Journal of Islamic Studies

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Nadirsyah Hosen

Behind the Scenes: Fatwas of Majelis Ulama Indonesia (1975–1998)
Journal of Islamic Studies 2004 15: 147-179; doi:10.1093/jis/15.2.147 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Thomas E. Burman

Polemic, Philology, and Ambivalence: Reading the Qur’an in Latin Christendom
Journal of Islamic Studies 2004 15: 181-209; doi:10.1093/jis/15.2.181 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Mohammad Akram Nadwi

Review: The Pillars of Islam: Da‘a’im al-Islam of al-Qadi al-Nu‘man (Volume 1) • Translated by Asaf A. A. Fyzee, revised and annotated by Ismail Kurban Husein Poonawala: The Pillars of Islam: Da‘a’im al-Islam of al-Qadi al-Nu‘man (Volume 1)
Journal of Islamic Studies 2004 15: 211-212; doi:10.1093/jis/15.2.211 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ayman Shihadeh

Review: Fakhr al-Din al-Razi and Thomas Aquinas on the Question of the Eternity of the World • Muammer Iskenderolu: Fakhr al-Din al-Razi and Thomas Aquinas on the Question of the Eternity of the World
Journal of Islamic Studies 2004 15: 213-215; doi:10.1093/jis/15.2.213 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Majid Fakhry

Review: The Arabic Plotinus: A Philosophical Study of the ‘Theology of Aristotle’ • Peter Adamson: The Arabic Plotinus: A Philosophical Study of the ‘Theology of Aristotle’
Journal of Islamic Studies 2004 15: 215-217; doi:10.1093/jis/15.2.215 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Abdul-Nabi Isstaif

Review: Wafa’ al-Wafa bi-‘Akhbar Dar al-Mustafa (‘Ali b. ‘Abdullah Al-Samhudi): Wafa’ al-Wafa bi-‘Akhbar Dar al-Mustafa (‘Ali b. ‘Abdullah Al-Samhudi)
Journal of Islamic Studies 2004 15: 217-219; doi:10.1093/jis/15.2.217 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Wilferd Madelung

Review: Sacred Space and Holy War: The Politics, Culture and History of Shi‘ite Islam • Juan Cole: Sacred Space and Holy War: The Politics, Culture and History of Shi‘ite Islam
Journal of Islamic Studies 2004 15: 219-220; doi:10.1093/jis/15.2.219 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reza Shah-Kazemi

Review: Conference of the Books: The Search for Beauty in Islam • Khaled M. Abou El-Fadl: Conference of the Books: The Search for Beauty in Islam
Journal of Islamic Studies 2004 15: 220-223; doi:10.1093/jis/15.2.220 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Hamid Algar

Review: The Letters of Khwaja ‘Ubayd Allah Ahrar and his Associates • Jo-Ann Gross, Asom Urunbaev: The Letters of Khwaja ‘Ubayd Allah Ahrar and his Associates
Journal of Islamic Studies 2004 15: 224-226; doi:10.1093/jis/15.2.224 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Julie Scott Meisami

Review: The Persian Book of Kings: An Epitome of the Shahnama of Firdawsi • Basil W. Robinson: The Persian Book of Kings: An Epitome of the Shahnama of Firdawsi
Journal of Islamic Studies 2004 15: 226-227; doi:10.1093/jis/15.2.226 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Julie Scott Meisami

Review: Nasir-i Khusraw’s Book of Travels: Nasir-i Khusraw’s Book of Travels
Journal of Islamic Studies 2004 15: 228-229; doi:10.1093/jis/15.2.228 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Farhad Daftary

Review: Surviving the Mongols: Nizari Quhistani and the Continuity of Ismaili Tradition in Persia • Nadia Eboo Jamal: Surviving the Mongols: Nizari Quhistani and the Continuity of Ismaili Tradition in Persia
Journal of Islamic Studies 2004 15: 229-232; doi:10.1093/jis/15.2.229 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Richard C. Repp

Review: The Ottoman Empire 1300–1650: The Structure of Power • Colin Imber: The Ottoman Empire 1300–1650: The Structure of Power
Journal of Islamic Studies 2004 15: 232-234; doi:10.1093/jis/15.2.232 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Christine Woodhead

Review: The Ottoman Empire and Early Modern Europe • Daniel Goffman: The Ottoman Empire and Early Modern Europe
Journal of Islamic Studies 2004 15: 234-236; doi:10.1093/jis/15.2.234 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

I. Metin Kunt

Review: Writing Ottoman History: Documents and Interpretations • Colin Heywood: Writing Ottoman History: Documents and Interpretations
Journal of Islamic Studies 2004 15: 237-238; doi:10.1093/jis/15.2.237 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jonathan M. Bloom

