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Books on Islam and Sufism

116 books — primary sources in translation, practitioners’ classics and current scholarship.

Cover of An Account of the Manners and Customs of the Modern Egyptians An Account of the Manners and Customs of the Modern EgyptiansEdward William Lane 1836 Cover of After the Prophet: The Epic Story of the Shia-Sunni Split in Islam After the ProphetLesley Hazleton 2009 Cover of Al-Ghazali the Mystic Al-Ghazali the MysticMargaret Smith 1944 Cover of Al-Ghazali's Philosophical Theology Al-Ghazali's Philosophical TheologyFrank Griffel 2009 Cover of Al-Qushayri's Epistle on Sufism Al-Qushayri's Epistle on Sufismal-Qushayri Alexander D. Knysh (trans.)2007 Cover of The Alchemy of Happiness The Alchemy of Happinessal-Ghazali Claud Field (trans.)1909 AllahGabriel Said Reynolds AllahGabriel Said Reynolds 2020 Cover of And Muhammad Is His Messenger: The Veneration of the Prophet in Islamic Piety And Muhammad Is His MessengerAnnemarie Schimmel 1985 Angels in IslamStephen Burge Angels in IslamStephen Burge 2012 Cover of Approaching the Qur'an: The Early Revelations Approaching the Qur'anMichael Sells 1999 Arabic and Persian Seals and Amulets in the British MuseumVenetia Porter Arabic and Persian Seals and Amulets in the British MuseumVenetia Porter 2011 Cover of Astronomy in the Service of Islam Astronomy in the Service of IslamDavid A. King 1993 Bell's Introduction to the Qur'anW. Montgomery Watt Bell's Introduction to the Qur'anW. Montgomery Watt 1970 Cover of The Bezels of Wisdom The Bezels of WisdomIbn al-'Arabi R. W. J. Austin (trans.)1980 The Birth of the Prophet MuhammadMarion Holmes Katz The Birth of the Prophet MuhammadMarion Holmes Katz 2007 The Book of IdolsHisham ibn al-Kalbi The Book of IdolsHisham ibn al-Kalbi Nabih Amin Faris (trans.)1952 Cover of The Book of Instruction in the Elements of the Art of Astrology The Book of Instruction in the Elements of the Art of Astrologyal-Biruni R. Ramsay Wright (trans.)1934 Cover of Calendrical Calculations Calendrical CalculationsNachum Dershowitz and Edward M. Reingold 1997 Cover of The Cambridge Companion to Arabic Philosophy The Cambridge Companion to Arabic PhilosophyPeter Adamson & Richard C. Taylor (eds.) 2005 Cover of The Cambridge Companion to the Qur'an The Cambridge Companion to the Qur'anJane Dammen McAuliffe (ed.) 2006 Cover of Cyclical Time and Ismaili Gnosis Cyclical Time and Ismaili GnosisHenry Corbin 1983 The Divine Guide in Early Shi'ismMohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi The Divine Guide in Early Shi'ismMohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi David Streight (trans.)1994 Cover of Early Philosophical Shiism: The Ismaili Neoplatonism of Abu Ya'qub al-Sijistani Early Philosophical ShiismPaul E. Walker 1993 Cover of The Fatimids and Their Traditions of Learning The Fatimids and Their Traditions of LearningHeinz Halm 1997 Cover of Fazlallah Astarabadi and the Hurufis Fazlallah Astarabadi and the HurufisShahzad Bashir 2005 Cover of The Feats of the Knowers of God The Feats of the Knowers of GodShams al-Din Aflaki John O'Kane (trans.)2002 Cover of The Formation of Islam: Religion and Society in the Near East, 600–1800 The Formation