Islam

First Published in 1968. This works seeks to be neither controversial nor polemical, the author intends to present an entirely objective account of the beliefs and institutions of Islam. Lammens describes Hejaz as the cradle of Islam, where Western Arabia in its mountainous complexity holds as the primary focus in this title. Discussing Islam as having been formed by the evolution of thirteen centuries, the details supplied within enable the reader to extensively follow its historical development.

Auteur

H. Lammens, Sir E. Denison Ross (Translator)

Résumé
First Published in 1968. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Contenu

Chapter I The Cradle of Isl?m: Pre-Isl?mite Arabia; Chapter II Mu?ammad: The Founder of Isl?m; Chapter III The Qor?n: The Sacred Book of Isl?m; Chapter IV The 'Sunna', or the Tradition of Isl?m; Chapter V Jurisprudence and the Law of Isl?m; Chapter VI Asceticism and Mysticism of Isl?m; Chapter VII The Sects of Isl?m; Chapter VIII Reformists and Modernists;