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This book is not for the casual reader wanting to understand Islam. It is for the serious student and scholar looking for a critical, dispassionate (non-polemical) search for knowledge, which seeks to reconstruct what actually happened, all the while bringing in multiple perspectives to each text.
- Samir Muminović
What Everyone Needs to Know about Islam gr ew out of my expe-riences after the tragedy of 9/11. Like many of my colleagues, I was bombarded with questions about Islam and Muslims. While some questions centered on the attacks against the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, many were the same queries that have arisen time and again over the years in
Jun 14, 2011 · This brief and readable book remains the first place to look for up-to-date information on the faith, customs, and political beliefs of the more than one billion people who call themselves...
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Nov 10, 2021 · What Everyone Needs to Know About Islam is meant to meet that need. Its primary purpose is to communicate what Muslims believe and why they do what they do. The book is not designed to be read from cover to cover; readers can look for answers to specific questions of interest to them.
This brief and readable book remains the first place to look for up-to-date information on the faith, customs, and political beliefs of the more than one billion people who call themselves Muslims. Publisher: Oxford University Press Edition: 2
This newly updated edition of What Everyone Needs to Know about Islam is the best single source for clearly presented, objective information about these new developments, and for answers to questions about the origin and traditions of Islam.
Nov 1, 2002 · The editor of The Oxford Encyclopedia of Modern Islam and The Oxford History of Islam, and author of Unholy War and many other acclaimed works, John Esposito is one of America's leading authorities on Islam. This brief and readable book is the first place to look for information on the faith, customs, and political beliefs of the more than one ...
- John L. Esposito
