TY  - BOOK
AU  - Firestone,Reuven
TI  - An introduction to Islam for Jews 
SN  - 9780827608641 (alk. paper)
AV  - BP161.3 FIR 
U1  - BP 161.3 FIR 
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Philadelphia
PB  - Jewish Publication Society
KW  - Islam
KW  - Essence, genius, nature
KW  - Relations
KW  - Judaism
N1  - 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
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip085/2007047352.html
ER  -