TY  - BOOK
AU  - Rahman,Fazlur
TI  - Islam
SN  - 9780226702810 (paperback)
AV  - BP161.2.R29 1979 
PY  - 1979///
CY  - Chicago
PB  - University of Chicago Press
KW  - Islam
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - Fazlur Rahman's "Islam is aptly titled, in that this slim volume constitutes an incisive and surprisingly comprehensive history and analysis of Islam--its history, its conflicts, its legacy--and its prospects. From Mohammed to the late twentieth century, Rahman traces the development of Islam as a religion and, more importantly, as an intellectual tradition, offering both an easily understood introduction to the faith and an impassioned argument for its future direction
ER  -