Understanding Islam and the Muslims: The Muslim Family and Islam and World Peace

Understanding Islam and the Muslims by T. J. Winter. Epiphany library section 7 A: The Church in the World: World Religions. This book was written after 9/11, probably as a response to anti-Muslim prejudice. It covers Muslim beliefs; Muhammad; the Qur’an; how Islam views Christ, Christianity, and Judaism; and attitudes toward women, children and families. The second part of the book is “Islam and World Peace.”This section discusses the Qur’anic concept of peace, the true meaning of jihad, how non-Muslims are treated in Muslim states, and Muslims’ hopes for the new millennium.
This book is clear about mainstream Muslim views, and is definitely trying to point out that terrorism has no place in the lives of devout Muslims. It show more is lavishly illustrated with color photos of illuminated Qur’anic manuscripts which are lovely, and photos of mosques and holy places. But the photos that most fascinated me were the portraits of people of all walks of life in countries all over the world – Indonesia, Egypt, America, Mali, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan. Their faces, headcoverings and clothing are colorful, modest, and so different from culture to culture. This book puts Islam in a positive light and gives us a very clear idea of what peaceful Muslims believe, and how they go about living. show less

Mitos y malentendidos continúan proliferando sobre el Islam y sus millones de seguidores en todo el mundo. Para refutar estos conceptos erróneos, esta versión recientemente ampliada y magníficamente ilustrada ofrece respuestas breves y en ocasiones sorprendentes a las preguntas frecuentes sobre la fe musulmana en un formato accesible de preguntas y respuestas. -
Myths and misunderstandings continue to proliferate about Islam and its millions of followers worldwide. To refute these misconceptions, this newly-expanded, magnificently illustrated version offers succinct, and sometimes surprising, answers to the frequent questions about the Muslim faith in an accessible question and answer format.