Islam today : a short introduction to the muslim world /
Ahmed, Akbar S.
Islam today : a short introduction to the muslim world / Akbar S. Ahmed - London : New York : I.B. Tauris Publishers, 1999 - xv, 253 pages ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages [241]-243) and index
|tPreface; l1|tIntroduction: Raising Questions|p1
|tIslam and the West|p1 ; |tLocating the key to unlock Muslim society|p4
505 |tMisunderstanding Muslims|p8 ; |tQuestions for our age|p10
|l2|tWhat is Islam?|p12 ; |tMessenger: the Prophet of Islam|p12
|tMessage: the holy Quran|p28 ; |tSunni and Shia divisions in Islam|p42
|tSufism: the Muslim universal way|p49 ; |l3|tChallenge of the Past: Empires and Dynasties|p52
|tEarly Muslim history: the great Arab dynasties|p55 ; |tIdeal model of European society: Muslim Spain|p62
|tOttomans (1300-1922)|p72 ; |tSafavids (1501-1722)|p80 ; |tMughals (1526-1857)|p83
l4|tWhen Worlds Collide: Muslim Nations and Western ; Modernity|p96 ; |tDilemmas of modern Turkey|p97
tIran's Islamic quest|p105 ; |tIndia and the creation of Pakistan and Bangladesh|p121 ;|tIssues in modernity: democracy, family and identity|p132
|l5|tMuslims as Minorities|p163 ; |tThe 'problem' of Muslim minorities|p163 ;|tMuslims in the West|p171
tFrontier Muslims: Islam in the Outer Hebrides|p181 ;|tIslam in Central Asia|p184 ;|tMuslims of India: a people in search of a destiny|p207
l6|tIslam in the Age of the Western Media|p216 ;|tIslam and the West: confrontation or consensus?|p216 ;|tConcluding thoughts|p229
tGlossary|p238 ;|tReferences|p241 ;|tIndex|p245 ;|d19990512
1860642578 paperback 9781860642578 paperback
Islam--20th century.
Islam--History.
BP163 / .A35 1999
Islam today : a short introduction to the muslim world / Akbar S. Ahmed - London : New York : I.B. Tauris Publishers, 1999 - xv, 253 pages ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages [241]-243) and index
|tPreface; l1|tIntroduction: Raising Questions|p1
|tIslam and the West|p1 ; |tLocating the key to unlock Muslim society|p4
505 |tMisunderstanding Muslims|p8 ; |tQuestions for our age|p10
|l2|tWhat is Islam?|p12 ; |tMessenger: the Prophet of Islam|p12
|tMessage: the holy Quran|p28 ; |tSunni and Shia divisions in Islam|p42
|tSufism: the Muslim universal way|p49 ; |l3|tChallenge of the Past: Empires and Dynasties|p52
|tEarly Muslim history: the great Arab dynasties|p55 ; |tIdeal model of European society: Muslim Spain|p62
|tOttomans (1300-1922)|p72 ; |tSafavids (1501-1722)|p80 ; |tMughals (1526-1857)|p83
l4|tWhen Worlds Collide: Muslim Nations and Western ; Modernity|p96 ; |tDilemmas of modern Turkey|p97
tIran's Islamic quest|p105 ; |tIndia and the creation of Pakistan and Bangladesh|p121 ;|tIssues in modernity: democracy, family and identity|p132
|l5|tMuslims as Minorities|p163 ; |tThe 'problem' of Muslim minorities|p163 ;|tMuslims in the West|p171
tFrontier Muslims: Islam in the Outer Hebrides|p181 ;|tIslam in Central Asia|p184 ;|tMuslims of India: a people in search of a destiny|p207
l6|tIslam in the Age of the Western Media|p216 ;|tIslam and the West: confrontation or consensus?|p216 ;|tConcluding thoughts|p229
tGlossary|p238 ;|tReferences|p241 ;|tIndex|p245 ;|d19990512
1860642578 paperback 9781860642578 paperback
Islam--20th century.
Islam--History.
BP163 / .A35 1999