Peters, F. E. <br/><br/>
Islam  a guide for Jews and Christians /  [electronic resource] : 
F.E. Peters. 
 - Princeton, N.J. ;  Woodstock :  Princeton University Press,  2003. 
 - 1 online resource (xiii, 285 p.) 
<br/><br/> Description based on print version record. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Discovering scripture in scripture -- The past remembered -- "And Muhammad is his messenger" -- The prince of Medina -- The Muslim scripture : the Quran -- The umma, Allah's commonwealth -- God's way : a life and a law for Muslims -- Defining and defending the community of believers -- The worshipful acts -- This world and the next. 
<br/><br/> The author seeks to provide readers whose cultural & religious formation has been Jewish or Christian with a way of approaching the body of belief & practice called Islam. The methodology is to approach from the perspective of a student of Islam. The book is not intended as a critical work. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781400825486 (electronic bk.) 1400825482 (electronic bk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Islam--Relations--Christianity.<br/>Christianity and other religions--Islam.<br/>Islam--Relations--Judaism.<br/>Judaism--Relations--Islam.<br/>Islam--Origin.<br/>Islam--Essence, genius, nature.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BP172  / .P455 2003eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>261.27