Spiritual Dimensions of Bediuzzaman Said Nursi's Risale-I Nur Table Cloth will be welcomed by all

will be welcomed by all scholars and students of the modern Middle East

In this deft second book

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placing the Bible and Qur'an stories side by side on an equal footing

He portrays the ways in which Islam was practiced in the pagan societies of Ashanti (Ghana) and Buganda (Uganda) and in the ostensibly Christian state of Ethiopia - beginning with the first emigration of Muslims from Mecca in 615 CE

Spiritual Dimensions of Bediuzzaman Said Nursi's Risale-I Nur Table Cloth will be welcomed by allThe Nur community is one of the most significant religious and social movements in contemporary Turkey, with millions of adherents and a strong institutional and educational system throughout the country. This volume presents a picture of its spiritual dimensions by focusing on the ideas of its founder, Turkish theologian Bediuzzaman Said Nursi (18771960). Prominent scholars in contemporary Islamic studies and comparative spirituality examine the