Buy islamic books online quran hadith tafsir bookstore in usa. Although the study covers fourteen centuries of iranian history, the greatest emphasis is placed on the last two where secular western reformist ideas overlap with progressive religious thinking. He always writes very interesting things about the social and political history of the country and this book is actually a collection of essays that he has written on the islamic revolution and its aftermath. The advent of islam in the 7th century ad made a decisive change in the course of irans history. Books, media aalim course books, media family history books, media arabic learning books, media seal of the prophethood aqeedah books, media teaching skills short reminders usool al hadith books, media usool at tafsir books, media usool al fiqh books, media fiqh books, media islamic eschatology.
The shahnameh contains 62 stories, told in 990 chapters with 50,000 rhyming couplets. English translation of futuh alsham, the inspiring history of the sahabahs conquest of ashsham which today. Persian additionally was known by its endonym farsi is one of the western iranian dialects. He wrote books on islam and the life of mohammed, under the name essad bey. The study covers selected periods in fourteen centuries of iranian history including the efforts by the pahlavis to establish a national identity for iranians based on the ancient imperial history of iran and by negating the countrys islamic connection. The best books on iranian history 1 khomeinism by ervand abrahamian. Students of ancient history are well aware of the persians. About this collection persian language rare materials. The greatest arabic linguist and grammarian in history was in fact persian. A number of the illuminated books are multilingual works, which include arabic and turkish passages in addition to persian, focusing on scientific, religious philosophical and literary topics, and others are holy books important to all confessional traditions within the islamic world. The best books on iranian history five books expert.
A rare persian manuscript of sufism, titled kachkolnamah, by a great sufi scholar of sindh makhdoom abul hasan dahiri naqshbandi d. What are some unbiased books about the origin and history. This is one of the most comprehensive books on islamic history starting from jahiliya dark ages and covers till ottomon empire. There is thus persian literature from iran, mesopotamia, azerbaijan, the wider caucasus, turkey, pakistan, bangladesh, india, tajikistan and other parts of central asia. With persian miniature paintings achieving prices ranging from a few thousand pounds to several million, it can be daunting to know how to begin collecting. Persian art under islam had never completely forbidden the human figure, and in the miniature tradition the depiction of figures, often in large numbers, is. The technical aspects of calligraphy, painting, and bookbinding are important facets of the study of islamic art. Islamic book painting witnessed its first golden age in the. The islamicbook is a website that facilitates access to islamic books that are freely readable over the internet. And in this powerful book, a showcase for some of his most influential writing in the field, he addresses the colourful and diverse history of shi islam in both.
Another great work of iranian intellectual history is ali rahnemas an islamic utopian. May 15, 2015 i second quora users opinion and highly recommend the cambridge history of iran series. Hodgson an incredibly detailed and fascinating set of 3 books. Persian was the first language in muslim civilization to break through arabics monopoly on writing.
Persian literature 1 preislamic literature 2 classical persian literature. On this very account some knowledge of persian may be regarded as an essential prerequisite for learning history of some of the asian countries. Michael axworthy teaches at the institute of arab and islamic studies at the university of exeter uk. The first persian empire, founded by cyrus the great around 550 b. The pahlawi language has lived in the form of verse known as fahlaviyyat, in the books written in persian on the art of poetry and in dialects spoken in the. If you are looking for a book on islamic history in arabic, read hayatus sahaba. Farsi language books persian darussalam publications. It derives from the ancient greek name for irans maritime province, called fars in the modern persian language, pars in middle persian and parsa in old persian, a word meaning above reproach. Most of the surviving historical works produced in the persianspeaking world are from the islamic period 651present. Apart from introducing a new religion into the country, it changed the nations culture, language, script and civilization beyond recognition. This book examines the relationship between iranian nationalism and islam, especially shiism as the countrys adopted official religion by the founder of the safavid dynasty in 1501 a. Shariati was the lay intellectual whose ingenious concoction of shiism and marxism helped ignite his countrys revolution in 1979. Makhdoom abul hasan was an islamic scholar and naqshbandi sufi in the 18th century.
History islamic books iranology literature precious books music nonfiction philosophy psychology. Michael axworthys excellent 2008 a history of iran. Masterpieces of ottoman manuscript illustration include the two books of festivals, one from the end of the 16th century and the other from the era of sultan murad iii. Masnavi rumi, the great book of mawlana jalaluddin rumi, includes original persian with urdu translation by qazi sajjad hussain digitized by. All of the textbooks have been posted by the iranian government on the internet. This article is concerned with the history of the ancient persian empire, in which presentday iran has its roots. Kamin mohammadis top 10 iranian books books the guardian. He even wrote a book on reza shah, originally published in german, during the nazis era in vienna.
