A Concise Guide to Islam: Defining Key Concepts and Terms (Introducing Islam)

by Ayman S. Ibrahim

Publisher:

Baker Academic

, 2023

For many in the English-speaking world, Islam remains a mysterious religion. What is Islam in the first place? Does it mean “peace,” or does it mean “submission”? Can it mean both? What is jihad? Sharia? Hadith? Who is Allah? What is a caliph, caliphate, or infidel?

In this compact volume, an expert in the study of Islam provides explanations for more than 100 important Islamic concepts and terms, which are divided into major sections: texts, history, faith and belief, practice and religious duties, jurisprudence, and movements. Ayman Ibrahim first introduces the section, then defines each concept or term briefly. Readers can read a chapter at a time or flip through the book to find concepts or terms as needed. Each term is described based on original Muslim sources, mainly found in Arabic, as well as ample scholarly studies.

This introductory guide is written for anyone with little to no knowledge of Islam. It complements the author’s A Concise Guide to the Quran and A Concise Guide to the Life of Muhammad. Together, these three volumes are useful as a set of resources on Islam.

Key Features

• Includes more than 100 important Islamic concepts and terms
• Features descriptions based on original Muslim sources, mainly found in Arabic, as well as ample scholarly studies

Contents

• Pronunciation Guide
• Introduction: How Can One Define Islam?
• Islamic Texts
• Islamic History
• Islamic Faith and Belief
• Islamic Practices and Religious Duties
• Islamic Jurisprudence
• Islamic Movements
• Sources Consulted
• Resources on Islam

Product Details

• Title: A Concise Guide to Islam: Defining Key Concepts and Terms
• Author: Ayman S. Ibrahim
• Series: Introducing Islam
• Publisher: Baker Academic
• Print Publication Date: 2023
• Logos Release Date: 2023
• Pages: 177
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• Subject: Islam
• ISBNs: 9781540966667, 9781540966803, 9781493442768, 9781493442775, 1540966666, 1540966801, 1493442767, 1493442775
• Resource ID: LLS:CNCSGDCNCPTTRMS
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2023-09-26T17:58:32Z

About Ayman S. Ibrahim

Ayman S. Ibrahim (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary; PhD, Haifa University) is Bill and Connie Jenkins Professor of Islamic Studies and director of the Center for the Christian Understanding of Islam at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. He was born and raised in Egypt and has taught in various countries in the Muslim world and in the West. His articles on Islam and Christian-Muslim relations have appeared in the Washington Post, Religion News Service, and First Things, among others. Ibrahim has written several books, including The Stated Motivations for the Early Islamic Expansion and A Concise Guide to the Quran.