The Four Imams (P/B)

THIS OUTSTANDING BIOGRAPHY explores the life and deeds of the legendary warrior-monarch- Saladin. Based on a lifetime of study by Stanley Lane-Poole, who was able to access the rich and colourful chronicles of Arab historians, this should be required reading for anyone interested in the history of the Middle East and the Crusades.

STANLEY LANE-POOLE was an eminent historian who specialised in studies of the Middle East. His works included The Moors in Spain, The Art of the Saracens in Egypt and Cairo. Dr David Nicolle is an acknowledged expert on medieval military history, specialising in the Middle East.

A short study dealing with the special status the woman holds in Islam as opposed to her mistreatment in Jahiliya.

A brief survey of the status of women in previous civilizations and religions,

In the pre-Islamic era (Jahiliya).

It then provides a fair evaluation of what Islam contributed towards the restoration of woman’s dignity and rights which is just as relevant in today’s modern Jahiliya as it was in the past.

1.Women in Other Civilizations.

2. Women in Pre-Islamic Jahiliya.

3.Women in Modern Jahiliya.

4. Subservience & Blind Following.

5.Integration and Comprehensiveness of Islam.

6.Women’s Position in Islam on the Idea of Creation.

7.Women’s Spiritual Status in Islam.

8.Respect for the Chastity of Women.

9.Women’s Rights in Islam Regarding Education.