The essential introduction to Islam by a leading expert
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Hardly a day goes by without mention of Islam. And yet, for most people, and in much of the world, Islam remains a little-known religion. Whether the issue is violence, terrorism, women's rights or slavery, Muslims are today expected to provide answers and to justify what Islam is - or is not. But little opportunity exists, either in the media or in society as a whole, to describe Islam: precisely the question this short and extremely accessible book sets out to answer. In simple, direct language it will introduce readers to...
The essential introduction to Islam by a leading expert
Hardly a day goes by without mention of Islam. And yet, for most people, and in much of the world, Islam remains a little-known religion. Whether the issue is violence, terrorism, women's rights or slavery, Muslims are today expected to provide answers and to justify what Islam is - or is not. But little opportunity exists, either in the media or in society as a whole, to describe Islam: precisely the question this short and extremely accessible book sets out to answer. In simple, direct language it will introduce readers to Islam, to its spirituality, its principles, its rituals, its diversity and its evolution.
- ISBN10 0141980508
- ISBN13 9780141980508
- Publish Date 2 March 2017
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
- Imprint Pelican
- Format Paperback (US Mass Market)
- Pages 336
- Language English
- URL https://penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/isbn/9780141980508