Islam and Arabs in Early American Thought

Mary in Early Christianity and Islam

This article explores the life and importance of Mary in Islam and Christianity, aiming at clarifying the criteria for which Mary has been revered in each tradition. It will be shown that Mary in Christianity is almost merely important because she was the mother of Jesus, while the Muslim reverence for her is based on her own noble characteristics. From the Muslim perspective, even if Mary had ...

Late Antiquity and Early Islam

In this paper, an investigation on the relation between state-building and Near Eastern religion is attempted. Analyzing the city-state of Ḥaṭrā (Iraq, close to Kirkuk), it is demonstrated that pre-Islamic state craft in the region was dependent on the initiative of the Parthian monarchy in Iran. The kings of the Arsacid dynasty attempted to bestow the local Arabic tribes in the Jazira with a c...

The Appearance of the Arabs in Central Asia under the Umayyads and the Establishment of Islam

political thought of sunni sect or political thought of islam? book review: political thought in medieval islam

this paper firstly introduces the structure and the content of 'political thought in medieval islam'. the content has two main parts, covering ten chapters totally. in the main part of the paper some critical notes are mentioned and some ameliorative and constructive suggestions are presented. the major headlines of these critiques are as follows: lacking clear methodology and theoret...

late antiquity and early islam

in this paper, an investigation on the relation between state-building and near eastern religion is attempted. analyzing the city-state of ḥaṭrā (iraq, close to kirkuk), it is demonstrated that pre-islamic state craft in the region was dependent on the initiative of the parthian monarchy in iran. the kings of the arsacid dynasty attempted to bestow the local arabic tribes in the jazira with a c...