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Introduction to Islam by Ramadan, Tariq is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Introduction to Islam about?
"Whether the issue is violence, terrorism, women's rights or slavery, Muslims are today expected to provide answers and to justify what Islam is-or is not. But little opportunity exists, either in the media or in society as a whole, to describe Islam. In simple, direct language, Introduction to Islam introduces readers to Islam and to its principles, rituals, diversity, and evolution. In this book, Tariq Ramadan focuses upon the realities of Islam today. Avoiding ideology and idealism, Ramadan brings to life an essence of the true meaning of Islam and its implications today. No prior knowledge of Islam is required; the book makes the complexity of Islam easy to understand by looking closely at its multi-faceted reality as a religion, and at the civilization that arose from it. The book begins with definitions, and basic principles of Islam. It then delves into history: from the beginnings in the prophetic mission and the Sunni-Shia schism, to the rise of legal schools and the construction of the "Islamic sciences," and to its theological, philosophic mainstream, and mystical (Sufi) undercurrents. The six pillars of faith will also be presented, along with the five pillars of practi
Who reads Introduction to Islam?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Ramadan, Tariq
- Publisher
- IRL Press at Oxford University Press
- Published
- 2017
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780190467487
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Islam, History, Religion
- Rating
- 3.8 / 5 (32 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13