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carlton smith • 1 card

But on that February morning, no one was calling Khomeini the Faqih, “the Jurist”: the title he would eventually give himself as Supreme Leader of the newly formed Islamic Republic of Iran. At that time, Khomeini had yet to unveil his plans for absolute clerical rule. Rather, amid the chants of “God, Quran, Khomeini,” and the placards that declared
... See moreReza Aslan • No god but God (Updated Edition): The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam
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Reza Aslan • No god but God (Updated Edition): The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam
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Rohit Chauhan • 1 card
Our use of the phrase the “Dark Ages” to cover the period from 600 to 1000 marks our undue concentration on Western Europe. In China, this period includes the time of the Tang dynasty, the greatest age of Chinese poetry, and in many other ways a most remarkable epoch. From India to Spain, the brilliant civilization of Islam flourished. What was
... See moreBertrand Russell • History of Western Philosophy
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Reza Aslan • No god but God (Updated Edition): The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam
Yaqub ibn Ishaq al-Kindi (d. 870) was the first major Faylasuf or “Philosopher” of the Muslim world.
Karen Armstrong • Islam: A Short History (Modern Library Chronicles Series Book 2)
