The Islam Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained (DK Big Ideas)

✍ Scribed by DK

• Publisher: DK
• Year: 2020
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 336
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Learn about the history and traditions of the Islamic faith in The Islam Book.

Part of the fascinating Big Ideas series, this book tackles tricky topics and themes in a simple and easy to follow format. Learn about Islam in this overview guide to the subject, brilliant for novices looking to find out more and experts wishing to refresh their knowledge alike! The Islam Book brings a fresh and vibrant take on the topic through eye-catching graphics and diagrams to immerse yourself in. 

This captivating book will broaden your understanding of Islam, with:

- Images of Islamic art, architecture, calligraphy, and historical artifacts
- Packed with facts, charts, timelines and graphs to help explain core concepts
- A visual approach to big subjects with striking illustrations and graphics throughout
- Straightforward text makes topics accessible for people at any level of understanding

The Islam Book is a comprehensive guide essential to understanding the world’s fastest-growing religion - aimed at self-educators after a trustworthy account and religious studies students wanting to gain an overview. Here you’ll find clear factual writing offering insight into terms like Sharia law, the Caliphate, and jihad; Sunni and Shia divisions; and Sufi poetry and music.

Your Islam Questions, Simply Explained

This essential guide to Islam covers every aspect of the Muslim faith and its history – from the life of the Prophet Muhammad and the teachings of the Koran to Islam in the 21st century. If you thought it was difficult to learn about one of the world’s major religions, The Islam Book presents key information in an easy to follow layout. Find out about modern issues such as fundamentalism, the work of peaceful traditionalists, modernizers, and women's rights campaigners, as well as the central tenets of Islam, such as prayer, fasting, and pilgrimage.

The Big Ideas Series

With millions of copies sold worldwide, The Islam Book is part of the award-winning Big Ideas series from DK. The series uses striking graphics along with engaging writing, making big topics easy to understand.

✦ Table of Contents

CONTENTS
FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
MUHAMMAD 570–632
You knew nothing of the book or belief
Muhammad is God’s final messenger
Your blood will be my blood
The noblest community ever raised up for mankind
A beacon for the nations
There is no god but God
Hurry to prayer, hurry to salvation
I show [mercy] to those that … give alms
Believers, fasting is decreed for you
I am here O Lord, I am here
Muhammad is no more than a messenger: other messengers have passed away before him
What are these images to which you are so devoted?
THE QURAN
This book is not to be doubted
A guide for the righteous
In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate
The Lord of All Being
There shall be no compulsion in religion
And all things we have made in pairs
Believers, have faith in God
None may touch except the purified
New in every age, fresh for every people
Enter Paradise and abide therein for ever
Cursed be the inmates of the conflagration
AN ISLAMIC IDENTITY 632–786
All the Earth is a mosque
He was superior to us as a Muslim
I am placing on the Earth one that shall rule as my deputy
The Imam is God’s chosen leader
And for the moon, we have ordained phases
Whoever turns from my way is not from me
He has forbidden you … the flesh of swine
Wine and games of chance … are abominations
God has laid His curse on usury
We have ordained a law and assigned a path
The supreme jihad is against oneself
Part of the completion of Islam
Grant me then the beauty of Your face
THE GOLDEN AGE OF ISLAM 756–1526
Seeking knowledge is obligatory for every Muslim
There is no conflict between Islam and science
We should not be ashamed to acknowledge truth
The reunion of broken parts
Have they never observed the sky above them …?
People need stories more than bread itself
The brilliant ornament of the world
The knowledge of anything is not complete unless it is known by its causes
Everything in the universe is within you
The Earth is round like a sphere
May God grant victory to Islam
God opened the heart of the king to Islam
Put on the holy mantle and pray to God
The first thing God created was the pen
The shadow of God on Earth
God is beautiful and He loves beauty
The righteous shall be lodged … amid gardens
Most worshippers of God are intent on the advancement of their own destiny
REFORM AND REVIVAL 1527–1979
Better Turkish than Popish
Unifiers of Islamic practice
A problematic European attitude toward Islam
Purification by the sword
I have been commissioned and I am the first of the believers
The center of attention is no longer Islam as a religion
America needs to understand Islam
Provided it does not interfere with sane reason
Our constitution is the Quran
Islam is the solution
Land of the Pure
Islam is politics or it is nothing
ISLAM TODAY
We belong to God, and to Him we shall return
The seven houses of Islam
An Arab has no superiority over a non-Arab
Democracy and Islam are not incompatible
Should you disagree about anything refer it to God
More political than religious
No negotiations, no conferences, and no dialogues
People really live Islam here
All too many Muslims fail to grasp Islam
Why do I have to prove to you that I’m a good guy?
Don’t panic, I’m Islamic
My identity Z Islam & umma is my family
What Muslims consume affects who they are
Ethical finance can be a force for good
Islam is a religion that empowers women
Beautiful to God rather than people
The best people are those living in my generation
Islam has been a progressive faith since the beginning
DIRECTORY
GLOSSARY
INDEX
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS