Islam: Religion of Life

By Abdul Wadod Shalabi, عبد الودود شلبي, Abdul Shalabi -

Book Overview

Written by an Islamic scholar who combines traditional religious training from al-Azhar University and Western education from the University of Cambridge, where he received his doctorate, this book... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1929694083
• ISBN13: 9781929694082
• Release Date: December 2001
• Publisher: Starlatch, Llc
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 5.0" x 0.3" x 7.0"

Customer Reviews

Idealized but illuminating

From the beginning of the book, one can tell that Shalabi is a true believer of Islam. This is not a historical analysis of Islam, but rather a description of the faith by someone who is clearly devout. Shalabi offers an interesting insight into the Muslim faith for non-Muslims, but ignores some of the reality of the state of Islam in (sectarian wars, oil-rich autocracies, and the oppression of women). This book helped me understand some of the politics of heavily Muslim countries, but it certainly didn't answer all of my questions or address many salient issues surrounding Islam.