Questioning Islam · Tough Questions & Honest Answers About the Muslim Religion by Townsend, Peter -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

1. Why This Book? 2. Introduction 3. Possible Objections to the Arguments Presented in Questioning Islam 4. Islam: A Very Basic Introduction

4.1 The Early Development of Islam 4.2 Muslim Beliefs 4.3 Muslim Practices: The Five Pillars of Islam

5. The History of Islam: A Critical Examination

5.1 Islamic Pre-History 5.2 How reliable are the Classical Islamic Historical Sources? 5.3 Archaeological and Documentary Evidence

6. The Reliability and Consistency of the Qur’an

7. The Message, Example and Character of Muhammad

7.1. Muhammad’s Prophetic Claims 7.2. Muhammad and Violence in the Name of Allah 7.3. Muhammad and Booty 7.4. Muhammad the Treaty Breaker 7.5. Muhammad and His Captives: Massacres, Atrocities and Torture 7.6. Muhammad and the Fate of his Critics 7.7. Muhammad’s Home and Sex Life 7.8. Muhammad and Aisha

8. Examining Specific Islamic Teachings

8.1. The Weird and Wonderful World of the Hadiths 8.2. Islam and Violence 8.3. Islam and Women 8.4. Islam and the Age of Consent 8.5. Islam and Honor Killing 8.6. Islam and Apostasy 8.7. Islam and Unbelievers 8.8. Islam and Forced Conversion 8.9. Islam and Slavery 8.10. Islam and Homosexuality 8.11 Islamic Law (Shari’a) 8.12 Islam and ‘Truth Bending”

9. Epilogue: Why the Continuing Appeal of Islam? Please Keep In Touch Notes