Islam: The Basics

With nearly 1500 rich years of history and culture to its name, Islam is one of the world s great faiths and, in modern times, the subject of increasingly passionate debate by believers and non-believers alike. Islam: The Basics is a concise and timely introduction to all aspects of Muslim belief and practice. Topics covered include:

The Koran and its teachings The life of the Prophet Muhammad Women in Islam Sufism and Shi ism Islam and the modern world Non-Muslim approaches to Islam

Complete with a glossary of terms, pointers to further reading and a chronology of key dates, Islam: The Basics provides an invaluable overview of the history and the contemporary relevance of this always fascinating and important subject. "

• Author
• Colin Turner

• Format
• paperback

• Pages
• 231

• Series
• The Basics

• Publisher
• Routledge

• Language
• english

• ISBN
• 9780415341066

• Genres
• religion, islam

• Release date
• 2005