LEADER 03303nam 2200637 a 450 001 9910781148403321 005 20230721005940.0 010 $a1-283-81063-8 010 $a0-8276-1049-1 035 $a(CKB)2550000000017856 035 $a(EBL)1062343 035 $a(OCoLC)818820232 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000421011 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11310091 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000421011 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10407451 035 $a(PQKB)11771376 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1062343 035 $a(OCoLC)676698399 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse9511 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1062343 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10388525 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL412313 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000017856 100 $a20071115d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|||||||nn|n 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 13$aAn introduction to Islam for Jews$b[electronic resource] /$fReuven Firestone 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aPhiladelphia $cJPS/Jewish Publication Society$d2008 215 $a1 online resource (315 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8276-0864-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 269-272) and indexes. 327 $aA 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. 330 $aMuslim-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 writes 606 $aIslam 606 $aIslam$xEssence, genius, nature 606 $aIslam$xRelations$xJudaism 606 $aJudaism$xRelations$xIslam 615 0$aIslam. 615 0$aIslam$xEssence, genius, nature. 615 0$aIslam$xRelations$xJudaism. 615 0$aJudaism$xRelations$xIslam. 676 $a297.02/4296 700 $aFirestone$b Reuven$f1952-$01498523 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910781148403321 996 $aAn introduction to Islam for Jews$93724107 997 $aUNINA