To Be a Muslim

by Prince El Hassan Bin Talal; Elkann, Alain

• ISBN13: 9781903900826
• ISBN10: 1903900824
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-12-01
• Publisher: Sussex Academic Pr

Summary

This book is an incisive, personal statement about the essence of Islam by one of the world's leading advocates of inter-faith dialogue and understanding -- Prince El Hassan bin Talal of Jordan. The core of the book is a statement of belief in a question and answer format that allows Islam's basic tenets to be quickly grasped by a wide audience. In form and content To Be A Muslim reaches both a Western audience and also Muslims (who themselves can be Westerners) who are seeking to articulate their faith and to explain it to themselves and to others.

Table of Contents

Foreword	vi
Preface	x
Introduction: Appreciating Others' Traditions and Values	1	(6)
To Be A Muslim	7	(25)
The Implications of Islam for Civil Society and Democratization	32	(11)
Postscript: Toward a Universal Ethic of Human Understanding	43	(4)
Afterwords
Islamic Societies and Prospects for Democratization	47	(16)
David L. Boren
A Clash of Civilizations? or Normal Relations with Nations of the Islamic World?	63	(12)
Edward J. Perkins
Further Reading	75	(3)
Index	78