{"product_id":"illuminating-the-darkness-blacks-and-north-africans-in-islam","title":"Illuminating the Darkness: Blacks and North Africans in Islam","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHabeeb Akande\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback, 192 pages\u003cbr\u003e9781842001271\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIlluminating the Darkness is about the status of blacks and North Africans in Islam.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book is divided into two sections:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart 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 ﷺ and more recent historical figures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe reader is given a fascinating glimpse into the lives of truly noble characters, from luminous scholars to leaders of whole African civilisations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ta-Ha","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40284309389347,"sku":"9781842001271","price":16.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2514\/8624\/products\/DSC_6562.jpg?v=1709179239","url":"https:\/\/wardahbooks.mom\/products\/illuminating-the-darkness-blacks-and-north-africans-in-islam","provider":"Wardah Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}