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020			_z9781405180931
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100	1		_aSonn, Tamara.
245	1	0	_aIslam : _bA Brief History.
250			_a1st ed.
264		1	_aNewark : _bJohn Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, _c2009.
264		4	_c©2011.
300			_a1 online resource (197 pages)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aNew York Academy of Sciences Series
505	0		_aIntro -- Title page -- copyright -- Dedicatin -- series -- Illustrations -- Foreword -- Preface -- Preface to the First Edition -- Maps -- Chapter 1: Many Paths to One God -- The Quran -- The Quran and Other Scriptures -- Themes of the Quran -- The Exemplary Life of Muhammad, Prophet of Islam: The Sunna -- The Early Muslim Community and the Pillars of Islam -- The Successors ("Caliphs") -- Early Communal Disputes -- Conclusion -- Chapter 2: The Pursuit of Knowledge in the Service of God and Humanity -- The Golden Age -- Institutions -- Law -- Political Structure -- Cultural Achievements -- Spirituality and the Mystical Tradition: Sufism -- Conclusion -- Chapter 3: Division and Reorganization -- The Crusades and Other Disasters -- The Decline of the Abbasids and Rise of the Ottomans -- Persia: The Safavid Empire -- India and the Rise of the Mughals -- Understanding Developments in Islamic History -- Conclusion -- Chapter 4: Colonialism and Reform -- Colonialism -- The Outcome of World War I -- The Effects of Colonialism: The Challenge of Islamic Reform -- Themes of Islamic Reform: Personal Initiative and Social Solidarity -- Themes of Islamic Reform: Ijtihad -- Themes of Islamic Reform: Commitment to Learning -- Conclusion -- Chapter 5: Obstacles and Prospects for Islamic Reform -- Obstacles: The Impact of Colonialism -- Prospects for the Future -- Islam, Human Rights, and Democracy -- Islam among World Religions -- Notes -- Preface -- Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3 -- Chapter 4 -- Chapter 5 -- Further Reading -- Source Acknowledgments -- Index.
588			_aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590			_aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650		0	_aIslam-Essence, genius, nature.
650		0	_aIslam-History.
655		4	_aElectronic books.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _aSonn, Tamara _tIslam _dNewark : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated,c2009 _z9781405180931
797	2		_aProQuest (Firm)
830		0	_aNew York Academy of Sciences Series
856	4	0	_uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=7104641 _zClick to View
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