Understanding Islam : an introduction / C.T.R. Hewer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hewer, C. T. R., 1952-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islam--Essence, genius, nature.

Islam.

Islam--Doctrines.

Physical Description:

xiii, 255 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm

Edition:

First Fortress Press edition.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis, MN : Fortress Press, 2006.

Summary:

The faith of a billion Muslims today, developed over fourteen centuries, is sympathetically and skillfully presented in this marvelous introduction. Hewer's extensive knowledge and contextually sensitive presentation yield an exceptionally rich and faithful account, presupposing no prior knowledge of the traditions, without orientalist, Western, or Christian biases. Includes diagrams, glossary, and easy to follow references to the Qur'an.

Contents:

The wider picture : creation from a Muslim perspective

Muhammad, the last in the chain of prophets

The Qurʾān, the revealed word of God

An overview of Islamic history

The central beliefs of Islam

The principal practices of Islam

A Muslim life

Living constantly remembering God

Islam and other faiths

Muslims in Britain, Western Europe, and the United States

Further reading

Glossary

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [230]-238) and index.

ISBN:

0800637917

OCLC:

65165449

Publisher Number:

9780800637910