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020			_z9780827608641 (alk. paper)
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035			_a(OCoLC)676698399
050	1	4	_aBP161.3 _b.F57 2008eb
082	0	4	_a297.02/4296 _222
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			_axvi, 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.
533			_aElectronic reproduction. _bPalo Alto, Calif. : _cebrary, _d2013. _nAvailable via World Wide Web. _nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
650		0	_aIslam.
650		0	_aIslam _xEssence, genius, nature.
650		0	_aIslam _xRelations _xJudaism.
650		0	_aJudaism _xRelations _xIslam.
655		7	_aElectronic books. _2local
710	2		_aebrary, Inc.
856	4	0	_uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10388525 _zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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