Do you want to read books on islamic history and you are confused. Avicennas penchant for categorizing becomes immediately evident in the canon, which is divided into five books. Empire of the mind covers 3,000 years of iranian history in less than 300 pages. That also explains why all books on the history of the indopakistan subcontinent during the islamic period have been produced in persian. The first book is quite heavy on language and academic material, a. This iron age dynasty, sometimes called the achaemenid empire, was a global hub of culture, religion, science. This monumental work was central in setting the standard for explaining arabic grammar, especially to nonarab converts to islam. Urdu shia books pdf format matamdari islamic movies. The persian empire had an extremely rich tradition of court painting, and its various centres of royal. T he seminal work of persian literature is the shahnameh, an epic poem that recounts the history of pre islamic persia or iranshahr greater iran. Iranian historythe islamic conquest of iran wikibooks.
Most of these persian manuscripts and lithographic books were procured for the library in the 1930s by kirkor minassian 18741944, a renowned dealer in fine islamic and near eastern arts with establishments both in new york and paris. Your first book is khomeinism by ervand abrahamian yes, abrahamian is one of the leading historians of modern iran. Here is the best place for presenting rare, old, new and precious titles to buy them through the earth biggest persian online bookstore. International suppliers of iranian books, journals, conference proceedings, cdroms, and maps in print and electronic formats worldwide. We have gathered all banned books by islamic republic, under one roof in ipc persian library. Robert irwins top 10 books on islam and islamic culture. It also aims to encourage the development of such online books, for the benefit and edification of. The title, persepolis, refers to the ancient capital of the persian empire. Learn the persian language in urdu, jadeed modern fari grammar this book written by muhammad nazeer rangha this is a persian language grammar course book in the urdu language for urdu students. The first book contains four treatises, the first of which examines the four elements earth, air, fire, and water in light of greek physician galen of pergamums four humours blood, phlegm, yellow bile, and black bile. The arts of the book in the islamic world, 16001800 essay. Persis is the hellenized form of pars, and through the latinized word persia, the other european nations came to use this word for the region.
I second quora users opinion and highly recommend the cambridge history of iran series. Iran history, middle eastern history, books barnes. Iranian textbooks, content and context 2 executive summary the study assesses 85 textbooks of the islamic republic of iran for grade school, middle school and high school students. The rise of muslims coincided with an unprecedented political, social, economic, and military weakness in persia. Until the late sasanian period, preislamic iran was mainly an oral society. The muslim conquest of persia, also known as the arab conquest of iran, led to the fall of the sasanian empire of iran persia in 651 and the eventual decline of the zoroastrian religion. It is one of the books used in darse nizami syllabus and is very engaging. The books appear in the original persian or farsi and have. Here is a list of famous books on islamic history and a little intro of the book to help you decide the book you may want to read. The book presents in graphic detail each and every aspect of the many splendoured and exalted lives, morals and struggles of the sahabah, based on authentic and original sources of ahadeeth, sirah, tabaqat and islamic history. The blood of flowers by anita amirrezvani, the persian expedition by xenophon, persian fire. Lev was born a jew but embraced islam and the orient affectionately.
This book is written about sufism and related topics in poetry style. Explore the captivating history of the persian empire. The literary form of new persian is known as farsi in iran, where it. Hilalplaza is a complete portal of authentic islamic books based on the quran and sunnah. Robert irwins top 10 books on islam and islamic culture published on tue 17 feb 2004 19. History a thousand years of the persian book exhibitions. Already under the sasanians a standard form of persian had come into being that was called farsiyi dari persian of the court. Named after the persian prophet zoroaster also known as zarathustra. Ismaili and other islamic studies in honour of farhad daftary, ed.
