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book catalogue

THE MAQASID SERIES Pg 2

THE QU’RAN AND SUNNAH Pg 6

CONTEMPORARY ISSUES AND ISLAMIC THOUGHT Pg 9

SELECTIVE TITLES Pg 15

OCCASIONAL PAPERS Pg 19

JOURNALS Pg 22

OTHER PUBLICATIONS Pg 23

CONTENTS

Ibn Ashur’s famous and pioneering study ofthe Shari¢ah’s higher objectives and goals. Torestore the intimate contact between Muslimsand the Qur’an scholars developed the study ofthe objectives of Islam. The Shari¢ah is markedby a universal wisdom whereby every legalruling has a function which it performs, an aimwhich it realises, an intention which it seeks tofulfil and all of this in order to realise benefit tohuman beings or to ward off harm orcorruption.

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IBN ASHUR: TREATISE ON MAQASID AL-SHARIAHby Muhammad al-Tahir Ibn Ashur

The International institute of Islamic Thought

Treatise on Maq¥|id al-Shari¢ah -

Paperback: (ISBN: 1-56564-422-0) – Price: £16.95 - €25 - $25Hardback: (ISBN: 1-56564-423-9) – Price: £24.95 - €36 - $35

This book takes an important step to realizethe higher intents of Islamic law (maq¥|id al-shari¢ah) by attempting to integrate contemporary values and worldviews intomaqasid terminology. It also tackles complextheoretical questions on the role of maqasidin ijtihad, juristic theorization (u|‰l), and theIslamization of the human, social, and physical sciences.

TOWARDS REALIZATION OF THE HIGHER INTENTS OF ISLAMIC LAWby Gamal Eldine Attia

Paperback: (ISBN: 978-1-56564-437-3) – Price: £12.95 - €19 - $18.95Hardback: (ISBN: 978-1-56564-438-0) – Price: £21.95 - €31 - $28.95


The Higher Intents of

Maq¥|id al-Shari¢ah:A Functional Approach

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MAQASID AL-SHARIAH AS PHILOSOPHY OF ISLAMIC LAW: A SYSTEMS APPROACHby Jasser Auda

Paperback: (ISBN: 1-56564-412-3) – Price: £20 - €28 - $25Hardback: (ISBN: 1-56564-413-1) – Price: £25 - €36 - $35


imam al-shatibi’sTheory of the Higher Objectives

and Intents of Islamic Law

ahmad al-raysuni


This book represents a pioneering contribu-tion presenting a comprehensive theory ofthe objectives of Islamic Law in its variousaspects, as well as a painstaking study ofobjectives-based thought as pioneered by thefather of objectives-based jurisprudence,Imam Abu Ishaq al-Shatibi; in addition, theauthor presents us with an important study ofal-Shatibi himself which offers a wealth ofnew, beneficial information about the life,thought and method of this venerable imam.

IMAM AL-SHATIBI’S THEORY OF THE HIGHER OBJECTIVES AND INTENTS OF ISLAMIC LAWby Ahmad al-Raysuni

jasser auda


A SYSTEMS APPROACH

MAQASIDAL-SHARIAH

ASPHILOSOPHYof islamic law

Islamic law is about achieving the juridicalpurposes (maq¥|id al-shari¢ah) of justice,mercy, wisdom, and common good.However, many ‘Islamic rulings’ (fat¥w¥)issued today effectively replace justice withinjustice, mercy with cruelty, wisdom withnonsense, and common good with mischief.This book argues that such rulings do notbelong to the Islamic law, even if they wereclaimed to be so according to some interpre-tation. In this pathbreaking study, JasserAuda presents a systems approach to the philosophy and juridical theory of Islamiclaw based on its purposes (maq¥|id).

