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Available
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Publication
Alpha (2001), Edition: 1st, 408 pages
Description
Dispelling the popular myths about Muslims and Islam, this is a beginners' guide to the history and development of Islam and the Muslim faith.
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LibraryThing member chodapp
It's possible to be too simple. And this is a case of it. Not recommended.
LibraryThing member kaelirenee
I got this book right after 9/11 to help me understand a faith I knew very little about-back when I didn't even know what an Imam was. One of my friends had just converted and I had so many questions. This is a great addition to a basic religion collection-it's clear, consice, and provides
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explinations of both day-to-day Islam and some of the more publicised aspects of it (the burkah, Hajj, and jihad, for example). Show Less
LibraryThing member GlennBell
The author is a convert from Christianity to Islam. He provides a positive description of Islam and contrasts it to Christianity and sometimes other religions. While somewhat interesting, it is comparing one branch of mystic fairy tales to another. It is sad that in our modern day that there are so
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many people who still believe such ideas. Show Less
ISBN
0028642333 / 9780028642338
UPC
021898642332