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Islam : a very short introduction

Author: Malise Ruthven
Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.
Series: Very short introductions, 7.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Offering fresh insights and new information, Islam: A Very Short Introduction provides a much needed discussion of Islam's past, present, and future, and its place in modern world religions.
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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Malise Ruthven
ISBN: 0192853899 9780192853899
OCLC Number: 45052962
Notes: Originally published: 1997.
Description: 157 p. : ill., maps ; 18 cm.
Contents: Islam, Muslims, and Islamism --
The Quran and the prophet --
Divine unicity --
The Shari'a and it sconsequences --
Women and family --
The two Jihads --
Appendix: The five pillars of Islam.
Series Title: Very short introductions, 7.
Responsibility: Malise Ruthven.
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Offering fresh insights and new information, Islam: A Very Short Introduction provides a much needed discussion of Islam's past, present, and future, and its place in modern world religions.

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