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Summary: This volume embraces four fields : creativity - art, human sciences, science, philosophy and mysticism, language, literature, historiography, geography and architecture - and introduces the reader to the thinkers who have made valuable contributions in these areas. The unique position of the Arabic language in the world of Islam is explored (the Arabic word for literature, adab, once referred to disciplines whose goal was the realisation of the promises of the Revelation), as is the role of other major Islamic languages. The great names and major teachings of Sufism and its significance in the history of Islamic civilization are considered. The relationship between faith and reason is examined in the section on philosophy, and the different lines of thought pursued by philosophers such as Muhammad Iqbal and Ibn Sina are discussed. The volume describes the contribution of Muslim culture to the social sciences and the arts in both the Arab and non-Arab world, for example in the fields of linguistics, geography, architecture, music and crafts. Introduction BOOK I – THE LANGUAGES OF ISLAM Chapter 1:
The Arabic Language, its Linguistics and Philology Chapter 2:
The Persian Language Chapter 3:
The Turkish Language Chapter 4:
The Languages of the Indian Muslims Chapter 5:
Malay Chapter 6:
African Languages Chapter 7:
The Languages of the European Muslims Chapter 8:
Cross-fertilisation between Arabic and the other Languages of Islam BOOK II: LITERATURE Chapter 1:
Arabic Literature from its Origins to 132/750 Chapter 2: The Great Classical Period Poetry of the East Adab Literature in the Classical
Period Poetry in the Muslim West
– 2nd to 5th centuries AH/8th
to 11th centuries AD Chapter 3:
Arabic Literature in the Post Classical Period from 6th
to 12th centuries AH/12th to 18th
centuries AD Chapter 4:
The Modern and Contemporary Period of Arabic Literature Chapter 5:
Persian Literature Chapter 6:
Turkish Literature Chapter 7:
Literature of the Muslims in the Indo-Pakistani Subcontinent Chapter 8:
Malay Literature Chapter 9: Literature
in African Languages Chapter 10:
The Literature of Muslim People in Europe
Chapter 1:
Revealed Text and the Manifestations of Reason Chapter 2:
Philosophy in Islam : The Royal Road Chapter 3:
The Way of Hellenizers : The Transmission of Greek Philosophy
to Islamic Civilization Chapter 4:
Philosophy in Islam
Chapter 1:
The Early Period of Sufism Chapter 2:
The Significance of Sufism in the History of Islamic Civilization :
Its Place and Value in the Universal and Perennial Process of Spiritual
Inquiry
Chapter 1:
Geography and Geographers – Geographical Investigations under
the Guidance of Islam Chapter 2:
Arabic Historiography Chapter 3:
Persian Historiography from the Ilkhanid Period to the Vigilance
and Renaissance Era Chapter 4:
Ottoman Historiography Chapter 5:
The Indian School
Introduction : Aesthetic
Creativity Chapter 1:
The Art of the Book Islamic Miniatures Decoration and Illumination Book Binding Ebru (Marbling) Chapter 2:
Architecture and the Islamic Cities Chapter 3:
Music, Song and the Performing Arts (Tradition : Past and Present
Developments) Chapter 4:
Music in Islamic Culture Chapter 5: Traditional Artistic Expressions Islamic Carpets Ceramics in Islamic World Islamic Metalwork Islamic Handicrafts Conclusion
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