An introduction to islam, fourth edition, provides students with a thorough, unified and topical introduction to the global religious community of islam. Nasr, seyyed hossein, hamid dabashi and seyyed vali reza nasr, eds. Salman rushdie and the wrath of islam and several other books. Jan 26, 2012 islam features widely in the news, often in its most militant versions, but few people in the nonmuslim world really understand the nature of islam. Malise ruthvens very short introduction, offers essential insights into the big issues, provides fresh perspectives on contemporary questions, and guides us through the complex debates. Islam features widely in the news, often in its most militant versions, but few people in the nonmuslim world really understand the nature of islam.
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Hajj is highly spiritual but at the same time highly social and universal activity of islam. The word islam is an arabic word which means submission to the will of god. A very short introduction provides a much needed discussion of islam s past, present, and future, and its place in modern world religions. Malise ruthven offering fresh insights and new information, islam. Looks at issues surrounding why islam has major divisions between movements such as the shiites, the sunnis, and the wahhabis. In practice, only the first caliphates effectively controlled all territories inhabited by muslims. A very short introduction examines why islam has such major divisions between movements such as the shiites, the sunnis, and the wahhabis, and the central importance of the sharia islamic law in islamic life. Bernard cricks contribution to oxfords very short introduction series.
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