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, ...

For much of my childhood in India, the sound of the adhan – the Muslim call to prayer broadcast from the minaret of a mosque – was what I heard upon waking each morning. In the shared religious life ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The purpose of this article is to provide a concise and brief introduction to the classical Islamic law of waqf. This study is based on the ...

Senior Religion + Ethics Editor, Director of the Global Religion Journalism Initiative For people who would like to learn more about Islam, The Conversation is publishing a series of articles, ...

In this column the professor continues his series of religious dietary laws. This week: Islam. Before discussing Islamic dietary law, it is helpful to recall how Islamic law actually works. Over the ...

WXYZ television station, owned by The E.W. Scripps Company, produced a series exploring the lives of Muslims in metro Detroit. Over several weeks and through a number ...

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 ...

Islamic banking is banking based on Islamic law (Shariah). It follows from the Quran and the Sunnah, and other secondary sources of Islamic law such as opinions collectively agreed among Shariah ...

The global financial services industry is witnessing a rapid in the demand for Islamic Banking services. This demand has essentially been fuelled by the need of Muslims the world over to ensure that ...