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  Islam (Very Short Introductions) (Paperback) By (author) Malise Ruthven

  

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  Short Description for IslamContains insights into issues such as why Islam has such major divisions between movements such as the Shi'ites, the Sunnis, and the importance of the Shar'ia (Islamic law) in Islamic life. This book also deals with contemporary questions: can women find fulfilment in Islamic societies? How must Islam adapt as it confronts the modern world?
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  • Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks
  • Published: 15 June 2000
  • Format: Paperback 176 pages
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  • Categories: Islam
  • ISBN 13: 9780192853899 ISBN 10: 0192853899
  • Sales rank: 30,396

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• Islam features widely in the news, often in its most militant versions, but few people in the non-Muslim world really understand the nature of Islam. Malise Ruthven's Very Short Introduction contains essential insights into issues such as why Islam has such major divisions between movements such as the Shi'ites, the Sunnis, and the Wahhabis, and the central importance of the Shar'ia (Islamic law) in Islamic life. It also offers fresh perspectives on contemporary questions: Why is the greatest 'Jihad' (holy war) now against the enemies of Islam, rather than the struggle against evil? Can women find fulfilment in Islamic societies? How must Islam adapt as it confronts the modern world?