of IslamJonathan P. Berkey 2003 The Formative Period of Islamic ThoughtW. Montgomery Watt The Formative Period of Islamic ThoughtW. Montgomery Watt 1973 Cover of Freedom and Fulfillment: An Annotated Translation of al-Ghazali's al-Munqidh min al-Dalal Freedom and Fulfillmental-Ghazali Richard Joseph McCarthy (trans.)1980 Cover of Friends of God: Islamic Images of Piety, Commitment, and Servanthood Friends of GodJohn Renard 2008 Cover of God and Man in the Koran God and Man in the KoranToshihiko Izutsu 1964 Cover of Greek Thought, Arabic Culture Greek Thought, Arabic CultureDimitri Gutas 1998 Cover of Hadith: Muhammad's Legacy in the Medieval and Modern World HadithJonathan A. C. Brown 2009 Cover of Hajj: Journey to the Heart of Islam HajjVenetia Porter (ed.) 2012 Cover of The Hajj: The Muslim Pilgrimage to Mecca and the Holy Places The HajjF. E. Peters 1994 Cover of Heavenly Journeys, Earthly Concerns: The Legacy of the Mi'raj in the Formation of Islam Heavenly Journeys, Earthly ConcernsBrooke Olson Vuckovic 2005 Cover of A History of Islamic Legal Theories A History of Islamic Legal TheoriesWael B. Hallaq 1997 Cover of A History of Islamic Philosophy A History of Islamic PhilosophyMajid Fakhry 1970 Cover of History of Islamic Philosophy History of Islamic PhilosophyHenry Corbin Liadain Sherrard (trans.)1964 Cover of A History of Islamic Societies A History of Islamic SocietiesIra M. Lapidus 1988 Cover of The History of the Qur'an The History of the Qur'anTheodor Nöldeke, Friedrich Schwally, Gotthelf Bergsträsser and Otto Pretzl Wolfgang H. Behn (trans.)2013 Cover of Ibn 'Arabi in the Later Islamic Tradition: The Making of a Polemical Image in Medieval Islam Ibn 'Arabi in the Later Islamic TraditionAlexander D. Knysh 1999 Cover of Ibn Tufayl's Hayy Ibn Yaqzan: A Philosophical Tale Ibn Tufayl's Hayy Ibn YaqzanLenn Evan Goodman Lenn Evan Goodman (trans.)1972 Cover of The Incoherence of the Philosophers The Incoherence of the Philosophersal-Ghazali Michael E. Marmura (trans.)1997 Cover of An Introduction to Islamic Law An Introduction to Islamic LawJoseph Schacht 1964 Cover of An Introduction to Shi'i Islam: The History and Doctrines of Twelver Shi'ism An Introduction to Shi'i IslamMoojan Momen 1985 Cover of Islam and the Divine Comedy Islam and the Divine ComedyMiguel Asín Palacios Harold Sunderland (trans.)1926 Cover of Islam, Arabs, and the Intelligent World of the Jinn Islam, Arabs, and the Intelligent World of the JinnAmira El-Zein 2009 Cover of Islam: The Straight Path IslamJohn L. Esposito 1988 Cover of Islamic Calligraphy Islamic CalligraphySheila S. Blair 2006 Islamic MessianismAbdulaziz Abdulhussein Sachedina Islamic MessianismAbdulaziz Abdulhussein Sachedina 1981 Islamic Occultism in Theory and PracticeLiana Saif Islamic Occultism in Theory and PracticeLiana Saif, Francesca Leoni, Matthew Melvin-Koushki & Farouk Yahya (eds.) 2021 Cover of Islamic Spirituality: Foundations Islamic SpiritualitySeyyed Hossein Nasr (ed.) 1987 The Islamic Understanding of Death and ResurrectionJane Idleman Smith and Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad The Islamic Understanding of Death and ResurrectionJane Idleman Smith and Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad 1981 