[Dummies 01] • Islam For Dummies by Clark, Malcolm -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Table of Contents Introduction

About This Book Conventions Used in This Book Foolish Assumptions How This Book is Organized Icons Used in This Book Where to Go From Here

Part 1: Understanding the Basics

Chapter 1: Approaching Islam

Getting an Overview of Islamic Origins Summarizing Islamic Beliefs Dividing into Branches Counting the Numbers Locating Islam on the World Map

Chapter 2: Tracing the Path of Islamic History

The Four Rightly Guided Caliphs The Golden Age Bridging the Gap Three Great Later Empires

Chapter 3: Submitting to God

Affirming the Unity of God: Tawhid Clarifying the Terminology: Allah Equals God Testifying to God’s Supremacy Defining the Attributes of God Loving and Knowing God Invoking the 99 Names of God

Chapter 4: What Muslims Believe

Stating the Five Essential Beliefs of Islam Explaining the Faith to Non-Muslims Expounding the Faith: Dealing with Difficult Faith Issues Naming some theological issues Rejecting Formal Creeds

Chapter 5: Standing Before God: Heaven and Hell

Understanding Other Beings beyond God and Humans Going to Heaven or Hell: From Life to Death to Resurrection Envisioning Heaven and Hell

Part 2: Muhammad: The Man, the Book, and Rules of Law

Chapter 6: The Prophet: Muhammad

Setting the Stage: Arabia before Muhammad Telling the Story of Muhammad Thinking about Muhammad Theologically Relating Personally to Muhammad Searching for the Historical Muhammad

Chapter 7: The Book: The Qur’an

Introducing the Qur’an Hearing the Qur’an Treating the Qur’an with Respect Gathering and Organizing the Qur’an The Style of the Qur’an Interpreting the Qur’an Using the Qur’an in Daily Life Opening the Qur’an: The Fatiha

Chapter 8: Islamic Tradition and Law

Imitating Muhammad Understanding God’s Law

Part 3: Becoming Familiar with Muslim Daily Life

Chapter 9: The Five Pillars of Worship: Foundations of Islam

Purification: Getting Ready for Worship The Shahada (First Pillar): Testifying Salat (Second Pillar): Praying Zakat (Third Pillar): Helping the Needy Saum (Fourth Pillar): Reflecting and Fasting Hajj (Fifth Pillar): Making the Pilgrimage to Mecca

Chapter 10: Observing Other Religious Rituals and Customs

Rituals linked to the Yearly Calendar Marking Life’s Transitions Observing Everyday Customs Looking at Women’s Rituals

Chapter 11: Muslim Ethics: Living the Good Life

Reviewing the Starting Points for Islamic Ethics Applying Ethics to Practical Issues Understanding Sexual Ethics Outlining Ethics Regarding Marriage and Family

Part 4: Recognizing That All Muslims Aren’t the Same

Chapter 12: Shi`ites

Locating and Counting Shi`ite Muslims Keeping the Faith in the Family Reviewing Two Foundational Events of Shi`ism Following the Line of the 12 Imams Worshipping in Twelver Shi`ite Fashion Thinking like Shi`ites Interacting: Shi`ites, Sufis, and Sunnis

Chapter 13: Sufis

Searching for God Believing in the Sufi Manner Making a Contribution: Outstanding Individual Sufis Organizing the Sufi Community Acting in the Sufi Manner Putting Faith into Verse: Sufi Literature Establishing the Sufi Brotherhoods Rejecting Sufism

Chapter 14: Exploring Lesser-Known Sects Linked to Islam

`Ibadis (the early Kharijites) Zaydis (or Fiver Shi`ites) Isma`ili (or Sevener Shi`ite) Groups On the Fringes of Islam and Beyond

Chapter 15: Islam in America

Getting an Overview Organizing the Muslim Community Reestablishing a Black Muslim Community Shi`ites in America Sufis in America Facing the Future as Muslim Americans

Part 5: Considering Islam’s Concept of Abrahamic Religions

Chapter 16: Seeking Common Roots: Abrahamic Religion and Beyond

Belonging to the Same Family Reading the Bible in the Qur’an Muslims Facing Other Religions Moving Toward Religious Dialogue

Chapter 17: Seeking Common Ground

Ascertaining Muslims’ Concerns Hearing American Concerns Regarding Muslims Facing the Major Issues Knowing What’s Needed from the Muslim Side Knowing What’s Needed from the Western Side

Chapter 18: Meeting the Challenge of Modernity

Considering Islamic Democracy Reclaiming Identity as an Islamic State Forming a Shi`ite Islamic Republic Reviewing the Globalization of Islamic Radicalism: bin Laden and Afghanistan

Part 6: The Part of Tens

Chapter 19: Ten Muslim Contributions to World Civilization

Transmission of Greek Writings Algebra and Mathematics Arabic Numbers Astronomy Engineering and Technology Medicine Pharmacology Physics, Specifically Optics Architecture Taj Mahal The Alhambra

Chapter 20: Ten Noteworthy Muslims, Past and Present

Taking a Long Trip: Ibn Battuta Gathering it All Together: al-Tabari Wielding the Sword of Saladin Glorifying the King: Akbar Thinking Deep Thoughts: Ibn Rushd Creating the First Philosophy of History: Ibn Khaldun Becoming a Hero of the Revolution: Ali Shariati Building Great Mosques: Sinan Winning the Nobel Prize: Naguib Mahfouz Listening to Umm Kulthum

Chapter 21: Ten Islamic Regions in the News Today

Africa South Asia Southeast Asia and the Pacific The Balkan States Iraq Lebanon Palestine and Israel The Former Soviet Union Syria Turkey

Part 7: Appendixes

Appendix A: Counting the Years: The Muslim Calendar Appendix B: Glossary Appendix C: Resources: Digging Deeper

Academic Resources The Qur’an Video Resources Computer Software Islam on the Web And Finally …

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