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Islamic Classics

Browse books catalogued under Islamic Classics, including titles related to religious learning, devotional practice, history, and Islamic culture. This collection currently contains 10 titles in Literra’s catalogue.

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Islamic Classics

Mahomet, founder of islam

Mahomet, Founder of Islam is a biographical account of the Prophet Muhammad that presents his life, the religious movement that emerged from his preaching, and the early development of Islam. The book is a product of its own time and interpretive framework, so modern readers should distinguish

Islamic Classics

Mohammedanism

Mohammedanism presents a historical and religious overview of Islam, following the development of the faith from its origins through its expansion and its place in political and social life. The work belongs to an older tradition of Western writing about Islam, so its terminology and framing

Islamic Classics

The history of caliph vathek

Vathek is an eighteenth-century Gothic fantasy in which a wealthy and powerful caliph becomes consumed by curiosity, ambition, and the desire for supernatural knowledge. William Beckford draws on Orientalist imagery, Arabian Nights-style wonder, Islamic motifs, grotesque horror, and the

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