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Maq¥|id al-shari¢ah, or the higher goals andobjectives of Islamic law, is an important andyet somewhat neglected theme of the Shari¢ah.Generally the Shari¢ah is predicated on thebenefits of the individual and that of thecommunity, and its laws are designed so as toprotect these benefits and facilitate improve-ment and perfection of the conditions ofhuman life on earth. This easy to read guidegives a birds eye view of the subject,simplifying its main principles to help readersunderstand the subject of maq¥|id al-shari¢ahand how it explains the ‘wisdoms behindrulings.’

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MAQASID AL-SHARIAH MADE SIMPLEby Mohammad Hashim Kamali

MAQASID AL-SHARIAH A BEGINNER’S GUIDEby Jasser Auda

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Current applications (or rather, misapplica-tions) of Islamic law are reductionist ratherthan holistic, literal rather than moral, one-dimensional rather than multidimensional,binary rather than multi-valued, deconstruc-tionist rather than reconstructionist, and causalrather than teleological. There is lack ofconsideration and functionality of the over-allpurposes and underlying principles of theIslamic law as a whole. Further, exaggeratedclaims of ‘rational certainty’ (or else, ‘irrationa-lity’) and ‘consensus of the infallible’ (or else,‘historicity of the scripts’) add to lack ofspirituality, intolerance, violent ideologies,suppressed freedoms, and authoritarianism.

MAQ®ßID AL-SHAR¬¢AH MADE SIMPLE

mohammad hashim kamali

MAQ®ßID AL-SHAR¬¢AH A BEGINNER’S GUIDE

jasser auda


The maq¥|id al-shari¢ah have been eitherdirectly stated in the Qur’an and the Sunnahor inferred from these by a number of schol-ars. All of these address the raison d’etre ofthe Shari¢ah which, as recognized by almostall the jurists, is to serve the interests of allhuman beings and to save them from harm.In this paper Dr. Chapra explores the Islamicvision of development in relation to themaq¥|id al-shari¢ah arguing that Islam hasemphasized all the ingredients of humanwell-being, including the human self, faith,intellect, posterity as well as wealth, for society to flourish.

THE ISLAMIC VISION OF DEVELOPMENT IN THELIGHT OF THE MAQASID AL-SHARIAHby Muhammad Umer Chapra


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The IslamicVision of Development in the Light of Maq¥|id al-SharÏ¢ah

muhammad umer chapra

THE QU’RAN AND SUNNAH

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Paperback: (ISBN: 1-56564-405-0) – Price: £11.95 - $18.95Hardback: (ISBN: 1-56564-406-9) – Price: £20 - $29.95

This work is about the origins of politicalthought and a study of the philosophy ofpolitics. It examines the actions of the state asthe main power concerned with public affairsin society, and enquires into which publicaction is considered good or bad in relation toother value systems endorsed by Islam.

QUR’AN AND POLITICS: A STUDY ON THE ORIGINSOF POLITICAL THOUGHT IN THE MAKKAN VERSESby Eltigani Abdul-Qadir Hamid

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&Qur’anPolitics

a study on the origins of political thought in the makkan verses

ELTIGANI ABDUL-QADIR HAMID

international institute of islamic thought

Shaykh Muhammad al-Ghazali

A THEMATICCOMMENTARY

QUR’ANON THE

A Thematic Commentary is a significant contri-bution to the reading of the Qur’an.Al-Ghazali’s contribution is somewhat unique(and modern) in the sense that it focuses on theorganic unity of each surah (chapter)highlighting the logic or inherent reasoningthat courses through the surah and unifies itsvarious components and images

A THEMATIC COMMENTARY ON THE QUR’ANby Shaykh Muhammad al-Ghazali

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This fascinating and important book attemptsto investigate the nature of the seven a^ruf inwhich the Qur’an has been revealed and thereason for the variations in readings among theQurr¥’ of the Qur’an.

VARIANT READINGS OF THE QUR’ANby Ahmad Ali al-Imam

The Sunnah provides the stable moral frame-work enabling Muslims by formal rules andan inward sense to know right from wrong.This book addresses the danger of simplisti-cally viewed, misused and widely misinter-preted hadith. Hadith need to be approachedwith wisdom and understanding. The authorexamines what makes a hadith sound orweak, and how certain hadith are being sensationalised without understanding theirevolution and development.

