What Is Islam?

by Chris Horrie (Author), Chris Horrie (Author), Peter Chippindale (Author)

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  Paperback
  1990

  $3.25

  A comprehensive introduction to Islam. It covers the origins of Islam, with an explanation of the Koranic law and how it is dispensed. It discusses the breakdown of the Islamic sects and gives an account of the rise of militant Islam in the 20th century. It includes a directory of Islamic nations.

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  Paperback
  2003

  $3.52

  This title is a comprehensive and factual introduction to a complex subject. It is set out in clearly defined and concise sections that encompass all aspects of the religion, including: faith - the origins of Islam, with an explanation of the Koranic law and how it is dispensed; sects - a breakdown of the Islamic sects and an account of the rise of militant Islam in the 20th and 21st centuries; history - the major events of Islamic history; and Islamic world - a directory of Islamic nations in order of importance.