A Brief Guide to Islam. (2013)
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- A Brief Guide to Islam. (2013)
- Main Title:
- A Brief Guide to Islam
- Further Information:
- Note: Paul Grieve.
- Authors:
- Grieve, Paul
- Contents:
- Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; A Stroll Through the City of God; 1 In the Beginning; I Muslims, Christians and Jews: Similarities; II Muslims, Christians and Jews: Differences; III The Torah, the Bible and the Qurʼān; IV The Nature of Islam; V The Divide: Islam Misunderstood; 2 The Coming of the Prophet; I Early History; II Islam and the Torah; III The Judeo-Christian Prophets and the Qurʼān; The Messenger Isā; IV The Life of Muhammad; Islamic Dating; Appendix 1: The Constitution of Medina; Appendix 2: Muhammad's Wives; 3 The Fundamentals of Faith; I The Noble Qurʼān. The Mysterious LettersQurʼān Reciters; II The Hadith and the Sunna of the Prophet; III The Five Pillars of Islam; The Perils of the Pilgrimage; IV The Commandments of Islam; At the Heart of Faith; Appendix 1: Examples of Secure Hadiths from al-Bukhari and Muslim; Appendix 2: Surah 1, Al-Fātiha (The Opening); Appendix 3: Common Arabic Expressions Invoking the Name of God; Appendix 4: The Ninety-nine Beautiful Names of Allah; Appendix 5: Muhammad's Farewell Sermon; 4 Islam in the Modern World; I The Spread of Islam; The Battle of Yarmuk; Islam in Medieval Europe; The Crusades through Arab Eyes. II Islam beyond the EmpireIII The Arrival of the West in Dar al-Islam; IV The Great War and the Cairo Conference; Piracy on the Tyne; V Islam in the Modern World; Hiro as Hero; 11th September 2001; VI Muslim Communities in the West; Appendix: The Balfour Declaration; 5 The Practice of Islam; I Faith without Priests,Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; A Stroll Through the City of God; 1 In the Beginning; I Muslims, Christians and Jews: Similarities; II Muslims, Christians and Jews: Differences; III The Torah, the Bible and the Qurʼān; IV The Nature of Islam; V The Divide: Islam Misunderstood; 2 The Coming of the Prophet; I Early History; II Islam and the Torah; III The Judeo-Christian Prophets and the Qurʼān; The Messenger Isā; IV The Life of Muhammad; Islamic Dating; Appendix 1: The Constitution of Medina; Appendix 2: Muhammad's Wives; 3 The Fundamentals of Faith; I The Noble Qurʼān. The Mysterious LettersQurʼān Reciters; II The Hadith and the Sunna of the Prophet; III The Five Pillars of Islam; The Perils of the Pilgrimage; IV The Commandments of Islam; At the Heart of Faith; Appendix 1: Examples of Secure Hadiths from al-Bukhari and Muslim; Appendix 2: Surah 1, Al-Fātiha (The Opening); Appendix 3: Common Arabic Expressions Invoking the Name of God; Appendix 4: The Ninety-nine Beautiful Names of Allah; Appendix 5: Muhammad's Farewell Sermon; 4 Islam in the Modern World; I The Spread of Islam; The Battle of Yarmuk; Islam in Medieval Europe; The Crusades through Arab Eyes. II Islam beyond the EmpireIII The Arrival of the West in Dar al-Islam; IV The Great War and the Cairo Conference; Piracy on the Tyne; V Islam in the Modern World; Hiro as Hero; 11th September 2001; VI Muslim Communities in the West; Appendix: The Balfour Declaration; 5 The Practice of Islam; I Faith without Priests, Feasts without Sacraments; II Understanding Shariah; Fatwas in modern times; III Social Prohibitions; The Queen Boat; IV Women in Islam; V Islamic Banking; Shariah banking in Pakistan; VI Jihad; 6 The Development of Islam; I Movements within Islam. The Death of the Imam al-Husayn, Prince of MartyrsThat Turbulent Priest; The Oppressed and the Martyrs; The Life and Times of Brother X; II What is a Fundamentalist?; III The Future; Powerless in Gaza; Under the Lid; 7 Travelling in Dar al-Islam; I Culture, Religion and Social Progress; II God Without an Image; III Mosque Architecture; IV The Harams; The Mysterious Ending of al-Hākim bi-amr Allah; V Ten Treasures of Islam; VI Thirty-five Famous Muslims; VII Face to Face; Appendix: Excerpt from The Life of Muhammad by Emile Dermenghem; Glossary; Index. … (more)
- Publisher Details:
- London : Robinson
- Publication Date:
- 2013
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (160 pages)
- Subjects:
- 297
Islam -- 21st century
Islam -- History
Islam -- Doctrines
Islam and politics
Islam -- Social aspects
Islam -- Histoire -- 21e siècle
Islam -- Histoire
Islam -- Doctrines
Islam -- Aspect social
RELIGION -- Islam -- General
Islam
Islam and politics
Islam -- Doctrines
Islam -- Social aspects
History - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9781472107558
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