APPROACHING THE SUNNAH: COMPREHENSION & CONTROVERSYby Yusuf al-Qaradawi

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Yusuf Al-Qaradawi

S u n n a hA p p r o a c h i n g t h e

C o m p r e h e n s i o n & C o n t r ov e r s y

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U|‰l al-fiqh is a science which is deeplyembedded in the Islamic experience and onewhich, thanks to its methods and concerns,helped generate an empirical trend inMuslim culture, in turn benefiting Westernthinking. Itself a creation of influences fromwithin and without, al-u|‰l, often called “thephilosophy of Islam,” invites both reason andrevelation to work for the harmony andwell-being of human society.

SOURCE METHODOLOGY IN ISLAMIC JURISPRUDENCEby Taha Jabir al-Alwani

IslamicJurisprudence

SOURCE METHODOLOGY IN

Usul al-Fiqh al-Islami

The International Institute of Islamic Thought

Taha Jabir al-Alwani

Paperback: (ISBN: 0-912463-80-5) – Price: $8.95

The subject of taw^Ïd affords the reader notonly a look at the axial doctrine of Islam, butalso allows the reader to understand thatdoctrine from a number of different perspec-tives. The author touches upon a broadspectrum of subjects, drawing into his discus-sions elements from history, comparativereligion, anthropology, philosophy, ethics,epistemology, archaeology, and other disciplines.

AL-TAWHIDby Isma‘il Raji al Faruqi

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Its Implications for Thought and LifeIts Implications for Thought and Life

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CONTEMPORARY ISSUES AND ISLAMIC THOUGHT

Under the extraordinary pressures of theeconomic and political challenges of themodern world, it comes as no surprise thatmany of our young Muslims have reacted bytreading the path of intolerance and rigidinter-pretation. In this thoughtful and timelybook the author examines the worldwiderevival of interest in Islam and articulates thewisdom of understanding both the letter andthe spirit of the Qur’an and the Sunnah.

ISLAMIC AWAKENING: BETWEEN REJECTION & EXTREMISM by Yusuf al-Qaradawi

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AWAKENINGBetween rejection & extremism

yusuf al-qaradawi


Islamic


Challenging Historical & Modern Stereotypes

Katherine Bullock

RETHINKINGmuslim women

and the

VEIL

A powerful critique of the popular westernnotion that the veil is a symbol of Muslimwomen’s oppression. Until now the bulk ofthe literature about the veil has been writtenby outsiders who do not themselves veil.This literature often assumes a condescend-ing tone about veiled women, assuming thatthey are making uninformed choices aboutveiling that makes them subservient to apatriarchal culture and religion. RethinkingMuslim Women and the Veil offers an alterna-tive viewpoint, based on the thoughts andexperiences of Muslim women themselves.

RETHINKING MUSLIM WOMEN AND THE VEILby Katherine Bullock

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This collection of papers aims to discoversome of the biases latent in our terminology,methodologies, research tools and conceptualprinciples and to propose alternative onesmarked by a greater degree of independenceand neutrality. The book emphasises the danger of making the West the ultimatepoint of reference and then trying to continuously play “catch up” with it.

EPISTEMOLOGICAL BIAS: IN THE PHYSICAL & SOCIAL SCIENCESedited by Abdelwahab M. Elmessiri

BIASEdited By: Abdelwahab M. Elmessiri

EPISTEMOLOGICAL

in the Physical & Social Sciences

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This collection of papers presents a reformistproject calling upon Muslim intellectuals andscholars everywhere to comprehend the vastbreadth and depth of the crisis engulfingMuslim thought today and the necessity ofsolving this crisis to enable the Ummah toexperience a revival and fulfill its role amongthe nations of the world.

ISSUES IN CONTEMPORARY ISLAMIC THOUGHTby Taha Jabir al-Alwani


Issues in ContemporaryIslamic Thought

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A passionate call to re-employ knowledge inrelation to divine revelation to challenge theworldwide positivism that has gripped allcurricula in universities, schools, and all areasof education, and which has severed therelationship between the Creator, and Hisuniverse, driving a wedge between knowledge and God.

ISLAMIC THOUGHT: AN APPROACH TO REFORMby Taha Jabir al-Alwani


An Approach to

Reform

IslamicThought

Taha Jabir Al-Alwani

Paperback: (ISBN: 1-56564-276-7) – Price: £8.95 - $14.95Hardback: (ISBN: 1-56564-277-5) – Price: £19.95 - $24.95

This is the first book in Forensic Psychiatrythat focuses on the application of psychiatry tolegal issues connected with Islamic jurispru-dence. Holding a unique position amongst theworld’s religions in its containment of everyaspect of human existence, it is openly naturalfor Islam to govern both the spiritual andlegislative aspects of life. It is not surprising thatone of the most important conclusions drawnby the study is the ability of Islamicjurisprudence to cover almost every issueraised in the field of forensic psychiatry.

FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY IN ISLAMIC JURISPRUDENCEby Kutaiba S. Chaleby

FORENSIC PSYCHIATRYin Islamic Jurisprudence

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Paperback: (ISBN: 1-56564-402-6) – Price: £5.50 - $6

Dr. Safi provides a systematic analysis of theQur’anic reference and the prophetic tradi-tions on peace and war. He critically examines the views of classical and modernIslamic scholars in light of the original intentof the Shari¢ah. While his views on this subject were articulated as early as 1988, hisanalysis continues to provide a balancedunderstanding of the most misunderstoodconcepts of Islam.

PEACE AND THE LIMITS OF WARby Louay M. Safi

Louay M. Saf i


P E A C EA N D T H E L I M I T S O F W A R

Transcending the Class ical Conception of Jihad

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Islam recognizes a plurality of faiths and asksMuslims to respect others, and Muslims areresponding to this call enthusiastically. Liketheir predecessors, many contemporary Mus-lims are eager to promote interfaithdialogue. But in order to do so effectively,they need to understand the challenges thatface them in relating to other faith groups.This guide is an educational initiative to clarifymisconceptions by introducing inter-faithdialogue as it is defined in its contemporaryusage.

INTERFAITH DIALOGUE: A GUIDE FOR MUSLIMSby Muhammad Shafiq & Mohammed Abu-Nimer

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Crisis in the Muslim Mind examines theintellectual and historical roots of the malaisethat has overspread the Ummah and threatensto efface its identity. First published in Arabicin 1991 this important work (in an abridgedEnglish translation) is designed to familiarizeeducated and concerned Muslims with thenature of the crisis confronting them, and tosuggest the steps necessary to overcome it.

CRISIS IN THE MUSLIM MINDby AbdulHamid A. AbuSulayman

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Western theoretical approaches of modern-ization, development, social progress andinteraction, have failed to understand thedynamics of the Islamic revival. DeinaAbdelkader, in this seminal work argues thatquestions of social justice are indelibly tied tothe phenomenon of contemporary Islamicresurgence as the quest for social justice is infact motivated by the Shari¢ah – hence anintegral part of Islamic life and weltanshauung.

SOCIAL JUSTICE IN ISLAMby Deina Abdelkader

Diena Abdelkader

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INJUSTICEISLAM

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The ongoing revival of Islam in almost allMuslim countries has created the need for aclear, integrated picture of the programme thatIslam has to offer to realise the kind of well-being that it envisages, and to counter thedifferent problems now facing mankind,particularly in the economic field.

ISLAM AND THE ECONOMIC CHALLENGEby M. Umer Chapra

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SELECTIVE TITLES


To WorldCivilization

muslim contributions

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Islam’s brilliant contributions to science, art,and culture, are a timeless and precious heritage. This collection of papers aims to givereaders a brief introduction to the intellectualhistory of Muslims and the contributions thateminent Muslim scholars have made in certainspecific fields of knowledge.

