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9780863161568

Islam for Beginners

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  • ISBN13:

    9780863161568

  • ISBN10:

    0863161561

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1992-11-01
  • Publisher: Writers & Readers
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Summary

This unique combination of text and illustration introduces the faith and culture of Muslims from the seventh century to the present. Intellectually compelling and visually striking, this book will help both students and interested lay readers to better understand the history and contemporary impact of one of the great religions of the world.

Table of Contents

Revelationp. 1
Al-Fatiha, The Openingp. 2
Arabia and the Beginnings of Islamp. 3
The Koran, the Holy Text of Islamp. 14
The Sunna and the Hadithp. 42
Communityp. 65
Damascus: Islamic Worship, The Mosquep. 70
Kufa: Sects, Law and Theological Schools, Alchemyp. 82
Baghdad: Islamic Science 1: Mathematics and Medicinep. 94
Cordova: Islamic Philosophyp. 104
Isfahan: Sufism and Musicp. 110
Samarkand: Islamic Science 2: Astronomy and Geographyp. 116
Cairo: The Islamic Cityp. 122
Djenne: Islamic Africap. 134
Istanbul: Islamic Power: The Impact on Europep. 138
Agra: Islamic Indiap. 146
Southeast Asiap. 152
Central and South Americap. 154
United Statesp. 156
Europep. 158
Muslim Countries of the Worldp. 162
Straight Pathp. 165
Islam in the Post-Colonial Phasep. 167
Four Models in Search of the Straight Pathp. 170
Bibliographyp. 191
Acknowledgements and Sourcesp. 194
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