Ideals and Realities of Islam

Abbasid Absolute accept according al-Din al-Ma'mun Allah Arabic aspect barakah basmalah become beginning Book caliphate called canonical prayers Centre century chapter Christ Christianity concerned conformity connected contains cycle Divine Law doctrine domain emphasized esoteric dimension esotericism especially essential existence external fact Fatimid function Ḥadīth heaven Ibn Arabi ijma Imam inner meaning integrate intellectual intelligence interpretation inwardly Islamic world Isma'ilism knowledge lives metaphysical modern Muslim Muḥammad Muḥammadan Muslim nature orientalists origin orthodox Path penetrate period Persian philosophy point of view political possess present profound prophecy Prophet qiyās Quran reality realize religious revelation role sacred language saints sayings sciences sense Shahadah Shari'ah Shi'ah Shi'ite significance social soul Sufi Sufi masters Sufism Sunnah Sunni Islam Sunni world Sunnism and Shi'ism symbol ta'wil Tariqah teachings theology theomorphic traditional trans transcends translation Truth Twelve-imam Shi'ism Umayyad understand Unity universal verses Western wilayah Word