MUSLIM CONTRIBUTIONS TO WORLD CIVILIZATIONedited by M. Basheer Ahmed, Syed A. Ahsani,Dilnawaz A. Siddiqui

Delving into the true meaning and experi-ence of Islamic spirituality, based on a person’s awareness and recognition of hisexistence and place in Creation, Malik Badrireveals the limitations and contradictions ofthe current prevailing schools of psychologythat deny the existence of the soul and perceive humans as mere machines acting onexternal stimuli.

CONTEMPLATION: AN ISLAMIC PSYCHOSPIRITUAL STUDYby Malik Badri


CONTEMPLATIONan islamic psychospiritual study

malik badri

With an Introduction byshaykh yusuf al-qaradawi


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The Ethics of Disagreement may be perceivedas an explanation of the etiquette envisionedby Islam for all those engaged in discourseand intellectual dialogue. To a great extent,the book is an exposition of the higher principles and purposes of the Shari¢ahwhich provide Muslims with perspectives farvaster than those afforded by pedantic debateover points of law and procedure, or finedistinctions between conflicting theologicalarguments.

THE ETHICS OF DISAGREEMENT IN ISLAMby Taha Jabir al-Alwani


Critically examining the Western, secularapproach to formal education the authorcontests the value of an education systemfocusing solely on the intellectual and physicalaspects of human development. Themethodo-logical aim and structure of thisapproach are compared to those of Islamwhich Dr. Al Zeera notes gives credence tothe importance of spiritual and religiousfactors, as well as scholarly ones, with theoverall objective of forming a whole and holyhuman being who, instead of resisting theparadoxes of life, uses their interrelatedness as ameans of personal and societal development.

WHOLENESS AND HOLINESS IN EDUCATIONby Zahra al Zeera

Wholeness

Holiness

Education

An Islamic Perspective

Zahra al Zeera


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A Guide for Authors, Translators and Copy-Editors

Prepared by the London Office of

- This is a concise guide for authors, translators,editors, copy-editors and proof-readers involved in the production of manuscripts forpublication. A brief overview of successivestages in the production process is given alongwith guidelines on how to prepare and submitwork.

A GUIDE FOR AUTHORS, TRANSLATORS AND COPY-EDITORS: IIIT STYLE-SHEETprepared by IIIT London Office

In this book the author shares over twodecades of teaching, research, and strategicthinking with Islamic organizations globally.He describes the step-by-step processes ofstrategic planning and implementation, andasserts that these must be complementedsynergistically by leadership, structure, culture,ethics and tawakkul (trusting in Allah) toproduce tangible, sustainable results.

STRATEGIC PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION FORISLAMIC ORGANIZATIONSby Rafik Issa Beekun

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Now more than ever before, young Muslimmen and women need to improve not onlytheir personal skills but also their groupperformances. This guide presents easy-to-follow instructions which can be used by thosewho desire to acquire these skills. It alsoconcentrates on the training needs of youngMuslims by condensing the experienceacquired over the last several decades byMuslim leaders. Thus the new generation ofleaders will be able to start from where theirleaders left off, rather than having to duplicatetheir predecessors’ successes and/or failures.

TRAINING GUIDE FOR ISLAMIC WORKERSby Hisham Altalib

INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC

PUBLISHING HOUSE

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THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE

OF ISLAMICTHOUGHT

HUMAN DEVELOPMENT SERIES NO. 1

Hisham Altalib

TRAINING GUIDE

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OCCASIONAL PAPERS


OCCASIONAL PAPER No. 1:OUTLINES OF A CULTURAL STRATERGYby Taha Jabir al-Alwani


OCCASIONAL PAPER No. 2:ISLAMIZATION OF KNOWLEDGE: A METHODOLOGYby Imad al Din Khalil


OCCASIONAL PAPER No. 3:THE QUR'AN AND THE SUNNAH: THE TIME-SPACE FACTORby Taha Jabir al-Alwani & Imad al Din Khalil

