An introduction to Islam for Jews
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| Language: | English |
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Philadelphia :
JPS/Jewish Publication Society,
2008.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Online Access: | An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view |
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| 245 | 1 | 3 | |a An introduction to Islam for Jews |h [electronic resource] / |c Reuven Firestone. |
| 250 | |a 1st ed. | ||
| 260 | |a Philadelphia : |b JPS/Jewish Publication Society, |c 2008. | ||
| 300 | |a xvi, 298 p. : |b ill. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-272) and indexes. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a 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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| 650 | 0 | |a Islam. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Islam |x Essence, genius, nature. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Islam |x Relations |x Judaism. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Judaism |x Relations |x Islam. | |
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