LibGuides: Values and Beliefs: Islam

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My Life As a Muslim by Fleur Bradley
ISBN: 9781534199422

Publication Date: 297 Bradley (SEC)
Islam by Karen Armstrong
Call Number: 297 Armstro (YA)

ISBN: 9780812966183
Introducing Islam by Ziauddin Sardar; Zafar Abbas Malik (Illustrator)
Call Number: 297 Sandar (YA)

ISBN: 9781848310841

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Islam by Matthew S. Gordon; Joanne O'Brien (Series edited by); Martin Palmer (Series edited by)
ISBN: 9781604131093
Islam by Matthew Gordon
ISBN: 9781435856189
History of Islam by Frances O'Connor
ISBN: 9781435850644
The Qur'an by Tarif Khalidi
ISBN: 9780143105886

Islam (Religion)
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What is Islam?
The word 'Islam' in Arabic means submission to the will of God.
Followers of Islam are called Muslims. Muslims believe there is one true God Allah (the Arabic word for God).
The Five Pillars of Islam
The profession of faith / Daily prayers / Alms-giving / Fasting during Ramadan / Hajj or Pilgrimage to Mecca
Islam: Basic Belief
Islam is an Arabic word which means "surrender, submission, commitment and peace." Thus, Islam can be defined as a path to attain complete peace through voluntary submission to the divine will.