Paperback: (ISBN: 1-56566-405-1) Price: $4.00

OCCASIONAL PAPER No. 4:IJTIHADby Taha Jabir al-Alwani


OCCASIONAL PAPER No. 5:LAXITY, MODERNISM AND EXTREMISM IN ISLAMby Aisha B. Lemu


OCCASIONAL PAPER No. 6:ISLAMIZATION: REFORMING CONTEMPORARY KNOWLEDGEby AbdulHamid A. AbuSulayman

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OCCASIONAL PAPER No. 7:TOWARD GLOBAL CULTURAL RENEWAL: MODERNITY AND THE EPISTEME OF TRANSCENDENCEby Mona M. Abul-Fadl


OCCASIONAL PAPER No. 8:THE ISLAMIZATION OF KNOWLEDGE: YESTERDAY AND TODAYby Taha Jabir al-Alwani, translated by Yusuf Talal DeLorenzo


OCCASIONAL PAPER No. 9:MISSING DIMENSIONS IN CONTEMPORARY ISLAMIC MOVEMENTSby Taha Jabir al-Alwani, translated by the IIIT Translation Department, IIIT (UK)

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This paper is a timely and important subjectand a long awaited contribution to an area offiqh that has become essential for the wellbeing and development of Muslim communi-ties living in the West. The author stresses thatthe problems of Muslim minorities can only betackled with a fresh juristic vision based on theprinciples, objectives and higher values of theQur’an in conjunction with the ultimate aimsand intents of the Shari¢ah.

OCCASIONAL PAPER No. 10:TOWARDS A FIQH FOR MINORITIESby Taha Jabir al-Alwani

TOWARDS A FIQHFOR MINORITIES

Some Basic Reflections

taha jabir al-alwani

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new revised edition

This paper examines the issue of maritaldiscord with a deep sensitivity to theperspective of women. Criticising an approachto the Qur’an that is misogynistic rather thanemancipatory the paper moves the debateforward by introducing an alternative inter-pretation of the Qur’anic text. Theexplanation is fresh, firmly on the side ofwomen’s human rights and recaptures the fullIslamic spirit of human dignity.

OCCASIONAL PAPER No. 11:MARITAL DISCORD (New Revised Edition)by AbdulHamid A. AbuSulayman



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This paper calls for reforming our approach toeducation particularly through the Islamiza-tion of Knowledge so that both divine andhuman sources are integrated into a powerfulwhole with Revealed Knowledge providing acomprehensive, spiritual and moral guidancein the sphere of human action, universal laws,and scientific and technological knowledge astools for that action.

OCCASIONAL PAPER No. 12:REVITALIZING HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE MUSLIM WORLDby AbdulHamid A. AbuSulayman

REVITALIZING HIGHEREDUCATION IN THE MUSLIM WORLD

abdulhamid a. abusulayman

MARITAL DISCORDRecapturing Human Dignity Through the

Higher Objectives of Islamic Law

abdulhamid a. abusulayman

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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ISLAMIC SOCIAL SCIENCESby IIIT and AMSS

The Institute’s second refereed academicjournal, is in Arabic. This journal publishesarticles that address methodologies used toanalyze the Qur’an and Sunnah, Islamic heritage, and civilization in general, as wellas epistemological worldviews and method-olgies dealing with the thinking process andhuman behavior.

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OTHER PUBLICATIONS

ISLAMIZATION OF KNOWLEDGE:

1. Toward Islamization of Disciplines, 1989, 555pp, $25.00. 2. Toward an Islamic Theory of International Relations: New Directions for

Methodology and Thought, Abdulhamid A. Abusulayman, 2nd ed., 1993,240pp, $12.00-$20.00.

3. Islam and Economic Development, M. Umer Chapra, published jointly withthe Islamic Research Institute (Pakistan), 2nd ed., 1997, 166pp, $9.95.

