An introduction to Islam for Jews
Firestone, Reuven, 1952-
An introduction to Islam for Jews [electronic resource] / Reuven Firestone. - 1st ed. - Philadelphia : JPS/Jewish Publication Society, 2008. - 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.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
GBA825329 bnb
Uk
Islam.
Islam--Essence, genius, nature.
Islam--Relations--Judaism.
Judaism--Relations--Islam.
Electronic books.
BP161.3 / .F57 2008eb
297.02/4296
An introduction to Islam for Jews [electronic resource] / Reuven Firestone. - 1st ed. - Philadelphia : JPS/Jewish Publication Society, 2008. - 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.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
GBA825329 bnb
Uk
Islam.
Islam--Essence, genius, nature.
Islam--Relations--Judaism.
Judaism--Relations--Islam.
Electronic books.
BP161.3 / .F57 2008eb
297.02/4296