TY  - BOOK
AU  - Farah, Caesar E.
TI  - Islam : : beliefs and observances / 
SN  - 0764122266 (alk. paper)
AV  - BP161.2  .F37 2003
PY  - 2003///
CY  - Hauppauge, NY : 
PB  - Barron's
KW  - Islam
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Contents; An introduction to Islam --
The setting in Arabia --
Muhammad the prophet --
Muhammad the man --
Foundations of Islam: the Qurʼān --
The fundamentals of Islam: --
The fundamentals of Islam: obligations --
Solidarity through institutional unity --
Heterodoxy and orthodoxy --
Formalism and free expression --
"Medievalism" and the dawn of "Renaissance" --
Islamic resilience --
Islamic resilience --
Islamic dynamism --
Islam in transition --
Current trends --
Perspectives on activist Islam
N2  - Summary; Discusses Islam as a world religion, the core of Islamic beliefs, Islam's many sects, and the motivations of Islamic extremist factions
UR  - Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0806/2002025354-b.html
ER  -