
Islam - Simple Guides
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Content
- Front Cover
- Title Page
- Half Title
- Copyright
- About the Author
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- Map of Arabia
- 1 Muhammad, the Messenger of God
- The 'Revelations' and Rivalries
- Muhammad Emigrates to Medina
- Power and Reconciliation
- Purging Paganism
- Muhammad the Prophet and Messenger
- Islam - the Purified 'Religion of Abraham'
- 2 Islamic History
- The First Four Caliphs (632-661)
- The Umayyads (661-750)
- The Umayyads in Spain (711-1492)
- The Abbasids (750-1258)
- The Seljuks
- The Ottomans (1281-1924)
- Other Important Dynasties
- Decline of Muslim Empires
- European Aggression
- A New Arab Identity
- 3 Islamic Architecture
- Traditions of Mobility
- Muhammad's 'Mosque'
- Characteristics of Islamic Sacred Buildings
- Two Types of Mosque: Masjid and Jami
- Four Architectural Innovations
- Manar, the Minaret
- Other Key Architectural Elements
- Islamic Palaces
- The Madrasa - the Most Islamic Structure
- 4 Holy Texts: the Quran and Hadith
- How the Quran Came into Being
- The Quran's Central Message
- Interpreting the Quran
- Hadith
- Authenticity
- 5 Prayer - Salat
- Daily Prayers
- The Call to Prayer
- Prayer is the Second 'Pillar'
- 6 Pilgrimage - Hajj
- Day 8 of Hajj
- Day 9 of Hajj
- Visit to Medina
- The Umra - the Lesser Pilgrimage
- 7 Festivals and Calendar: the Muslim Year
- The Muslim Calendar
- Ramadan
- The Muslim Cycle of Festivals
- How 'Giving' is Calculated
- 8 From Cradle to Grave: the Muslim Life-Cycle
- Circumcision
- Learning the Quran, Manners and Hygiene
- The Sharia or 'Path'
- Women and Islam
- Marriage and Islam
- Divorce and Islam
- Death and Islam
- Muslim Life and the Diaspora
- 9 Denominations and Sects
- The Main Sects Not Recognized by Islam
- Early Crises
- The Shiites
- Imams - 'Imbued with the Light of Muhammad'
- Ismaili Shiites
- Sufism
- The Five Pillars of Islam or Arkan
- Glossary
- Further Reading
- Index
- Back Cover
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