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An introduction to Islam for Jews Reuven Firestone

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society, 2008.Edition: 1st edDescription: xvi, 298 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780827608641 (alk. paper)
  • 0827608640 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • BP 161.3 FIR
LOC classification:
  • BP161.3 FIR
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Contents:
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.
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Notes Date due Barcode Item holds
Books Books JST Library General Stacks BP<br>Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc. BP 161.3 FIR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available Donated by Fr. Daniel Madigan, SJ 108329
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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.

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