Windows on the House of Islam
Subtitle: Muslim Sources on Spirituality and Religious Life
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: June 18, 1998
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 450
ISBN-13: 9780520210868
Subjects: Islam; Islamic studies; Sources; Religion; Religion - World Religions; Poetry; Spirituality - General; Islam - General; Religion / General; Religious life
First sentence: The House of Islam rests on the threefold foundation of a sacred scripture, the prophetic sayings of Muhammad, and a sophisticated tradition of exegesis, or interpretation of the sacred tests.