Usama Ibn Munqidh: The Book of Contemplation Islam and the CrusadesA significant contribution to the understanding of the medieval holy wars between Christians and Muslims, this volume brings together the best and most complete eyewitness account of the Crusades from the perspective of a medieval Muslim writer. Focusing on twelfth century Arab aristocrat Usama ibn Munqidh's Book of Contemplation but also including extracts from The Book of the Staff and Kernels of Refinement, this volume offers a strikingly human

The Friday Congregational Prayer (Salat al-Jumu’ah)

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Whether you are completely new to the religion or need to brush up on some of the basics

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Translated with Introduction and Notes by: Leonard Librande

Author: Ibn 'Ata' Allah al-Sakandar's Taj al-'Arus

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