Fifty Key Figures in Islam

<p>The perfect resource for those wishing to learn more about the Muslim culture, its people and its teachings, <em>Fifty Key Figures in Islam</em> explores the lives and thoughts of fifty influential individuals in Islam and surveys a heritage that spans 1,500 years.</p><p>Covering key figures such as the Prophet Muhammad, Suleiman 'the Magnificent' and El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz (Malcolm X), the entry for each figure includes:</p><ul> <li>biographical details </li> <li>a presentation and analysis of their main ideas </li> <li>an account of their impact and influence within and, if appropriate, beyond the Islamic tradition </li> <li>list of major works and additional reading.</li> </ul><p>Fully cross-referenced for ease of use, this clearly presented work is ideal for those interested in or studying the area, and could not have come at a more fascinating time in history for Islam.</p> CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF CONTENTS 1. Prophet Muhammad (c. 570-632) 2. Abu Bakr (c.570-634) 3. Umar ibn al-Khattab (c. 581-644) 4. Ali ibn Abi Talib (c. 596-661) 5. Mu’awiya (c. 602-680) 6. Abu Hanifa (c.699 – 767) 7. Malik ibn Anas (c. 709 – 795) 8. Rabi’a of Basra (c. 717 - 801). 9. Muhammad al-Shafi’i (768-820) 10. Ahmad ibn Hanbal (780-855). 11. Al-Ma’mun (786-833) 12. Yaqub ibn Ishaq al-Kindi (c.801-873) 13. Abu al-Hasan al-Ashari (837-935). 14. Muhammad al-Tabari (839-923). 15. Abu Nasr al-Farabi (c.870-950) 16. Ubaydallah ‘Al-Mahdi’ (c.873-934) 17. Abu al-Hasan Ali al-Mawardi (972-1058) 18. Abu Ali ibn Sina (‘Avicenna’) (980-1037) 19. Abu Hamid Muhammad al-Ghazzali (1058-1111) 20. Mahmud ibn Umar al-Zamakhshari (1075-1144). 21. Abu al-Walid Muhammad ibn Rushd (‘Averroes’) (1126-98) 22. Salah al-Din (‘Saladin’) (1138-1193) 23. Yahya Suhrawardi (1154-1191) 24. Ibn Arabi (1165-1240). 25. Nasir al-Din Tusi (1201-1274) 26. Jalal al-Din Rumi (1207-1273) 27. Ibn Taymiyya (1263-1328) 28. Abd al-Rahman ibn Khaldun (1332-1406) 29. Al-Suyuti (1445-1505) 30. Suleiman ‘the Magnificent’ (c.1494-1566) 31. Emperor Akbar (1542-1605) 32. Sadr al-Din Shirazi ‘Mulla Sadra’ (c.1572-1640) 33. Shah Wali-Allah (1703-62). 34. Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab (1703-92). 35. Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan (1817-98) 36. Sayyid Jamal al-Din ‘Al-Afghani’ (1838/9-97) 37. Muhammad Abduh (1849-1905) 38. Rashid Rida (1865-1935) 39. Sir Muhammad Iqbal (1873-1938) 40. Sayyid Ruhollah Khomeini (1902-89) 41. Sayyid Abul Ala Mawdudi (1903-79) 42. Hasan al-Bana (1906-49) 43. Sayyid Qutb (1906-66) 44. Muhammad Taha (1908-85) 45. El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz (‘Malcolm X’) (1925-1965) 46. Hasan Al-Turabi (b. 1932) 47. Ali Shariati (1933-77) 48. Hasan Hanafi (b.1935) 49. Rachid Ghannoushi (b. 1941) 50. Abd al-Karim Soroush (b.1945)