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by: Ziauddin Sardar  Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Dewey Decimal Number: 297 EAN: 9781840463637 ISBN: 1840463635 Label: Totem Books Manufacturer: Totem Books Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 176 Publication Date: November 25, 2001 Publisher: Totem Books Studio: Totem Books Related Items:
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 Rating: - Good, but a little like walking on egg shells...I've read several of the Introducing...series, including Introducing Christianity. I purchased Introducing Islam, as I'll be spending alot of time in the middle east next year, and would like to have a better understanding and appreciation of the religion and culture. Where it works: Introducing Islam provides a good historical overview of Islam, including it's powerful influence on science, medicine, mathematics, astronomy, art, poetry, government, and the legal system. ... Read More Rating: - A gift-worthy bookI sometimes wonder how much a good book is actually worth as opposed to what you pay for it the first time you buy it? In case of this particular book, it cost me more for the simple fact that I bought it at the ISNA Bazaar at the ISNA Convention in Rosemont in September and registration for the event alone was a cool $65. But I can say this without a doubt that this book is worth every penny just for the sheer creativity with which it presents the case. The book mainly focuses on introducing ... Read More Rating: - Informative but a bit too opinionatedI too enjoyed Introducing Islam (I read the whole book while sitting in a Borders store - their couches are more comfortable than my ones at home!) and was constantly surprised at the facts that the author revealed, especially about the divergence between the literal word of the Koran and the subsequent sharia (traditional law) rulings and the way that, for example, men and women are accorded equal rights in certain parts of the Koran, but subsequent sharia has discriminated against them to their severe ... Read More Rating: - This is a good pictorial history of IslamI am no scholar of Islam or even of comparative religions. This book came my way in my job, and being curious, I picked it up. In a few minutes I had learned far more about the early life of Muhammad (the Prophet) and about the social conditions in which Islam had originated, than I had learned from many other books and articles. While this book is definitely anti-colonial in its approach, it provides a good synthesis of the development of Islam, the contributions of Muslims worldwide in science and philosophy, ... Read More 
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