Pearls of Faith: The Ninety Nine Beautiful Names of Allah
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About The Book
Pearls of the Faith is a book that harkens back to a slower time; before the nanosecond; before supersonic travel; before the advent of cyberspace; when handwritten letters took weeks to deliver; and people could sit under a canopy and read light verse about other faiths in faraway lands.
It was a time when lettered men and women wrote prose and poetry in the hope that it might engender greater understanding of a richly diverse world in dire need of peaceful co-existence; reciprocal respect; and a deeper knowledge of the evergreen truths hidden in the myriad teachings of our various world faiths.
Afterword by Gai Eaton
Calligraphy by Muhammad Zakariya
Edited and Prefaced by Hamza Yusuf
About the Contributor(s)
About the author
Edwin Arnold: Sir Edwin Arnold (1832-1904) was a British poet, journalist, and Orientalist whose work bridged Eastern religious traditions and Victorian literary culture. He was educated at King's College London and University College, Oxford, and served as principal of Deccan College in Pune, India, from 1856 to 1861, an experience that deepened his engagement with Asian religion and culture. Returning to England, he joined the Daily Telegraph and eventually became its editor-in-chief. He is most celebrated for 'The Light of Asia' (1879), a blank-verse account of the life and teachings of the Buddha that became an international bestseller. His 'Pearls of Faith: or Islam's Rosary' (1883) is a poetic treatment of the ninety-nine beautiful names of Allah, composed through sustained engagement with Islamic devotional literature and theology. Arnold was knighted in 1888 and continued writing on Asian religions and cultures throughout his life. He died in London in 1904.
About the editor
Hamza Yusuf: Hamza Yusuf hafidhahullah (born 1960) is one of the most prominent American Muslim scholars of his generation and co-founder of Zaytuna College in Berkeley, California. A steadfast advocate of classical learning in Islam, he has promoted Islamic sciences and traditional pedagogical methodologies throughout the world. He serves as an advisor to the Centre for Islamic Studies at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, and as a member of the board of advisors of George Russell's One Nation, a national philanthropic initiative promoting pluralism and inclusion in America. He also serves as vice-president of the Global Centre for Guidance and Renewal, an institution founded and presided over by Abdallah bin Bayyah. He is among the signatories of A Common Word Between Us and You, an open letter from Islamic scholars to Christian leaders calling for peace and understanding. His published works include translations such as The Creed of Imam al-Tahawi and Purification of the Heart, and authored titles such as Agenda to Change Our Condition and Caesarean Moon Births.
Specifications
EAN 13 / ISBN
9780985565947
Binding
Hardcover w/ Dust Jacket
Publisher
Sandala
Author
Edwin Arnold
Pages
248
Editor
Hamza Yusuf
Size
W-6.1 in | H-9.2 in | D-0.9 in
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