Islam / by Matthew S. Gordon.
| Author/creator | Gordon, Matthew |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | Rev. ed. |
| Publication Info | New York : Facts On File, 2001. |
| Description | 128 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | World religions World religions. ^A278924 |
| Contents | The modern Islamic world -- Muhammad and the founding of Islam -- The spread of Islam -- Koran, Hadith and the law -- The variety of religious life in Islam -- Muslim ritual life -- The patterns of Islamic life -- Islam and the modern world. |
| Abstract | An overview of Islam chronicling the religion's impact historically and in the modern world and discussing its origins, basic beliefs, structure, places of worship, and rites of passage. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 126) and index. |
| LCCN | 00051858 |
| ISBN | 0816044015 |