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Islam : an illustrated journey / Farhad Daftary, Zulfikar Hirji.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextDescription: 339 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 32 cmISBN:
  • 9781898592358
  • 1898592357
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • DS38.3 .D34 2018
Contents:
In Abraham's footsteps -- God's messenger -- God's revelation -- Succession and the early caliphates -- Rivals and revolutionaries -- Muslim renaissance -- Introspection and invasion -- Last empires -- Modern Muslims.
Summary: "Travelling through more than fourteen hundred years of history from Islam's formative era to its place in the modern world, the book explores the many social and cultural landscapes of Arabia, the Mediterranean, the Middle East, North Africa, sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, Central Asia, China, the Americas and Europe where Islam was adopted and took root. The book also discusses the historical formation and development of Islam's many interpretative traditions and orientations including Sunnism, Shiʻism, Ibadism and Sufism. It also covers the diverse social and cultural institutions that Muslims have built and through which they have expressed their beliefs and ideas, as well as the numerous artists, intellectuals and personalities who have contributed to the story of Islam"--
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Books Books Zetech Library - Mang'u General Stacks Non-fiction DS38.3 .D34 2018 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) C.1 Available Z011247

Published "in commemoration of the Diamond Jubilee of His Highness Aga Khan".

Includes bibliographical references (pages 332-333) and index.

In Abraham's footsteps -- God's messenger -- God's revelation -- Succession and the early caliphates -- Rivals and revolutionaries -- Muslim renaissance -- Introspection and invasion -- Last empires -- Modern Muslims.

"Travelling through more than fourteen hundred years of history from Islam's formative era to its place in the modern world, the book explores the many social and cultural landscapes of Arabia, the Mediterranean, the Middle East, North Africa, sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, Central Asia, China, the Americas and Europe where Islam was adopted and took root. The book also discusses the historical formation and development of Islam's many interpretative traditions and orientations including Sunnism, Shiʻism, Ibadism and Sufism. It also covers the diverse social and cultural institutions that Muslims have built and through which they have expressed their beliefs and ideas, as well as the numerous artists, intellectuals and personalities who have contributed to the story of Islam"--

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