01493nam 2200349Ia 450 99638791880331620221103135318.0(CKB)4940000000084286(EEBO)2248545773(OCoLC)9920019400971(EXLCZ)99494000000008428619910129d1613 uy |engurbn||||a|bb|Articles to be inquired of, in the [f]irst metropoliticall visitation, of the most reuerend father, George, by Gods pro[v]idence, Arch- bishop of Canterbury, and primate of all England[electronic resource] in, and for the dioces of Peterbury, in the yeare of our Lord God, 1613 and in the third yeare of His Graces translationLondon Printed by VVilliam Iaggard[1613][15] pDate of imprint suggested by STC (2nd ed.).Signatures: A-B⁴.Imperfect: tightly bound.Reproduction of original in the Lambeth Palace Library.eebo-0076Visitations, EcclesiasticalEnglandVisitations, EcclesiasticalAbbot George1562-1633.1002222EBKEBKWaOLNBOOK996387918803316Articles to be inquired of, in the irst metropoliticall visitation, of the most reuerend father, George, by Gods providence, Arch- bishop of Canterbury, and primate of all England2315400UNISA03391nam 2200685 a 450 991096076950332120200520144314.09781283810630128381063897808276104910827610491(CKB)2550000000017856(EBL)1062343(OCoLC)818820232(SSID)ssj0000421011(PQKBManifestationID)11310091(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000421011(PQKBWorkID)10407451(PQKB)11771376(MiAaPQ)EBC1062343(OCoLC)676698399(MdBmJHUP)muse9511(Au-PeEL)EBL1062343(CaPaEBR)ebr10388525(CaONFJC)MIL412313(Perlego)4519837(EXLCZ)99255000000001785620071115d2008 uy 0engur|||||||nn|ntxtccrAn introduction to Islam for Jews /Reuven Firestone1st ed.Philadelphia JPS/Jewish Publication Society20081 online resource (315 p.)Description based upon print version of record.9780827608641 0827608640 Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-272) and indexes.A survey of Islamic history -- Why an introduction to Islam specifically for Jews? -- Arabs and Israelites -- Pre-Islamic origins -- The emergence of Islam -- Muhammad and the Jews of Medina -- The death of the prophet and the expansion of the community -- The conquests -- The caliphal dynasties -- The decline of the Muslim world -- God, the Qur'an, and Islamic law -- God -- The five doctrines or "pillars of faith" -- The evolution of a formal theology -- The Qur'an -- The interpretive tradition -- The prophetic record -- Islamic law -- The workings of shari'a -- The umma: Islam in practice -- The umma and the caliphate -- The five pillars of Islam -- A sixth pillar? Jihad -- The range of practice among Muslims -- Sufism -- The shi'a -- Mosque and clergy -- The calendar -- The Muslim life-cycle -- Personal observance.Muslim-Jewish relations in the United States, Israel, and Europe are tenuous. Jews and Muslims struggle to understand one another and know little about each other's traditions and beliefs. Firestone explains the remarkable similarities and profound differences between Judaism and Islam, the complex history of Jihad, the legal and religious positions of Jews in the world of Islam, how various expressions of Islam (Sunni, Shi`a, Sufi, Salafi, etc.) regard Jews, the range of Muslim views about Israel, and much more. He addresses these issues and others with candor and integrity, and he writesIslamIslamEssence, genius, natureIslamRelationsJudaismJudaismRelationsIslamIslam.IslamEssence, genius, nature.IslamRelationsJudaism.JudaismRelationsIslam.297.02/4296Firestone Reuven1952-1809657MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910960769503321An introduction to Islam for Jews4360567UNINA