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History & Sciences of the Qur'an
Thameem Ushama
ISBN 978-967-418-292-2
Pages : 421
Price : RM 85.00 / € 40.00
Year : 2014

This book illustrates the historical background of the Qur'an and
then explains principles, sources and methods of interpretation
for true understanding of the message of God - the Creator in the
Text. In addition to referring to early original Islamic sources, it also
compares with discources of Orientalists, wherever necessary, to
dispel doubts and skepticism on the Qur'an and its history, generated
by them. It complements other works in the field and is hoped to
serve as an alternative reference to the works of Orientalists on
history and sciences of the Qur'an. This book comprises 17 chapters. It begins with a brief
bibliographical survey of the Muslim legacy in sciences of the Qur'an, followed by a discussion
on its names, vocabulary and language. It discusses the phenomenon of Wahy including its
possibility, revelation of the Qur'an and its wisdom, an the Textual purity and authenticity. The
classification of the Text into Makkan and Madinanrevelations, the Textual order, division and
names of the chpters are analysed. The relevance of asbab al-nuzul, revelation of the Qur'an
in seven modes, doctrine of Naskh, and Muhkam and Mutashabih passages are studied with
examples for clarity. The literary style of the Qur'an and its inimitable ellipticism, methodologies
of the exegesis, early exegetical education, issues in translation of the Text, and the need for
contemporary understanding of the Qur'an are studied and analysed.

Islam and Secularism: The Quest for a Unity of Knowledge
Yamin Cheng
ISBN 978-967-418-434-6
Pages : 99
Price : RM 45.00 / € 20.00
Year : 2016

Secularism has become a way of life for the modern people of today
and some of them find it a comfortable avenue to balance religion
and reason, worship and work, private and public life, and here and
the hereafter. For many Muslims though, secularism is a threat to
their religious conviction and practices, impairing their understanding
of Islam as religion, and splitting the Muslim unity into several parts.
What is it about secularism that despite the worldly havens it is
bringing to the amelioration of the human life, Muslims find it abhorrent
to their faith and way of life? This book spells out the attempt of a student, and later, lecturer,
of a higher institution of learning in Malaysia that was created to address a very pressing
issue confronting the Muslim world, namely, secularism. To deal with this problem, Muslim
intellectuals, educationists, politicians, thinkers, activists, and policy planners alike were of the
view that a reformulation of Islamic education is the answer.