4. An Introduction to Islamic Economics, M. Akram Khan, 1997, 153pp,$9.95.

5. Guidelines to Islamic Economics: Nature, Concepts and Principles, M.Raihan Sharif, 1996, 199pp, $8.00.

6. Islamization of Academic Disciplines, 1997, 96pp, $10.00. 7. The Foundation of Knowledge, published jointly with the International

Islamic University Malaysia, Louay Safi, 1997, $12.00. 8. Contribution of Islamic Thought to Modern Economics (Vol. 2), Misbah

Oreibi (ed.), 1998, 274pp, $12.00. 9. Islam and Other Faiths, Ismail Raji al Faruqi, published jointly with The

Islamic Foundation, UK, 1998, 370pp, $15.00-25.00. 10. Islamization of Knowledge: Conceptual Background, Vision and Tasks,

Salisu Shehu, IIIT Nigeria, 1998, 84pp, $3.00. 11. Islamization of Knowledge: Historical Background and Recent Develop-

ments, Danjuma Abubakar Maiwada, IIIT Pakistan, 1999, 42pp, $4.00. 12. Economic Guidelines in the Qur’an, S.M. Hasanuz Zaman, BIIT, 1999,

398pp, $20.00. 13. Islamization of Knowledge: A Research Guide, Bashir Shehu Galadanci (ed.),

IIIT Nigeria, 2000, 90pp, $8.00. 14. Islamization of Knowledge: Background, Models and the Way Forward,

Sa’idu Sulaiman, 2000, 59pp, $5.00. 15. Transition to a Riba-Free Economy, Waqar Masood Khan, 2002, 144pp,

$15.00-$25.00. 16. Towards Islamic Anthropology: Definitions, Dogma, and Directions, Akbar

S. Ahmed, 1986, 80pp, $5.00. 17. Toward Islamic English, Ismail Raji al Faruqi, 2nd ed., 1986, 64pp, $5.00.18. Qur’anic Concepts of Human Psyche, Zafar Afaq Ansari, 1992, 118pp,

$7.50-$15.00. 19. Islam: Source and Purpose of Knowledge, 1988, 368pp, $24.50 HB.20. The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC): An Introduction to an

Islamic Political Institution, Abdullah al Ahsan, 1988, 156pp, $9.75-$19.75. 21. Resource Mobilization and Investment in an Islamic Economic Framework,

Zaidi Sattar, 1990, 207pp, $10.00.

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22. Modeling Interest-Free Economy, Muhammad Anwar, 1987, 138pp, $7.50-$15.00.

23. Islamization of Attitudes and Practices in Science and Technology, M. A. K.Lodhi (ed.), published jointly with the Association of Muslim Scientists andEngineers (AMSE), 1989, 164pp, $9.75.

24. Islamization of Knowledge: General Principles and Work Plan, InternationalInstitute of Islamic Thought, 3rd ed., 1995, 144pp, $7.50-$15.00.

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3. Origin and Development of Experimental Science, Muin-ud-Din AhmadKhan, IIIT Pakistan, 1997, 90pp, $4.00.

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2. Islamic Jurisprudence, Imran Ahsan Khan Nyazee, 2nd ed., published jointlywith The Other Press, Malaysia, 2002, 405pp, $22.00.

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1. Muslim Understanding of Other Religions: A Study of Ibn Hazm’s Kitab al-Fasl fi al-Milal wa al-Ahwa’ wa al-Nihal, Ghulam Haider Aasi, publishedjointly with the Islamic Research Institute, Pakistan, 2000, 231pp, $15.00.

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Social Scientists, Mona Abul-Fadl (ed.), published jointly with the Associationof Muslim Social Scientists (AMSS), 1993, 589pp, $15.00.

6. National Security and Development Strategy, Arshad Zaman, published jointlywith the Islamic Research Institute, Pakistan, 1990, 119pp, $6.00.

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The Other Press, Malaysia, 2003, 132pp, $12.00. 9. Islamic Banking and Finance: General Framework and Case Studies, eds.,

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