Islam: A Concise IntroductionRoutledge, 2013 M11 5 - 197 pages This user-friendly reference work provides an accessible introduction to Islam for the general reader and student alike. It presents a historical overview, a description of Islam as a living faith along with a discussion of the problems raised by Western perceptions of Islam. Including key dates and simple definitions, the book provides readers with explanations of technical matters such as the structure of Arabic names and the various ways of transliterating Arabic. |
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Abbasid Abraham According ad-Din Ahmad Allah aqiqa Arabic word Arafat ayas Baghdad beginning believers Buyids Byzantine cAbd calendar Caliph century chapter Christian Companions conquered dynasty Egypt established European example fast Fatimid festival four God's hadiths hajj Hajj and Umra Hasan Hussein ijtihad Imam India Iran Iraq Islamic law Islamist Ismail isnads Jesus Jewish Jews judgement Kaaba Khan known lunar Mamluks Marwa Mecca Meccan suras Medina mentioned Messenger Mongols month Moreover mosque Muhammad Muslim countries Muslim world Mutazilites Nevertheless night Nizaris non-Muslim North Africa originally Ottoman Empire pagans Pakistan perform period Persia pilgrimage pilgrims pillars pray pre-Islamic Prophet Quran rakas Ramadan recited recognised reference religion religious revelations ritual prayer ruled sadaqa Safa Safavid salat Saudi Arabia scholars Seljuks Shah Sharia Shiism Shiite subsequent Sufi Sufism Sultan Sunna Sunni suras Syria traditions translation transliteration Twelver ulama Umar Umayyad umra western worship zakat Zaydi