Islamicate Occult Sciences in Theory and PracticeLiana Saif Islamicate Occult Sciences in Theory and PracticeLiana Saif, Francesca Leoni, Matthew Melvin-Koushki and Farouk Yahya (eds.) 2021 Cover of The Isma'ilis: Their History and Doctrines The Isma'ilisFarhad Daftary 1990 Knowledge and IlluminationHossein Ziai Knowledge and IlluminationHossein Ziai 1990 Cover of The Leaven of the Ancients: Suhrawardi and the Heritage of the Greeks The Leaven of the AncientsJohn Walbridge 2000 Cover of Legends of the Fire Spirits: Jinn and Genies from Arabia to Zanzibar Legends of the Fire SpiritsRobert Lebling 2010 Cover of The Life of Muhammad: A Translation of Ibn Ishaq's Sirat Rasul Allah The Life of MuhammadAlfred Guillaume Alfred Guillaume (trans.)1955 Cover of Magic and Divination in Early Islam Magic and Divination in Early IslamEmilie Savage-Smith (ed.) 2004 Cover of Major Themes of the Qur'an Major Themes of the Qur'anFazlur Rahman 1980 Cover of The Mathnawi of Jalalu'ddin Rumi The Mathnawi of Jalalu'ddin RumiJalal al-Din Rumi Reynold A. Nicholson (ed. and trans.)1925 Cover of The Meaning of the Glorious Koran The Meaning of the Glorious KoranMarmaduke Pickthall 1930 Cover of Mecca: A Literary History of the Muslim Holy Land MeccaF. E. Peters 1994 Cover of Mecca: The Sacred City MeccaZiauddin Sardar 2014 The Miraculous Journey of MahometMarie-Rose Séguy The Miraculous Journey of MahometMarie-Rose Séguy 1977 Cover of Muhammad and the Believers: At the Origins of Islam Muhammad and the BelieversFred M. Donner 2010 Cover of Muhammad at Mecca Muhammad at MeccaW. Montgomery Watt 1953 MuhammadJonathan A. C. Brown MuhammadJonathan A. C. Brown 2011 Cover of Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources MuhammadMartin Lings 1983 Cover of Muhammad: Prophet and Statesman MuhammadW. Montgomery Watt 1961 Cover of Muhammadan Festivals Muhammadan FestivalsGustave E. von Grunebaum 1951 Cover of The Muqaddimah: An Introduction to History The MuqaddimahIbn Khaldun Franz Rosenthal (trans.)1958 Muslim DevotionsConstance E. Padwick Muslim DevotionsConstance E. Padwick 1961 Cover of Muslim Intellectual: A Study of al-Ghazali Muslim IntellectualW. Montgomery Watt 1963 Cover of The Mystical and Visionary Treatises of Suhrawardi The Mystical and Visionary Treatises of SuhrawardiSuhrawardi W. M. Thackston (trans.)1982 Cover of Narrating Muhammad's Night Journey: Tracing the Development of the Ibn 'Abbas Ascension Discourse Narrating Muhammad's Night JourneyFrederick S. Colby 2008 Cover of The Niche of Lights The Niche of Lightsal-Ghazali David Buchman (trans.)1998 Cover of The Ninety-Nine Beautiful Names of God The Ninety-Nine Beautiful Names of GodAbu Hamid al-Ghazali David B. Burrell and Nazih Daher (trans.)1992 Cover of The Oxford Handbook of Islamic Theology The Oxford Handbook of Islamic TheologySabine Schmidtke (ed.) 2016 Cover of Paradise and Hell in Islamic Traditions Paradise and Hell in Islamic TraditionsChristian Lange 2016 Cover of Philosophy in the Islamic World Philosophy in the Islamic WorldPeter Adamson 2016 Cover of The Philosophy of Illumination The Philosophy of IlluminationSuhrawardi John Walbridge and Hossein Ziai (trans.)1999 Cover of Power and Protection: Islamic Art and the Supernatural Power and ProtectionFrancesca Leoni 2016 The Precious PearlJane Idleman Smith (trans.) The Precious PearlJane Idleman Smith (trans.) 