The complete idiot's guide to Islam
By: by Yahiya Emerick
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Alpha
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Indianapolis, IN
Language: eng
Number of pages: 330
ISBN-13: 9781615641291
Subjects: Islam
Other titles: Islam; Complete idiot's guide
Description: The number of followers of Islam is ever growing, and this enlightening guide gives you everything you need to know to understand why.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [307]-311) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introducing Islam. Why has Islam become so important? ; Food for the soul ; Looking at life the Islamic way ; All about Allah; title: The spiritual world of Islam. The four stages of life in Islam ; Islam on heaven and hell ; In the beginning: an Islamic perspective ; The measurement of life ; From Adam to Armageddon; title: The five pillars of Islam. Declaring faith in Islam ; Understanding Muslim prayers ; Elevating the soul ; Gathering in Mecca ; Uncovering the real story about Jihad; title: Islam and other religions. It's all in the prophets ; Jews in Islam ; Christianity and Islam; title: Regulating life within the laws of Islam. Exploring the sources of Islam ; Living Islam ; Looking at the status of women in Islam; title: The history of Islam. Muhammad in Mecca ; The victory of Islam ; The rightly guided successors ; Islamic civilization: The dynastic period; title: The legacy of Islam. Discover the influences of Islam ; Meet the Islamic sectarian movements.