A Short History of the Islamic Maghreb - Issa Meyer - Zaman Books

From the Muslim conquest to imperial glory, through the shadows of colonial rule and into the age of modern independence — from the 7th to the 20th century — this book traces the sweeping saga of Islamic North Africa.

Through the exploits of fiery Umayyad generals, the rise of the Almoravids and Almohads, and the legacies of countless dynasties, sultans, tribal leaders, scholars, resistance fighters, and spiritual guides, it recounts the dazzling epic of this “West” of the Islamic civilization — a region as fiercely devoted to its faith as to its ancestral freedom.

At this crossroads of peoples and cultures were written, with courage and brilliance, some of the most glorious chapters in the history of the Muslim world

The Story of the Andalusis - Issa Meyer - Zaman Books

From Târiq ibn Ziyâd’s first steps on the soil of the Old Continent, in 92AH/711AD, to the last expulsions of the Moriscos, in 1023AH/1614AD, “The Story of the Andalusis” unfolds a fantastic epic of 900 years of Muslim presence in Europe through historical upheavals and reversals of fortune, conquests and exiles, triumphs and disasters. A tale of wars, clashing wills and ambitions, but also of exchanges, encounters, waves of ideas, goods and peoples, at the crossroads of civilisations, identities and continents – all this making al-Andalus an exciting human fresco, filled with great and not so great men of power, religion, pen or sword.

From its birth to its extinction, here is the story of the life and adventures of a nation that was born almost by an accident of history on the outer reaches of the West, that shaped itself not without clashes before reaching its peak under the Umayyads of Qurtubah, that came close to annihilation several times, that experienced the highs and lows of the great Berber dynasties, and then, against all odds, granted itself another quarter of a millennium of existence under the Nasrids of Granada. A nation whose cultural golden age enlightened the world with its pioneering spirit and its society of excellence – the home of urban refinement and agricultural prosperity, of knowledge bubbling and burgeoning arts and letters. And a nation, finally, that Catholic Spain tried to eradicate methodically and ruthlessly – to the point of trying to make the world forget it ever existed… Without success – for the nostalgia of al-Andalus has brilliantly survived on both sides of the Mediterranean.

The first opus in our series on the Muslims of Europe, this great historical saga also attempts to dispel the many myths that obscure the understanding of this complex era. But first and foremost, “The Story of the Andalusis” is an ode to a vanished nation – a nation of freedom-loving warriors and poets, fiercely attached to their faith and bound by a common destiny strewn with hardship.

A Short History of Islamic Syria - Issa Meyer - Zaman Books

Civil war, refugee crisis, terrorism — over the past decade, Syria, crushed beneath an absurd and ruthless tyranny, has too often made headlines for reasons unworthy of its millennia-old legacy of grandeur, refinement, and learning.

Yet this blessed land — cradle of an exquisite civilization, seat of the mightiest of the caliphates, and stage of the triumphs of more than one illustrious dynasty — holds a truly unique place in the annals of the Muslim world, and indeed, of humanity itself.

This book retraces the astonishingly rich and eventful history of Bilād al-Shām, from the Muslim conquest of the seventh century to the fall of the Assad regime — a tribute to a people of extraordinary resilience who, through the most harrowing trials, have always found the strength to rise again.

Les perles méconnues - Recueil de sagesses de l'Imâm Shafi'i - AlBidar

Découvrez, dans cet ouvrage de 1200 ans, toute l’éloquence de l’imâm Ash-Shâfi’î, à travers ces poésies remplies de sagesse : des vers courts et pertinents, embellis par leur auteur qui avait une maîtrise puissante de la langue arabe. Il distilla ces vers tout le long de sa vie mais ce ne fut qu’au moment de sa mort que furent rassemblés l’ensemble de ses poésies. De véritables perles méconnues du plus grand nombre, dont le sens est intemporel et dans lesquelles chaque lecteur se reconnaîtra.

Les leçons de l'Hégire - Muhammad Ibn Ibrahim Al Hamad - Édition Assia

Les califes du Messager - Khaled Mohammed Khaled - Dar Al Kotob Al Ilmiyah

Dans cette édition spéciale, les cinq livres antérieurs ont été regroupés en un seul volume, puisqu'ils traitent un même sujet historique qui analyse la biographie des quatre califes du Messager - Abou Bakr, Omar, Othman, et Ali (RA)... -Mais ce livre évoque aussi la vie de "Omar Ben Abd Al Aziz" qui a porté en juste titre et par mérite le surnom du "5ème successeur "et du "5ème calife orthodoxe".

Saladin - Tome 2 - Remonter le Temps, rencontrer l’Histoire - Lyess Chacal - Oryms

Qui n’a jamais rêvé de remonter le temps et de vivre à ces différentes époques que nous ont contées les livres d’histoire ? Saladin continue d’accompagner dans son périple le célèbre voyageur du 14e siècle Ibn Battûta après l’avoir rejoint dans le passé. Ses voyages dans le temps vont le confronter à de plus grands dangers. Il sera le témoin de la prise de Jérusalem par les croisés en 1099 et se retrouvera prisonnier du basileus Romain Diogène lors de la bataille de Manzikert en 1071. Un mystérieux personnage traque Saladin dans le passé. Cette fois-ci, notre jeune héros ne remonte pas le temps par pur plaisir. Il s’est fixé une mission qui est, pour lui et pour sa famille, une question de vie ou de mort...