Authors: Vincent J. Cornell
Voices of Islam
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Voices of Islam / Vincent J. Cornell, general editor.
cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0–275–98732–9 (set : alk. paper)—ISBN 0–275–98733–7 (vol 1 : alk. paper)—ISBN 0–275–98734–5 (vol 2 : alk. paper)—ISBN 0–275–98735–3 (vol 3 : alk. paper)—ISBN 0– 275–98736–1 (vol 4 : alk. paper)—ISBN 0–275–98737–X (vol 5 : alk. paper) 1. Islam— Appreciation. 2. Islam—Essence, genius, nature. I. Cornell, Vincent J.
BP163.V65 2007
297—dc22 2006031060
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Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 2006031060 ISBN: 0–275–98732–9 (set)
0–275–98733–7 (vol. 1)
0–275–98734–5 (vol. 2)
0–275–98735–3 (vol. 3)
0–275–98736–1 (vol. 4)
0–275–98737–X (vol. 5)
First published in 2007
Printed in the United States of America
The paper used in this book complies with the Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National Information Standards Organization (Z39.48–1984).
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Vincent J. Cornell
Introduction: Islam, Tradition, and
Traditionalism Vincent J. CornellMiracle of Sound at the
Ka‘ba Daniel Abdal-Hayy MoorePillars of Religion and
Faith Karima Diane AlaviRamadan House
Guest Daniel Abdal-Hayy MooreThe Qur’an, the Word of
God Mustansir MirDrunkenness of the
Word Daniel Abdal-Hayy MooreEncountering the Qur’an: Contexts and
Approaches James Winston MorrisMoses and the
Saint Daniel Abdal-Hayy MooreProphets and Messengers of
God Joseph LumbardThe Loom and The
Bridge Barry C. McDonaldThe
Sunna
: The Way of the Prophet
Muhammad Hamza Yusuf Hansonvi
ContentsVision of the
Shariat Daniel Abdal-Hayy MooreThe
Shari‘a
: Law as the Way of
God Mohammad Hashim KamaliA Man on the Road to
God Daniel Abdal-Hayy MooreWhat Is Sunni
Islam? Feisal Abdul RaufAzim Nanji and Farhad Daftary
Beginning the
Prayer Daniel Abdal-Hayy MooreWhat Is
Sufism? Ahmet T. Karamustafa
About the Editor and Contributors 291
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Vincent J. Cornell
It has long been a truism to say that Islam is the most misunderstood religion in the world. However, the situation expressed by this statement is more than a little ironic because Islam is also one of the most studied religions in the world, after Christianity and Judaism. In the quarter of a century since the 1978–1979 Islamic revolution in Iran, hundreds of books on Islam and the Islamic world have appeared in print, including more than a score of intro- ductions to Islam in various European languages. How is one to understand this paradox? Why is it that most Americans and Europeans are still largely uninformed about Islam after so many books about Islam have been pub- lished? Even more, how can people still claim to know so little about Islam when Muslims now live in virtually every medium-sized and major commu- nity in America and Europe? A visit to a local library or to a national book- store chain in any American city will reveal numerous titles on Islam and the Muslim world, ranging from journalistic potboilers to academic studies, translations of the Qur’an, and works advocating a variety of points of view from apologetics to predictions of the apocalypse.
