Islamic beliefs, practices, and cultures 

 - Tarrytown, N.Y. :  Marshall Cavendish Reference,  2011 
 - 352 p. :  col. ill. ;  26 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes index 
<br/><br/>Defining Islam and Muslims -- Life of Muhammad -- Brief history of Islam -- European colonies and decolonization in the Islamic world -- Beliefs -- People of the book -- Practices -- Defining jihad -- Scriptures and doctrine -- Translating the Koran -- Subdivisions of Islam -- Mystical Islam -- Muslim calendar, holy days and festivals -- Eid al fitr -- Holy places -- Jerusalem -- Visual arts -- Arts festivals -- Architecture -- Islam and architecture in the United States -- Literature -- Women writers -- Performing arts -- Comedy and Islam -- Media -- Al Jazeera -- Philosophy and science -- Contemporary trends in Islamic philosophy. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780761479260  RM365.47 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2010-008611 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Islam<br/>Islam--Customs and practices<br/>Islam--Doctrines<br/>Islamic civilization