02648nam 2200601Ia 450 991045681410332120200520144314.01-282-34157-X97866123415710-313-36026-X(CKB)2430000000010820(EBL)492141(OCoLC)495532664(SSID)ssj0000295532(PQKBManifestationID)11911245(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000295532(PQKBWorkID)10332645(PQKB)10041903(MiAaPQ)EBC492141(Au-PeEL)EBL492141(CaPaEBR)ebr10342161(CaONFJC)MIL234157(EXLCZ)99243000000001082020090723d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrEssential Islam[electronic resource] a comprehensive guide to belief and practice /Diane MorganSanta Barbara, CA Praeger20091 online resource (297 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-313-36025-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Preliminaries; Contents; Notes on Language and Orthography; Author's Note; Introduction and Background; Chapter 1 What Muslims Believe: Essential Articles of Faith; Chapter 2 Essential Elements of Islamic Practice; Chapter 3 Muhammad; Chapter 4 Islamic Law and Cultural Practices; Chapter 5 The Many Faces of Islam; Glossary; Selected Bibliography; IndexEssential Islam: A Comprehensive Guide to Belief and Practice is the ideal beginner's resource on the core elements of a faith that, like Christianity and Judaism, offers a guide to holy living and a path to salvation-one that like other world faiths has inspired peace and war, tolerance and brutality, enlightenment and abysmal ignorance.||Essential Islam offers an insightful, objective look at Islam from its inception to the present day, including a discussion of Islamic beliefs about God, history, warfare, marriage, the afterlife, and the relationship between Islam and other faiths. It is a IslamIslamDoctrinesIslamCustoms and practicesElectronic books.Islam.IslamDoctrines.IslamCustoms and practices.297Morgan Diane909828MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910456814103321Essential Islam2035948UNINA