Contains numerous seminal essays on basic aspects of Islamic...

Contains numerous seminal essays on basic aspects of Islamic spirituality by some of the leading scholars from both the Islamic world and the West. Pickthall, Muhammad Marmaduke. The Meaning of the Glorious Koran. Many editions. One of the most widely read renditions of the Quran in English, one that also received the approval of leading Islamic religious authorities at the time of its appearance before World War II. Renard, John.

Seven Doors to Islam: Spirituality and the Religious Life of Muslims. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1996. A perceptive introduction to the inner meaning of Islam through seven different doors leading to the inner courtyard of the religion. Schimmel, Annemarie. And Muhammad Is His Messenger. London and Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 1985.

The only work in English that explains through various Islamic literary texts the veneration of the Prophet and his role in Islamic piety. ---. Islam: An Introduction. Albany: State University of New York, 1992. A succinct account of the different basic teachings of Islam, written with much love and empathy. Schuon, Frithjof. Understanding Islam. Bloomington, IN: World Wisdom Books, 1994.

The most profound work on the inner meaning of Islam and its relation to other religions ever written by a Western author. Sells, Michael. Approaching the Qur’an: The Early Revelations. Ashland, OR: White Cloud Press, 1999. Highly poetical renditions into English of selections from the Quran that bring out some of the literary quality of the original text. Tabat.aba’i, ‘Allamah. The Quran in Islam. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1987.

A short but masterly work on the significance of the Quran and the manner in which to study it by the author of the most monumental commentary written on the Quran in the twentieth century. About the Author Professor Seyyed Hossein Nasr was born in Tehran, Iran in 1933. He received his advanced education at M.I.T. and Harvard University, returning to teach at Tehran University from 1958-1979, where he also served as Dean of the Faculty of Letters and Vice Chancellor.

He founded the Iranian Academy of Philosophy and served as its first president, and was also for several years president of Aryamehr University. Since 1984, he has been University Professor of Islamic Studies at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., and President of the Foundation for Traditional Studies.