Islam : A Short History,9781851682058

Islam : A Short History

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Edition: Reprint
ISBN13: 9781851682058
ISBN10: 1851682058
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1999-07-29
Publisher(s): Oneworld Publications
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Summary

The purpose of this book is to provide the Western reader with a positivenderstanding of Islam, of its origins, its history and its beliefs; but its hoped that there may also be something of value in it for the Muslimeader. It is based on the belief that Muhammad was a prophet chosen by Godor a particular task, and also that God was behind the spread of Islamhroughout the world. At the same time, this book accepts the main principlesf the western intellectual outlook, including its historical criticism; andonsequently departs from some of the traditional ideas of Muslims about theistory of their religion. Contents include coverage of the beginnings ofslam, the political history of the Islamic world, the teachings of theur'an, Islamic theology and the role of Islam in the modern world.

Table of Contents

Introduction 7(9)
The Beginnings
9(25)
Arabia and Mecca before Islam
9(2)
Muhammad's early life and call
11(5)
The response at Mecca
16(10)
Muhammad's years at Medina
26(8)
The Political History of the Islamic World
34(14)
The formation of the caliphate
34(2)
The expansion of the Islamic state
36(4)
The control of the Islamic state
40(4)
The Islamic world after the `Abbasids
44(4)
The Teaching of the Qur'an
48(39)
The text of the Qur'an
48(1)
The doctrine of God
49(12)
Prophethood
61(9)
Other religions
70(8)
The Five pillars
78(9)
Islamic Law
87(14)
The development of Islamic law
88(3)
Some particular areas of law
91(10)
Islamic Theology
101(30)
The early sects
101(10)
The development of Sunnite theology
111(6)
The Arabic philosophers
117(1)
The intellectual influence of Islam on Western Europe
118(4)
Sunnite theology after al-Ghazali
122(3)
Shi`ite theology
125(1)
Sufism
126(5)
The Challenge of the Modern World
131(12)
The advance of Europe and the West
131(4)
Globalization
135(4)
The problems facing Islam today
139(4)
Appendix: The Creed of al-Ash`ari 143(8)
Select Bibliography 151(3)
Index 154

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