Hailed as a concise survey of Islamic history and culture, An Introduction to Islam covers everything from Islamic theology and law to the development of the Arabic, Persian, and Turkish languages, from social and economic life in the middle ages to the invention of the Muslim calendar. For the second edition, the text as well as the references and bibliography have been brought up to date.
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An accurate picture of the interplay of religious inspiration and historical circumstances which shaped Islamic history from its inception... It reflects a distinct sensitivity to the nuances of the subject culture, combined with a clear command of the scholarly sources.
(MESA Bulletin )An invaluable and convenient source of information.
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Textbook for Higher learning, hardly light reading material,
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Textbook for Higher learning, hardly light reading material
I haven't really had time to read more than the introductory pages, but one thing is already clear. This is a Textbook for higher learning, hardly light reading material. As a non religiously raised but open-minded person, I was interested in this book, as an introduction to and to get an overview of the Islam and Islamic values. I already did the same for Christendom, Kabbalah & Zen-Bhuddhism among others.
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When God sent him, in the month of Ramadan in which God willed concerning him what he willed of His grace, the apostle set forth to Hira as was his wont, and his family with him. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
military land tenure, chief amir, topographical itinerary, military slaves, droit musulman, unsuccessful siege, legal schools, pious foundations Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Near East, North Africa, Middle East, New York, Asia Minor, Hamilton Alexander Roskeen, Golden Horde, Grand Vizier, Studia Islamica, William Montgomery, Death of the Persian, Alp Arslan, Arab Bedouin, Caspian Sea, Los Angeles, New Haven, Saudi Arabia, Far East, Islamic Spain, Islamic Surveys, Shlomo Dov, The Cambridge History of Islam, American Oriental Society, Ann Katherine Swynford, Atlas des Vorderen Orients New!
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When God sent him, in the month of Ramadan in which God willed concerning him what he willed of His grace, the apostle set forth to Hira as was his wont, and his family with him. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
military land tenure, chief amir, topographical itinerary, military slaves, droit musulman, unsuccessful siege, legal schools, pious foundations Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Near East, North Africa, Middle East, New York, Asia Minor, Hamilton Alexander Roskeen, Golden Horde, Grand Vizier, Studia Islamica, William Montgomery, Death of the Persian, Alp Arslan, Arab Bedouin, Caspian Sea, Los Angeles, New Haven, Saudi Arabia, Far East, Islamic Spain, Islamic Surveys, Shlomo Dov, The Cambridge History of Islam, American Oriental Society, Ann Katherine Swynford, Atlas des Vorderen Orients New!
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- The Cambridge History of Iran, Vol. 5: The Saljuq and Mongol Periods (Volume 5) by J. A. Boyle on page 260, page 274, and page 277
- The Cambridge History of Islam: Volume 2 by P. M. Holt on page 222, and page 232
- Medieval Islam by Dominique Sourdel on page 223, and page 235
- Central Asia in World History (The New Oxford World History) by Peter B. Golden on page 129, and page 190
- Der Koran (German Edition) by Rudi Paret on page 236, and page 237
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