What Is Islam?

Name: What Is Islam?
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ISBN: 9780753511947

A Comprehensive Introduction

Chris Horrie, Peter Chippindale

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Virgin
01 October 2007

Religion & beliefs; Islam; Islamic studies

The definitive introduction to the world's fastest growing religion

With over a billion followers, Islam is the world's fastest growing religion and a major global religious and political force in the 21st-century. It is also the subject of much misunderstanding, and many people know little of its origins or principles.

What is Islam? is the perfect introduction to this important and complex subject. It covers all aspects of the religion in clear and concise chapters, including-

Faith- The origins of Islam, the Koranic law and how it is dispensed The Muslim world- A look at Islamic nations and their relative importance History- The major events in the history of Islam Sects- Islamic sects and the rise of militant Islam in the 20th and 21st centuries

This indispensable guide remains the definitive introduction to the subject.

By: Chris Horrie, Peter Chippindale
Imprint: Virgin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 194mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 231g
ISBN: 9780753511947
ISBN 10: 0753511940
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 01 October 2007
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Chris Horrie is an award-winning newspaper, magazine and television journalist and author of ten books about politics, the media, business, sport and popular culture. He has also made a number of television documentaries on subjects as diverse as the commercialisation of football, the rise and fall of tabloid newspapers, management consultants and black American Jazz.