blacks and North Africans in Islam. To get started finding Illuminating the Darkness: Blacks and North Africans in Islam, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Pages
192
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
Ta-Ha Publishers
Release
2012
ISBN
1842001272
Illuminating the Darkness: Blacks and North Africans in Islam
Description: Illuminating the Darkness is about elevating the status of Blacks and North Africans in Islam. The book critically addresses common misconceptions, tackling controversial issues such as racism, interracial marriage and slavery. The book also presents a compilation of short biographies of esteemed Muslims of African descent in history.Following in the tradition of revered scholars of Islam such as al-Jahiz, Ibn al-Jawzi and al-Suyuti who wrote about this topic, Illuminating the Darkness is structured according to a similar monographic arrangement.Illuminating the Darkness is an opportunity for the English reader to read about the Islamic literary genre on the virtues of blacks and North Africans in Islam.The book is divided into two sections: Part l of the book examines the origin and cause of Africans' skin complexions from an Islamic anthropological perspective. The issue of race, slavery, interracial marriage and racism are also examined in the light of the Qur'an, Hadith and early historical sources. Part ll of the book consists of a compilation of short biographies of noble black and North African Muslim men and women in Islamic history including Prophets, Companions of Prophet Muhammad, Scholars, Rulers, Warriors and Martyrs.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Illuminating the Darkness: Blacks and North Africans in Islam. To get started finding Illuminating the Darkness: Blacks and North Africans in Islam, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.