1979 Cover of Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence Principles of Islamic JurisprudenceMohammad Hashim Kamali 1989 The Prophet's AscensionChristiane Gruber and Frederick Colby (eds.) The Prophet's AscensionChristiane Gruber and Frederick Colby (eds.) 2010 Cover of Quest for the Red Sulphur: The Life of Ibn 'Arabi Quest for the Red SulphurClaude Addas Peter Kingsley (trans.)1993 Cover of The Qur'an: A New Translation The Qur'anM. A. S. Abdel Haleem 2004 Cover of Ramadan in Java: The Joy and Jihad of Ritual Fasting Ramadan in JavaAndré Möller 2005 Cover of Realm of the Saint: Power and Authority in Moroccan Sufism Realm of the SaintVincent J. Cornell 1998 Cover of The Remembrance of Death and the Afterlife The Remembrance of Death and the AfterlifeAbu Hamid al-Ghazali T. J. Winter (trans.)1989 Cover of Science, Tools & Magic Science, Tools & MagicFrancis Maddison & Emilie Savage-Smith 1997 Cover of Seal of the Saints: Prophethood and Sainthood in the Doctrine of Ibn 'Arabi Seal of the SaintsMichel Chodkiewicz Liadain Sherrard (trans.)1993 Cover of The Shambhala Guide to Sufism The Shambhala Guide to SufismCarl W. Ernst 1997 Shari'aWael B. Hallaq Shari'aWael B. Hallaq 2009 Cover of Shi'ism Shi'ismHeinz Halm Janet Watson (trans.)1991 Cover of Shi'ite Islam Shi'ite IslamMuhammad Husayn Tabataba'i Seyyed Hossein Nasr (trans.)1975 Cover of A Short History of the Ismailis A Short History of the IsmailisFarhad Daftary 1998 The Study QuranSeyyed Hossein Nasr (ed.) The Study QuranSeyyed Hossein Nasr (ed.) Seyyed Hossein Nasr, Caner K. Dagli, Maria Massi Dakake, Joseph E. B. Lumbard & Mohammed Rustom2015 Cover of The Succession to Muhammad: A Study of the Early Caliphate The Succession to MuhammadWilferd Madelung 1997 Sufi Martyrs of LoveCarl W. Ernst Sufi Martyrs of LoveCarl W. Ernst & Bruce B. Lawrence 2002 Cover of The Sufi Orders in Islam The Sufi Orders in IslamJ. Spencer Trimingham 1971 Cover of The Sufi Path of Love: The Spiritual Teachings of Rumi The Sufi Path of LoveWilliam C. Chittick 1983 Sufis of AndalusiaIbn al-'Arabi Sufis of AndalusiaIbn al-'Arabi R. W. J. Austin (trans.)1971 Cover of Sufism: A Global History SufismNile Green 2012 Cover of Sufism: A New History of Islamic Mysticism SufismAlexander Knysh 2017 Ta'ziyehPeter J. Chelkowski (ed.) Ta'ziyehPeter J. Chelkowski (ed.) 1979 Cover of The Tao of Islam: A Sourcebook on Gender Relationships in Islamic Thought The Tao of IslamSachiko Murata 1992 Cover of Three Muslim Sages: Avicenna, Suhrawardi, Ibn Arabi Three Muslim SagesSeyyed Hossein Nasr 1964 Cover of The Triumphal Sun: A Study of the Works of Jalaloddin Rumi The Triumphal SunAnnemarie Schimmel 1978 Cover of The Venture of Islam The Venture of IslamMarshall G. S. Hodgson 1974 What Is Islam? The Importance of Being IslamicShahab Ahmed What Is Islam? The Importance of Being IslamicShahab Ahmed 2016 Cover of Wombs and Alien Spirits: Women, Men, and the Zar Cult in Northern Sudan Wombs and Alien SpiritsJanice Boddy 1989 Cover of Word of God, Art of Man: The Qur'an and its Creative Expressions Word of God, Art of ManFahmida Suleman (ed.) 2007