Introduction to Islam for Jews

Name: Introduction to Islam for Jews
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ISBN: 9780827608641

ISBN-10: 0827608640

ISBN-13: 9780827608641

Edition: 2008

Authors: Reuven Firestone

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Helping Jews understand Islam--a reasoned and candid view Muslim-Jewish relations in the United States, Israel, and Europe are tenuous. Jews and Muslims struggle to understand one another and know little about each other's traditions and beliefs. Firestone explains the remarkable similarities and profound differences between Judaism and Islam, the complex history of Jihad, the legal and religious positions of Jews in the world of Islam, how various expressions of Islam (Sunni, Shi`a, Sufi, Salafi, etc.) regard Jews, the range of Muslim views about Israel, and much more. He addresses these issues and others with candor and integrity, and he writes with language, symbols, and ideas that…

Book details

List price: $19.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Jewish Publication Society
Publication date: 5/19/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments



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


Epilogue


Endnotes



Islam and Judaism: Some Related Religious Terminology


Glossary


Bibliography


Scriptural Index: Verses from the Qur'an and the Bible


Subject Index