Islam
লেখক / Author: Malise Ruthven
Premium Hardcover: ৳315 | Premium Paperback: ৳215
Buy Islam in Bangladesh at Booksferi.Com. Price ৳215 (BDT). Home delivery all over Bangladesh, Cash on Delivery.
Islam dominates the news, often in stories filled with images of violence. Yet these disturbing images are at odds with a faith that most adherents--who now number over a billion worldwide--would regard as no less pacific than Buddhism or Christianity. Indeed, the word Islam in Arabic means "self-surrender" and is closely related to salaam, the word for peace. In this thoroughly revised new edition, Malise Ruthven offers a balance, compact, and reliable overview of Islam. An internationally recognized authority on Islam, Ruthven offers essential insights into this major world religion, examining such issues 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. He…
Publisher: Oxford University Press, UK
Pages: 176
Language: en
ISBN-13: 9780191540110
ISBN-10: 0191540110