Islam For Dummies

From the Qur’an to Rama­dan, this fri­end­ly gui­de intro­du­ces you to the ori­g­ins, prac­ti­ces and beliefs of Islam

Many non-Mus­lims have no idea that Mus­lims wor­ship the same God as Chris­ti­ans and Jews, and that Islam pre­a­ches com­pas­si­on, cha­ri­ty, humi­li­ty, and the brot­her­hood of man. And the simi­la­ri­ties don’t end the­re. Accor­ding to Isla­mic tea­ching, Muham­mad foun­ded Islam in 610 CE after the angel Gabri­el appeared to him at Mec­ca and told him that God had ente­red him among the ranks of such gre­at bibli­cal pro­phe­ts as Abra­ham, Moses, and Christ. 

Whe­ther you live or work along­side Mus­lims and want to rela­te to them bet­ter, or you sim­ply want to gain a bet­ter under­stan­ding of the world’s second lar­gest reli­gi­on, Islam For Dum­mies can help you make sen­se of this reli­gi­on and its appeal, including:

• Muham­mad, the man and the legend
• The Five Pil­lars of Wisdom
• The Five Essen­ti­als beliefs of Islam
• The dif­fe­rent bran­ches of Islam and Isla­mic sects
• The Qur’an and Isla­mic law
• Islam throug­hout histo­ry and its impact around the world

Pro­fes­sor Mal­colm Clark explo­res the roots of Islam, how it has deve­lo­ped over the cen­tu­ries, and it’s long and com­plex rela­ti­onship with Chris­tia­ni­ty. He helps puts Islam in per­spec­ti­ve as a major cul­tu­ral and geo­po­li­ti­cal force. And he pro­vi­ded hel­pful insights into, among other things:

• Muham­mad, the Qur’an and the ethi­cal tea­chings of Islam
• Mus­lim wor­ship, cus­toms, and ritu­als sur­roun­ding birth, mar­ria­ge, and death
• Shi’ites, Sun­nis, Sufis, Dru­ze, and other important Mus­lim groups
• Islam in rela­ti­on to Juda­ism and Christianity

In the­se trou­bled times, it is important that we try to under­stand the belief sys­tems of others, for through under­stan­ding comes peace. Islam For Dum­mies helps you build bridges of under­stan­ding bet­ween you and your neigh­bors in the glo­bal village.

P.S. If you think this book seems fami­li­ar, you’re pro­ba­b­ly right. The Dum­mies team updated the cover and design to give the book a fresh feel, but the con­tent is the same as the pre­vious release of Islam For Dum­mies (9780764555039). The book you see here shouldn’t be con­side­red a new or updated pro­duct. But if you’re in the mood to learn some­thing new, check out some of our other books. We’re always wri­ting about new topics! .