01439cam a2200253 a 450000100090000000300040000900500170001300800410003001000170007102000350008804000180012304200080014105000240014908200120017310000170018524500360020226000600023830000270029850400660032550506690039165000110106065000360107185600780110713921618OSt20180907144007.0050406s2005    dcu      b    001 0 eng    a  2005009496  a1589010736 (pbk. : alk. paper)  aDLCcDLCdDLC  apcc00aBP161.3b.G435 200500a2972221 aGeaves, Ron.10aAspects of Islam /cRon Geaves.  aWashington, D.C. :bGeorgetown University Press,c2005.  aviii, 264 p. ;c23 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [249]-255) and index.0 aIntroduction -- The Western media : a misrepresentation or a factual account? -- Doctrine and architecture : manifestations of Tawhid -- The Shariʾa : the law of God or a cultural construct? -- The Umma : an homogenous unity or deeply divided? -- Martyrdom : the Shiʾa doctrine of suffering opposed -- To the Sunni doctrine of 'manifest success' -- Sufism : an aberration or the voice of traditional Islam? -- The prophet of God : human messenger or a manifestation of divine qualities? -- Jihad : Islamic warfare or spiritual effort? -- Muslim fundamentalism : a misnomer or the heart of the faith? -- Muslim women : Islam's oppressed or victims of patriarchy?.00aIslam.00aIslamxEssence, genius, nature.413Table of contentsuhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0510/2005009496.html