In a sense, iranian islam is a second advent of islam itself, a new islam sometimes referred to as islami ajam. Irans revolution has inspired countless books, articles, films, and commentary. Online islamic books offers wide selection of multilingual authentic islamic books and products including quranlecture cds, dvds, software, english books etc toggle menu welcome to online islamic book. Sibawayh, a nonnative speaker of arabic, wrote the first book on arabic grammar, a lkitab fi anna. An early event in the history of the islamic republic that had a longterm impact was the iran hostage crisis. The books below are my picks of iranian literature with a few. They cost a lot though in both ebook and hardcopy formats. His approach is sensitive and generally evenhanded, reflecting an interest in iran that in places borders on reverence. The article iran contains a description of the geography and economy of the modern country and a short account of its history since the arab invasion of the 7th cent. Gianroberto scarcia is a professor of arabicislamic cultural history at the university of venice and a lecturer in islamic history, law, and art. These works were often written in prose as well as in verse. From the tenth century to the late nineteenth century, historical writing became one of the most revered and important literary traditions in the persian language. We carry a wide range of books on varied subjects like islamic religion. Oct 09, 2014 the islamic golden age gave rise to countless inventions and innovations, while islamic scholars were key to preserving the knowledge of the greeks and other ancient civilizations.
The book s chief epic hero is a noble knight named rostam, who embodies values such as integrity, strength and chivalry. It was this persian islam, rather than the original arab islam, that was brought to new areas and new peoples. List of books and articles about iranian history online research. A captivating guide to the history of persia, starting from the ancient achaemenid, parthian, and sassanian empires to the safavid, afsharid, and qajar dynasties.
Posted in cataloging, collecting, manuscripts, printed books tagged abraham hinckelmann, arabic studies, iranian studies, islamic manuscript. The books chief epic hero is a noble knight named rostam, who embodies values such as integrity, strength and chivalry. Jul 20, 2011 kamin mohammadis top 10 iranian books. Not all persian literature is written in persian, as some consider works written by ethnic persians or iranians in other languages, such as greek and arabic, to be. I ranib ook is the first and best iranian online bookshop, supply, and great source of persian farsi books. The author of the sword of persia and revolutionary iran, axworthy publishes widely in the field of iranian history. Not only in english, we carry a wide range of books on varied subjects in foreign languages like islamic books in arabic. Paul halsall this page is a subset of texts derived from the three major online sourcebooks. By the midsixteenth century, persian literary and intellectual paradigms had spread from anatolia to india, encompassing the greater part of the islamic world.
The medieval islamic texts called maqamat were some of the earliest coffeetable books and among the first islamic art to mirror daily life. The author of the sword of persia and revolutionary iran, axworthy publishes widely. The persian miniature was the dominant influence on other islamic miniature traditions, principally the ottoman miniature in turkey, and the mughal miniature in the indian subcontinent. This book is filled with an immense amount of historical information in regards to iran and the countrys history. Many people think of persia as synonymous with islam, though islam only became the dominant religion in the persian empire after the arab conquests of the seventh century. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. What to read to understand the 1979 iranian revolution. In fact, he maintains, a new and remarkably creative phase began in khurasan and transoxania, symbolized by the adoption of persian as a medium of literary expression. It remains to be seen how the recently opened center for the history of arabic studies in europe at the warburg library in london will impact further research in middle eastern and islamic studies. A dictionary of terms in islamic jurisprudence arabicpersian with english equivalents 5 vols. A list of books on the history of muslims and islam. Treatises by sixteenthcentury persian authors qazi ahmad and sadiqi beg are the major sources on the working methods of artisans in the islamic world.
A book list from a sevenththirteenthcentury manuscript found in bamyan, in fortresses of the intellect. The abbasid caliphate was heavily persian influenced and some of its greatest scholars were indeed persians. Score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. The history of iran presented in her book is not exactly objective but no. Consisting of over 11,000 works in almost as many volumes, our persian manuscripts originate from all over the persian speaking world, in particular iran, central asia and india and range in time from the 10th century to recent years, representing most of the traditional fields of humanities and religious studies.
As a result, iranian literature was for a long time essentially of oral nature as far as composition, performance, and transmission are concerned. List of books and articles about ancient persia online. Buy islamic books online quran hadith tafsir bookstore. A stillpresent cultural and linguistic group, the persians are the founders of todays modernday nation of iran. A captivating guide to the barbarians of iranian origins and how these ancient tribes fought against the roman empire, goths, huns, and persians. Farsi language persian grammar book in urdu pdf free download. The first persian empire was shaped by a different religion. The art of the persian book was born under the ilkhanid dynasty and encouraged by the patronage of aristocrats for large illuminated manuscripts, such as the jami altawarikh by rashidaldin hamadani. This book translates the sections on preislamic persia in three muslim arabic chronicles, those of ahmad alyaqubi d. Buy islamic books in arabic, spanish, french, english farsi.
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