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008			101101s2008 paua ob 001 0 eng d
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020			_z9780827608641
020			_z0827608640
020			_a9780827610491 (electronic bk.)
020			_a0827610491 (electronic bk.)
035			_a(OCoLC)676698399
035			_a343758 _b(N$T)
050		4	_aBP161.3 _b.F57 2008eb
082	0	4	_a297.02/4296 _222
049			_aN$TA
100	1		_aFirestone, Reuven, _d1952-
245	1	3	_aAn introduction to Islam for Jews _h[electronic resource] / _cReuven Firestone.
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aPhiladelphia : _bJPS/Jewish Publication Society, _c2008.
300			_a1 online resource (xvi, 298 p.) : _bill.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 269-272) and indexes.
505	0		_aA 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.
588			_aDescription based on print version record.
650		0	_aIslam.
650		0	_aIslam _xEssence, genius, nature.
650		0	_aIslam _xRelations _xJudaism.
650		0	_aJudaism _xRelations _xIslam.
655		7	_aEinführung. _2swd
650	0	7	_aIslam. _2swd
655		4	_aElectronic books.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _aFirestone, Reuven, 1952- _tIntroduction to Islam for Jews. _b1st ed. _dPhiladelphia : JPS/Jewish Publication Society, 2008 _z9780827608641 _w(DLC) 2007047352 _w(OCoLC)182537147
856	4	0	_3NetLibrary _uhttp://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=343758
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