The Complete Idiot's Guide to Understanding Islam

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Understanding Islam
Author: Yahiya Emerick
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 452
Release: 2004
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781592572724

Dispelling the popular myths about Muslims and Islam, this is a beginners' guide to the history and development of Islam and the Muslim faith.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Understanding Islam, 2nd Edition

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Understanding Islam, 2nd Edition
Author: Yahiya Emerick
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 452
Release: 2004-11-02
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1101097426

An up-close and up-to-date look at an often misunderstood faith This completely revised and updated guide explores the tenets of the Qu’ran (a.k.a. Koran), examines the history of the religion and its relationship to Christianity and Judaism, and features an expanded section on the true story behind “jihad.” It explores Islamic views on war and terrorism, including the Muslim perspective on the tragic events of September 11, and the subsequent U.S. presence in both Afghanistan and Iraq. • Excellent sales for the first edition • Islam is the fastest growing religion in America, with more than six million devoted followers • Features an expanded section on women in Islam, including their status within the Taliban, and the Islamic practice of polygamy

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Islam

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Islam
Author: Yahiya Emerick
Publisher: Alpha Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011
Genre: Islam
ISBN: 9781615641291

The number of followers of Islam is ever growing, and this enlightening guide gives you everything you need to know to understand why.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Koran

The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Koran
Author: Brandon Toropov
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2003-10-07
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1440696098

A simple, explanatory guide to Islam’s central text. Taking the same approach as the bestselling The Complete Idiot's Guide® to the Bible, this book presents a balanced overview of the Koran, explaining not only the “flow” of the Koran, but also what it has to say about Allah and humanity, virtue, justice, life on earth, the afterlife, women, love, unbelievers, faith, and tradition. The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to the Koran is your cover-to-cover companion to this sacred—and sometimes complicated—holy text. In this Complete Idiot’s Guide®, you get: • A foolproof introduction to the fundamental themes of the holy Koran. • Expert advice on how to approach the book when you a translation of it yourself. • Ten things that make the Holy Koran unique among the world’s holy text. • Inspiring tips on how to overcome the challenges non-Muslim face when reading the Koran.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Understanding Islam and Science 2014

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Understanding Islam and Science 2014
Author: Faisal Fahim
Publisher: CreateSpace
Total Pages: 94
Release: 2014-03-06
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781496158130

Can we discover God? What does science proof? Why we were never told the facts of science & world religions? These are some questions & thoughts the author had couple of years ago. So, he began his search. During his research he looked through many different kinds of books, scriptures, Torah, Bible, Quran, biological & scientific books, world religions, history, online searches, similarities & differences of various faiths & many more information's. In his search for revealing evidence for God's existence he organized much information & created this book. It's book of comparative religions ] religion & science. A RESEARCH PROJECT & A DOCUMENTARY BOOK ON SCIENCE & WORLD RELIGIONS & COMPARATIVE INTERFAITH DISCUSSIONS. A must read book on understanding Islam and Science. There are so many similarities between the Quran, Hadiths and Science. This book contains the latest information's about science and the miracles of the Quran.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Understanding Saudi Arabia

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Understanding Saudi Arabia
Author: Colin Wells
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2003
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781592571130

Some call it a friend to the U.S.; others a foe. Now get the facts on this complex and crucial nation. A detailed and comprehensive overview of this complex Middle Eastern country, this book covers Arabia's early history, the rise of the House of Saud, the discovery of Saudi oil, Islamic fundamentalism, day-to-day-life, and the country's connection to 9/11, as well as the country's future.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Rumi Meditations

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Rumi Meditations
Author: Yahiya Emerick
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2008
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 9781592577361

Did you know that one of the best-selling poets in the U.S. today is a Persian mystic who lived in the thirteenth century? Mawlana Jalal-ad-Din Muhammad Rumi, known in the West simply as Rumi, was born in 1207, a Sufi theologian and poet whose words spoke of love, unity with God, and spiritual growth. Rumi and his followers believed in employing music, poetry, and dance to become closer to God, and their sema is dancing prayer practiced by them. We know them best as the Whirling Dervishes. Although hundreds of years have passed since Rumi's life and death, his poetry continues to appeal to readers the world over, who remain open to the miraculous power of love. In The Complete Idiot's Guide to Rumi Meditations, Yahiya Emerick, the author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Understanding Islam, brings the unique practice of moving meditation to American readers of today. More than 40 meditations based on Rumi's poems will leave them drunk with the divine love Rumi continues to inspire.