Dar-ul-Islam: Principle; Praxis; Movement This seminal work by Dr. Kamal Hassan Ali is rooted in his personal involvement with the largest indigenous effort to promote the religious and social remedies of Islam in America. Brooklyn New York in early 1970 is where Dr. Ali pledged himself to the principles of the Dar-ul-Islam Movement; a national Sunni Muslim religious movement whose aim was to familiarize the American people with the precepts of the religion of Islam. Dr. Ali was instrumental in forwarding the Movement's educational goals; and in contributing to the New York State Prison program established by the Dar-ul-Islam Muslim Prison Committee. With respect to the Dar's legitimate claim as an indigenous revivalist movement; Dr. Ali methodically sifts through the five major responsibilities or Pillars of Islam and demonstrates how this Movement; peopled by mostly African American converts; satisfied the communal obligations to these Pillars and; by so doing; situates the Movement in the center of the global Islamic experience
#357683 in Books Simon Schuster 2013-06-04 2013-06-04Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.25 x 1.30 x 6.12l; 1.11 #File Name: 1451645090448 pages
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Fantastic BookBy Lars SlateI was expecting a book on the Unites States solely but was pleasantly surprised! The first half of the book goes into depth the creation and lure of trans Atlantic crossings and Gibbs himself. I had no idea Gibbs accomplished so much. You see his work all the time in documentaries but his name is rarely mentioned.The Author does a superb job with his writing and telling of history. He has a gift for writing and was enjoyable to read.The cruise ship industry will never be the same. Yes there are a few boutique cruises which attempt to change current trends; most are these bloated top heavy ugly ships catering to shopping and all you can eat and hitting these ports catering to 100% tourism for the 1 hour stop over.The SS United States represents the end of an era and the pride a country can have.Thank you Steven Ujifusa for writing this great book and preserving the legacy of Willie Gibbs and the SS United States. I hope in my lifetime I get to tour the ship before she is scrapped.22 of 23 people found the following review helpful. A Stunning AchievementBy Craig R. Whitney"A Man and his Ship" takes us back to the days when it took five days to get from New York City to London (via Southampton) and tells the story of William Francis Gibbs; the American ship designer who was obsessed with the idea of building a ship that could do it even faster; faster than the British and French and German ocean liners that would be its rivals. His vision of a superliner built with top-secret technology was ultimately realized in 1953 in the construction of SS United States; whose nearly 248;000 horsepower could drive it through the waves at 38.32 knots; nearly 45 miles an hour. It was a stunning achievement - and so is "A Man and his Ship;" which begins as Gibbs's dream began before World War I and ends with the great vessel; a stripped and gutted ruin; laid up in the river in Philadelphia awaiting its ultimate fate. Its admirers hope to make that something other than the wrecking yard.Winning the "Blue Riband;" the prize for the fastest Atlantic crossing; was not the only goal; though United States did that with a crossing in three and one-half days. For; as Ujifusa writes; United States was "designed for wartime use first and foremost" - as a troop transport that could outrun and outmaneuver enemy submarines. That meant that it was built with military-level technology: high-pressure turbines; and top-secret propellers (designed by a woman on Gibbs's staff); designs not declassified until after the Vietnam War. And it was built with money from the taxpayers - financial subsidies from the U.S. Government for its construction; which cost nearly $80 million; and for its annual operating costs as well.Of course; all that - Blue Riband; troop transport duties; government subsidies; the luxury of transatlantic crossing - vanished into thin air; literally; when airplanes replaced ocean liners in the 1960s. It's all told; in rich detail evocative of an era not all that long past; in this wonderful book; which has pictures that will bring all that back for those who remember it; or bring it to life for those too young to remember. A great read.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A Great Book about a Great Man and his Great ShipBy New River Valley OutdorsmanI grew up in NY City at the end of the era of the great ocean liners. Whenever I drove down the West Side Highway I would search for the beautiful ships that docked there; most especially the "Big U;" SS United States. The very first book I bought; in 1953; was about this ship. Ujifusa has created a memorable portrait of this phenomenal technological achievement; and of the enigmatic and driven man who designed and built her; William Francis Gibbs. It is at once historically accurate and emotionally compelling; a literary effeort to be proud of. Perhaps no one but a man like Gibbs could have built the greatest ocean liner of them all; and had he not lived; it never would have happened. The Big U is the apical achievment not only of the 1950's; but in terms of marine architecture; of all time. Nothing has surpassed her; and nothing ever will. That she is sitting at her moorings in Philadelphia today; rusting away; is not only a crime but an insult to the memory of her designer and the thousands of people who built her. Ujifusa has done a great service to America by writing the story in such a readable and entertaining; moving way.
