An Introduction to Islam for Jews /

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Firestone, Reuven, 1952-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : JPS/Jewish Publication Society, 2008.
Edición:1st ed.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Judaism > Relations > Islam.
Islam > Relations > Judaism.
Islam > Essence, genius, nature.
Islam.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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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