"O people! We created you from a single (pair) of a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes, that ye may know each other (not that ye may despise (each other))." Qur'an, Sura 49:13 ...

For a non-Muslim or someone new to Islam, understanding how Islam spread across the world is one of the best ways to understand the religion itself. Contrary to many common misconceptions, Islam did n ...

Description: An Introduction to Islam, provides students with a thorough, unified and topical introduction to the global religious community of Islam. In addition, the author's extensive field work, ...

IN the second volume of this sociological study of Islam, the author covers the religion and ethical conceptions, customs and secular law, government, military organisation and science. Under ...