Understanding Living Islam: Spirituality, Structures, Society and Sects

by Patrick Sookhdeo

Overview

Understanding Living Islam is a detailed study of the practices, family life, social structures, spirituality and sects of Muslims today. It includes extensive quotations from Islamic sources throughout the ages, covering conservative and political Islam to folk Islam and mysticism This book is especially suitable for those seeking an in-depth understanding of the rich variety of what Muslims believe and how they live now. A companion to Understanding Islamic Theology.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781952450020
Publisher:	Isaac Publishing
Publication date:	03/01/2021
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	528
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Patrick Sookhdeo, PhD, DD is a widely acknowledged authority on Islam and acts as a consultant to government, business and the media. He is Director of the Institute for the Study of Islam and Christianity, International Director of Barnabas Fund, Executive Director of the Oxford Centre for Religion and Public Life, and President of the Westminster Institue, Washington DC. He gained his PhD from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, and ha also been awarded doctorates from Western Seminary, Oregon, for work on pluralism and from Nashotah House Theological Seminary, Wisconsin, for work on human rights and religious liberty. He is also Dean Theologian of the Anglican Church of Nigeria and Cor Episcopos of the Syriac Orthodox Church. Dr Sookhdeo is a Research Associate in the Department of Religion Studies at the Faculty of Theology and Religion at the University of Pretoria, South Africa, and has taught and lectured at many academic institutions around the world. He is the author/editor of 35 books.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments vii

Note on Main Islamic Sources ix

Introduction 1

1 The Five Pillars of Islam 3

2 Jihad-the Sixth Pillar 93

3 Islam as a Political Phenomenon 121

4 Apostasy and Blasphemy in Islam 161

5 Home and Family Life 217

6 Islamic Sects 267

7 Sufism 351

8 Folk Islam 375

Sources 415

Glossary 453

Qur'anic Surahs in Alphabetical Order 481

Qur'anic Surahs in Numerical Order 487

Quran Index 493

Hadith Index 497

Index 501