The Islamic Texts Society (ITS) is a peer-reviewed, British publishing house which concentrates on academic and general titles on Islam.
It is registered as an educational charity in the UK.
History
The Islamic Texts Society was founded in Cambridge, United Kingdom, in 1981.
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Matheson Trust/Publishers
Since its inception, ITS has worked in collaboration with scholars including
Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad,
David Burrell,
Mohammad Hashim Kamali,
Martin Lings,
Seyyed Hossein Nasr
Seyyed Hossein Nasr (born April 7, 1933) is an Iranian Americans, Iranian-American academic, philosophy, philosopher, theology, theologian, and Ulama, Islamic scholar. He is University Professor of Islamic studies at George Washington University. ...
,
Eric Ormsby, and
Timothy Winter (Abdal Hakim Murad).
Imprints
The ITS also had an imprint, Quinta Essentia, focused on symbolism, the arts, and universal spirituality. This has since been transferred to the American publisher Fons Vitae.
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in the profile of Gray Henry at Circle of One.
Notable publications
The Islamic Texts Society has published over sixty titles, including the bestselling biography by
Martin Lings,
Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources, and key works on
Hadith
Hadith is the Arabic word for a 'report' or an 'account f an event and refers to the Islamic oral tradition of anecdotes containing the purported words, actions, and the silent approvals of the Islamic prophet Muhammad or his immediate circle ...
studies,
Islamic jurisprudence
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and
Sufism
Sufism ( or ) is a mysticism, mystic body of religious practice found within Islam which is characterized by a focus on Islamic Tazkiyah, purification, spirituality, ritualism, and Asceticism#Islam, asceticism.
Practitioners of Sufism are r ...
. The long-term aim of the Islamic Texts Society is to provide a comprehensive English library on Islam and its various disciplines.
One project of the ITS is the “Ghazali Series”, aiming to publish in English works of
Muhammad Abu Hamid al-Ghazali.
Two of its volumes won the
British Book Design and Production Award (best general paperback) in 1991 and 1993.
Another ITS project is the “Fundamental Rights and Liberties in Islam Series”, which includes several studies by
Mohammad Hashim Kamali.
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See also
* List of publishers
References
External links
Islamic Texts Society official website
A partial list of books published by ITS
Full Catalogue
Publisher page
at IPG.
Publisher page
at Open Library
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.
WorldCat entry
ITS Facebook page
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Academic publishing companies
Book publishing companies of the United Kingdom
Educational charities based in the United Kingdom
Islamic charities based in the United Kingdom
Islamic studies
Mass media in Cambridge
Publishing companies established in 1981