Essential Islam: A Comprehensive Guide to Belief and Practice is the ideal beginner's resource on the core elements of a faith that, like Christianity and Judaism, offers a guide to holy living and a path to salvationβone that like other world faiths has inspired peace and war, tolerance and brutal
Essential Islam : A Comprehensive Guide to Belief and Practice
β Scribed by DIANE MORGAN
- Publisher
- PRAEGER An Imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 298
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Table of Contents
Contents......Page 6
Notes on Language and Orthography......Page 8
Authorβs Note......Page 10
Introduction and Background......Page 12
CHAPTER 1: What Muslims Believe: Essential Articles of Faith......Page 32
CHAPTER 2: Essential Elements of Islamic Practice......Page 88
CHAPTER 3: Muhammad
......Page 128
CHAPTER 4: Islamic Law and Cultural Practices......Page 196
CHAPTER 5: The Many Faces of Islam
......Page 252
Glossary......Page 279
Selected Bibliography......Page 289
Index......Page 293
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