Dr. Diana Steigerwald’s entire book entitled ‘Diversity in Islamic History’ Huntington Beach (California): Transcendental Unicorn Publishers, 2014 © is available online at amaana.org (link below)..
Introduction: Diana Steigerwald Diversity in Islamic History
The religion of Islam, revealed to Muhammad in 610, has shaped the cultural, religious,
ethical, and scientific heritage of many nations. Some contemporary historians argue that there is substantial proof in the historical record of Muhammad’s existence as a man, while what is known about the life of Jesus is exclusively derived from the scriptures of the Christian Church. Therefore they consider Muslim primary sources to be more reliable than Christian ones.
About: Dr. Diana Steigerwald
Dr. Steigerwald is an expert in the History of Islamic Thought specialising in theology, philosophy, and mysticism. She has a Ph.D. in Islamic Studies from McGill University (Montreal). She has lectured at different universities in Canada and United States. Her first two books analyzed the works of al-Shahrastānī (1086-1153) who is recognized as an influential Muslim theologian and as an historian of religions. He was among the pioneers in using a scientific approach to the study of religions. Her second book is an annotated French translation of a work written in Persian Majlis by al-Shahrastānī, which reveals particularly the esoteric and mystical facets of his thought. L’Islam: les valeurs communes au Judéo-Christianisme is her third book which was reviewed through Les Éditions Médiaspaul (Paris). Her book develops different themes of Muslim ethics such as: tolerance, brotherhood, faith, prayers, prophecy, justice, and death. For each topic, she highlighted several concepts that Islam shares with the Bible, different Jewish and Christian traditions, and apocryphal literature. Her work emphasises the common principles of the faith shared by these three monotheistic religions. It shows the affinities of Muslim ethics with Judeo Christian ethics. This present book contains basic knowledge about Islam as well as showing its great historical diversity. In addition to her books, Diana has over than thirty published articles in academic publications and various encyclopaedias. This book is her fourth Nazrana of Time and Knowledge offered to the entire world.
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