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Islam / by Alfred Guillaume.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: New York, New York ; Ontario, Canada : Penguin Books, 1982.Edition: First published 1954Description: 210 pages, [7] unnumbered pages ; 18 cmSubject(s): LOC classification:
  • BP165. G855 1982
Contents:
Contents: 1. The historical background—2. Muhammad—3. The Quran—4. The Islamic empire—5. Apostolic tradition—6. Sects—7. Philosophy and the genesis of the creeds—8. Mysticism—9. Islam today—The relation of Islam to Christianity—Glossary—Books for further reading—Index.
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Monograph Monograph Afghanistan Centre at Kabul University BP165.G855 1982 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available Donated by Daood Moosa. 3ACKU000533660
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“The cultural background of the Arab peoples, who are playing an ever larger and larger part in the modern world, has been formed as much by a great missionary religion, Muhammadanism, as has that of Europe and America by Christianity. The great awakening of the Muslim world which is now in progress, the emergence of new Muslim states such as Pakistan, Libya, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and the ever closer contact between the West and Middle East makes an understanding of the spirit of Islam essential to the informed…”—back cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents: 1. The historical background—2. Muhammad—3. The Quran—4. The Islamic empire—5. Apostolic tradition—6. Sects—7. Philosophy and the genesis of the creeds—8. Mysticism—9. Islam today—The relation of Islam to Christianity—Glossary—Books for further reading—Index.

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