A Muslim Primer: A Beginner's Guide to Islam

A Muslim Primer: A Beginner's Guide to Islam

A Muslim Primer: A Beginner's Guide to Islam

A Muslim Primer: A Beginner's Guide to Islam

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Overview

A Muslim Primer covers the basic beliefs of Islam and provides an informative source for both lay and professional readers. First published in 1992, it has proven to be a valuable handbook for all attempting to better understand the tenets of the religion of a major portion of the world’s population. The reader is introduced to the authority of the Quran, the prophethood of Muhammad, the Wisdom of the Law, the Five Pillars of Islam, and to other fundamental principles of the religion. Distinctions are made between Sunni and Shiite traditions and the Sufi mystical dimension of Islam.

Well organized, visually appealing, and accurate, A Muslim Primer is useful to pre-collegiate and collegiate students of Islam, church and community study groups, and travelers, both tourists and business people.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781610752701
Publisher: University of Arkansas Press
Publication date: 07/01/2000
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 256
File size: 5 MB

About the Author

Ira G. Zepp Jr. is professor emeritus of religious studies at Western Maryland College and has authored several books, including The New Religious Image of Urban America: The Shopping Mall as Ceremonial Center.

Sayyid Muhammad Syeed is Secretary General of the Islamic Society of North America.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Contents Preface Foreword Introduction: Historical Context for Contemporary Interest in Islam By Way of Definition Part One: The Desert is Fertile Abraham: First Monotheist and Common Parent From Animism to Allah: Pre-Islamic Arabia Can Anything Good Come Out of Mecca? The Life of Muhammad Part Two: Essential Islam Beliefs of Islam Ethics: Principles and Application The Five Pillars of Islam Jihad: Striving, Struggle The Muslim Wedding and Funeral Divisions in Islam Part Three: Some Current Issues The Status of Women Human Rights Part Four: Islam's Gifts to the West Art Architecture Sciences Physics Mathematics Medicine Literature Philosophy Part Five: Islam and Christianity Jesus, Son of Mary Bases for Dialogue Differences Similarities What Christians Can Do to Better Understand Islam What Muslims Can Do to Better Understand Christianity Guidelines for Dialogue Concluding Reflections The Heart of Islam: Continuity, Certainty, and Balance Afterword Islamic Festivals and Muslim Cultural Celebrations Moments in American Muslim History Sample List of English Words Derived from Arabic Glossary of Arabic Terms Endnotes Suggested Bibliography Index
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