num_pages: 192
description: The Koran, a book of about the same length as the New Testament, is one of the most remarkable scriptures in history; It has molded the lives of millions of people and given birth to a powerful and enduring religion known as Islam, which has helped shape the modern world. Unlike the holy books of the Jews and Christians, which are collections of religious narratives, laws, poems, proverbs, prophecies and prayers, dating from different periods and written by different men, every word in the Koran was delivered to the world through the lips of a single man, the Prophet Muhammad, over a 22 year period in the early seventh century. (First paragraph from the book "Early Islam")
language: English
title: Early Islam
titlecomplete: Early Islam
genres: History, Religion, Reference, Islam, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 60
series: Great Ages of Man
publisher: Time-Life Books Inc.