Inhaltsangabe
In the 6th century, a prophet, Mohammed, was born in the Arabian city of Mecca. Today, more than a billion people from the Ivory Coast to Indonesia continue to read and practice the lessons revealed to Mohammed by Allah (God) fourteen hundred years ago, yet the religion is still misunderstood by many people in the West.
Islam in a Nutshell, offers readers a 32-page overview of the fundamentals of the religion in simple, short chapters beginning with the life of Mohammed and ending with the contemporary politics of the veil. Also included: the "true" definition of the word jihad; descriptions of Heaven and Hell as laid out in Islam’s holy books; women and Islam; the causes of the Shi’a/Sunni split and the spread of Islam from the 7th century until the Safavids declared Persia (Iran) a Shi’ite state in the 16th century.
With the inclusion of a family tree of Mohammed’s ancestors and offspring, a full-page map of Islamic countries and a glossary, the book is also a practical resource for any consumer looking for a quick reference guide.
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