248. 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. 0
Author: Reuven Firestone.
Library: Library of Islamic Parliament (Tehran)
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253. BL
Author: presented by the Committee on Continuing Legal Education of the Virginia Law Foundation.
Library: Library of Islamic Parliament (Tehran)
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259. BL
Author: Seán Duffy, editor ; associate editors, Ailbhe MacShamhráin, James Moynes.
Library: Library of Islamic Parliament (Tehran)
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