Islam / by Matthew S. Gordon.

Author/creator Gordon, Matthew
Format Book
EditionRev. ed.
Publication InfoNew York : Facts On File, 2001.
Description128 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Subjects

SeriesWorld 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 noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 126) and index.
LCCN 00051858
ISBN0816044015