Understanding Islam Nelson's Quick Guide To Religions

By James Beverley
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A quick but thorough introduction to the culture, history, and practices of the world’s second largest religion!

  • What Muslims really believe about God, the world, and their place in it
  • How Muhammad established a religion that now stretches around the world
  • The meaning of Jihad, and how it fits into Islamic teaching
  • The role of terrorism in an Islamic worldview
  • The place of women in the Muslim world
  • Why Palestine continues to be a point of contention with the Muslim people
  • How Christians should relate to people from Muslim countries

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Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Year: 2001
ISBN/ISSN: 0785248978


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