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Islam for Dummies | 
 enlarge | Author: Malcolm Clark
Publisher: For Dummies
List Price: $21.99
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Rating:  15 reviews
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 384
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 7.4 x 0.8
ISBN: 0764555030
Dewey Decimal Number: 297
EAN: 9780764555039
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Product Description
Find out about customs, history, and Islamic law From faith, prayer, and fasting to charity and pilgrimage, understand Muslim life You don't have to be Muslim to understand Islam. This friendly guide introduces you to the origins and practices of Islam, including the Five Pillars and life-cycle rituals. You'll discover the significance of Muhammad and the Qur'an and meet the various Islamic sects. You'll also see how Islam has adapted over time and read about current developments in the Islamic world. The Dummies Way - Explanations in plain English
- "Get in, get out" information
- Icons and other navigational aids
- Tear-out cheat sheet
- Top ten lists
- A dash of humor and fun
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 A good learning tool about Islam July 20, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I read this book several years ago as part on a bible study on Islam.
I hope you will enjoy and learn as much as I did out of it.
 Worst in the Series June 13, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I've read and own many of the "For Dummies" series, and this one doesn't deserve the title. It's dry, un-entertaining, and the author seems out of touch with his topic, focusing on minority groups and sects, as well as more obscure parts of the religion that don't exactly apply to Muslims as practiced today. I've since gone back and found factual errors or a misleading representation inside it. I wouldn't recommend the book, save your money on someone else.
Instead, I got "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Understanding Islam" by Yahiya Emerick, and found him a much more articulate author, who explained it in plain english; something that this "For Dummies" author didn't do so well.
 Intro to Islam April 23, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I have been deeply saddened by the ongoing conflict between Christianity and Islam - when I thought we shared so many beliefs. So, I bought this book to educate me - and hopefully enlighten me. I can't compare it to any other intro book on Islam because this is the only one I have read. But I am learning a lot about the beliefs, history and internal structure of Isalm, about the Prophet Muhammad and of the different sects within Islam. (some times too much history of names and dates and who did what to whom believing they were the next in line to lead Islam).
Bottom line is that I learned a lot - about Islam, and also about their issues and concerns about Jesus and (separately) about the Christian churches and their beleifs/dogma. I am still absorbing and thinking about all this.
This has been a very helpful book to me.
Informative and factual August 10, 2007
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
The coverage was very straight forward and provided basic information for someone who was not familiar with Isalm. It is a good book to become familiar with Islam and to understand basic beliefs. It is a good basic refernce book.
Islam July 3, 2007
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
I thought this book was great for providing information on not only the religion but the culture of Islam. It does not try to prove or defend the religion, just provide information.
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