Review: The Beginnings of Printing in the Near and Middle East: Jews, Christians and Muslims: The Beginnings of Printing in the Near and Middle East: Jews, Christians and Muslims
Journal of Islamic Studies 2004 15: 238-240; doi:10.1093/jis/15.2.238 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Barbara Finster

Review: A Medieval Islamic City Reconsidered: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Samarra: A Medieval Islamic City Reconsidered: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Samarra
Journal of Islamic Studies 2004 15: 240-243; doi:10.1093/jis/15.2.240 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Gary Leiser

Review: The Cult of Saints among Muslims and Jews in Medieval Syria • Josef W. Meri: The Cult of Saints among Muslims and Jews in Medieval Syria
Journal of Islamic Studies 2004 15: 243-244; doi:10.1093/jis/15.2.243 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

James Allan

Review: Cairo to Kabul: Afghan and Islamic Studies. Presented to Ralph Pinder-Wilson: Cairo to Kabul: Afghan and Islamic Studies. Presented to Ralph Pinder-Wilson
Journal of Islamic Studies 2004 15: 245-246; doi:10.1093/jis/15.2.245 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Azyumardi Azra

Review: Islamic Nationhood and Colonial Indonesia: The Umma below the Winds • Michael Francis Laffan: Islamic Nationhood and Colonial Indonesia: The Umma below the Winds
Journal of Islamic Studies 2004 15: 247-249; doi:10.1093/jis/15.2.247 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Donald Hawley

Review: Conflict and Confrontation in South-East Asia, 1961–1965 • Matthew Jones: Conflict and Confrontation in South-East Asia, 1961–1965
Journal of Islamic Studies 2004 15: 249-253; doi:10.1093/jis/15.2.249 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Leslie McLoughlin

Review: The Arabic Language and National Identity • Yasir Suleiman: The Arabic Language and National Identity
Journal of Islamic Studies 2004 15: 253-256; doi:10.1093/jis/15.2.253 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Beverley Milton-Edwards

Review: Cultures in Conflict: The Arab–Israeli Conflict • Calvin Goldscheider: Cultures in Conflict: The Arab–Israeli Conflict
Journal of Islamic Studies 2004 15: 256-257; doi:10.1093/jis/15.2.256 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Derek Hopwood

Review: Betrayal of Palestine: The Story of George Antonius • Susan Silsby Boyle: Betrayal of Palestine: The Story of George Antonius
Journal of Islamic Studies 2004 15: 257-259; doi:10.1093/jis/15.2.257 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Laurie A. Brand

Review: Women of Jordan: Islam, Labour and the Law • Amira El-Azhary Sonbol: Women of Jordan: Islam, Labour and the Law
Journal of Islamic Studies 2004 15: 259-261; doi:10.1093/jis/15.2.259 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Mary Hossain

Review: Gender, Politics, and Islam: Gender, Politics, and Islam
Journal of Islamic Studies 2004 15: 262-263; doi:10.1093/jis/15.2.262 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Aminah Beverly McCloud

Review: Black Pilgrimage to Islam • Robert Dannin: Black Pilgrimage to Islam
Journal of Islamic Studies 2004 15: 263-265; doi:10.1093/jis/15.2.263 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Iftikhar H. Malik

Review: Muslims in the West: From Sojourners to Citizens: Muslims in the West: From Sojourners to Citizens
Journal of Islamic Studies 2004 15: 265-267; doi:10.1093/jis/15.2.265 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Murad Wilfried Hofmann

Review: Modernizing Islam: Religion in the Public Sphere in Europe and the Middle East: Modernizing Islam: Religion in the Public Sphere in Europe and the Middle East
Journal of Islamic Studies 2004 15: 267-271; doi:10.1093/jis/15.2.267 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K. Humayun Ansari

Review: Muslim Minorities in the West: Visible and Invisible: Muslim Minorities in the West: Visible and Invisible
Journal of Islamic Studies 2004 15: 271-273; doi:10.1093/jis/15.2.271 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jane I. Smith

Review: Deconstructing the American Mosque: Space, Gender and Aesthetics • Akel Ismail Kahera: Deconstructing the American Mosque: Space, Gender and Aesthetics
Journal of Islamic Studies 2004 15: 274-276; doi:10.1093/jis/15.2.274 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Abdul-Nabi Isstaif

Review: The Ontology and Status of Intellectuals in Arab Academia and Society • M’hammed Sabour: The Ontology and Status of Intellectuals in Arab Academia and Society
Journal of Islamic Studies 2004 15: 276-279; doi:10.1093/jis/15.2.276 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. Parvez Manzoor

Review: Islam in the Era of Globalization: Muslim Attitudes towards Modernity and Identity: Islam in the Era of Globalization: Muslim Attitudes towards Modernity and Identity
Journal of Islamic Studies 2004 15: 279-282; doi:10.1093/jis/15.2.279 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Books Received
Journal of Islamic Studies 2004 15: 283-286; doi:10.1093/jis/15.2.283 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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