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The No-Nonsense Guide to Islam
Davies, Merryl Wyn; Sardar, Ziauddin
Publisher: Between the LinesYear Published: 2004 ISBN: 1-896357-86-5 Dewey: 297 Resource Type: Book Cx Number: CX8430 In this No-Nonsense Guide, Sardar and Davies explain the concepts and the rich history of the Muslim world. But they also call for urgent reforms within Islam, and for the West to end its bigotry. Abstract: TABLE OF CONTENTS Foreword by Ghayasuddin Siddiqui Introduction 1 The Qur'an and Sirah 2 What Is Islam? 3 The Rightly Guided Caliphs 4 Expansion and empires 5 Civilization and learning 6 Islam and the West 7 Reform movements 8 Contemporary issues 9 Beyond the impasse Glossary Timeline Bibliography Contacts Index Subject Headings |