Deze serie biedt een diepgaande en genuanceerde verkenning van de islam, die de geschiedenis, overtuigingen en praktijken ervan behandelt. Het duikt in de diversiteit van islamitische tradities en gedachten uit verschillende culturen en tijdperken. Ontworpen voor lezers die op zoek zijn naar een alomvattend maar toegankelijk begrip van dit wereldwijde geloof en zijn maatschappelijke impact. Elk deel richt zich op belangrijke facetten van het islamitische denken en leven, met inzichtelijke perspectieven.
This book provides brief biographies of a handful of individuals, whose deeds have served as a powerful inspiration for other Muslims. This book also examines the places that Muslims consider sacred, explaining how those sites figure into Islamic history--
Analyzes the data collected from twenty years worth of polling collected by groups like the Gallup Organization and the Pew Research Center which tracked attitudes and opinions of tens of thousands of people living in predominantly Muslim countries like Indonesia, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, and Egypt. Questions addressed the views of Muslims toward their local political systems, culture, religion, family life, and the United States.
"Provides the historical background of Islam's emergence on the Arabian Peninsula during the seventh century and traces the spread of the faith throughout the world during the centuries that followed, along with information about the major Islamic sects, an explanation of Islamic laws and practices, details of important Islamic celebrations and festivals, and a discussion of important issues that Muslims face today"--Back cover.
Discusses the similarities, differences, and historical conflicts between Islam, Christianity, and Judaism
"Explores the history of contact between the Muslim and Western civilizations during the fourteen centuries since Islam was established"--Page 4 of cover.
An in-depth look at the Muslim experience in the United States.
"Details the historical and political context that gave rise to modern Islamist movements and groups like the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). It also surveys fundamentalist movements in a variety of countries and regions, and outlines the ongoing challenges Islamic fundamentalism presents for the United States and its allies"--Back cover.