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Illuminating the Darkness By Habeeb Akande

Illuminating the Darkness By Habeeb Akande

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  • Habeeb Akande

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  • Ta Ha Publishers

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  • 15x21cm

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  • Soft Cover
  • Tajweed Quran
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illuminating the Darkness is about the status of blacks and North Africans in Islam. The book is divided into two sections: Part l of the book explores the concept of race, 'blackness', slavery, interracial marriage and racism in Islam in the light of the Qur'an, Hadith and early historical sources. Part ll of the book consists of a compilation of short biographies of noble black and North African Muslim men and women in Islamic history including Prophets, Companions of the Prophet صلی الله علیه وآله وسلم and more recent historical figures. The reader is given a fascinating glimpse into the lives of truly noble characters, from luminous scholars to leaders of whole African civilisations. The reader needs no other discrimination while reading this book than the one the author strives to make clear throughout: the din of Islam is not only free of racism but is utterly opposed to it as the most aberrant form of jahiliyyah (ignorance).
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Page no:1 ILLUMINATING
THE DARKNESS
Blacks and North Africans in Islam
Habeeb Akande
Page no:2 Foreword Introduction
Contents
22.
XV
xi
PART I
1. The Arabic Language and the Colour Black
2. Race and Skin Colour
3
11
3. Anthropology
4. Aetiology
18
22
5. Islam and Slavery
28
6. Benefits of Brown and Dark Skin
39
7. Virtues of Blacks and North Africans
42
8. Interracial Marriages
49
9. The Elevated Status of Black Africa in Islam
54
PART II
10. Prophets
11. Male Companions
59
66
103
12. Female Companions
13. Religious Scholars and Explorers
109
Page no:3 X ILLUMINATING THE DARKNESS
14. Rulers and Kings
15. Warriors and Martyrs
117
122
Conclusion - The Superiority of Taqwa
129
Bibliography
132
Index
149
Page no:4 ILLUMINATING THE DARKNESS is about the status of blacks and North Africans in Islam. The book is divided into two sections: Part I of the book explores the concept of race, 'blackness', slavery, interracial marriage and racism in Islam in the light of the Qur'an, Hadith and early historical sources. Part II of the book consists of a compilation of short biographies of noble black and North African Muslim men and women in Islamic history including Prophets, Companions of the Prophet and more recent historical figures. The reader is given a fascinating glimpse into the lives of truly noble characters, from luminous scholars to leaders of whole African civilisations.

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