02441nam a2200457Ka 4500 ocn676698399 OCoLC 20200709055318.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 101101s2008 paua ob 001 0 eng d N$T N$T 9780827608641 0827608640 9780827610491 (electronic bk.) 0827610491 (electronic bk.) (OCoLC)676698399 343758 (N$T) BP161.3 .F57 2008eb 297.02/4296 22 N$TA Firestone, Reuven, 1952- An introduction to Islam for Jews [electronic resource] / Reuven Firestone. 1st ed. Philadelphia : JPS/Jewish Publication Society, 2008. 1 online resource (xvi, 298 p.) : ill. Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-272) and indexes. A survey of Islamic history -- Why an introduction to Islam specifically for Jews? -- Arabs and Israelites -- Pre-Islamic origins -- The emergence of Islam -- Muhammad and the Jews of Medina -- The death of the prophet and the expansion of the community -- The conquests -- The caliphal dynasties -- The decline of the Muslim world -- God, the Qur'an, and Islamic law -- God -- The five doctrines or "pillars of faith" -- The evolution of a formal theology -- The Qur'an -- The interpretive tradition -- The prophetic record -- Islamic law -- The workings of shari'a -- The umma: Islam in practice -- The umma and the caliphate -- The five pillars of Islam -- A sixth pillar? Jihad -- The range of practice among Muslims -- Sufism -- The shi'a -- Mosque and clergy -- The calendar -- The Muslim life-cycle -- Personal observance. Description based on print version record. Islam. Islam Essence, genius, nature. Islam Relations Judaism. Judaism Relations Islam. Einführung. swd Islam. swd Electronic books. Print version: Firestone, Reuven, 1952- Introduction to Islam for Jews. 1st ed. Philadelphia : JPS/Jewish Publication Society, 2008 9780827608641 (DLC) 2007047352 (OCoLC)182537147 NetLibrary http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=343758 cpp1723AUTO 02 N$T 50074 50074