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Summary: The clearest and most concise guide I've encountered
Review: Yahiya Emerick, an American convert to Islam, has done a perfect job with this book. He describes the beliefs of a Muslim, the pillars of the faith, the history of Islam, and clear definitions of Islam's relationships with other religions, with God, and shows the truth of myths and stereotypes like "Jihad." He tackles issues like the fact that Islam allows polygamy, but clarifies it as he lists the restrictions on such a practice. Before reading this I was a bit leery of Muslims, but reading this book, along with a Qur'an, gave me a beautiful picture of Islam. I've heard of several people who have read this book and converted to Islam later on once they were inspired to search deeper, myself included.I strongly reccomend you read this book, once you learn about it, Islam doesn't look as scary as people make it out to be.
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Summary: Do your-self a favor. READ IT
Review: This book describes the teatching of the Coran, a book for all the humanities. As one should not judge the bible by the wrong doing of christian, This apply also to muslim. Some so-called muslims are not following the coran teatchings. One would do himself a favor and read it.
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Summary: Excellent Intro to Islam (and more)!
Review: Very easy to understand (as the title suggests anyway!). I did not find any propaganda at all in the book (as suggested by couple of reviewers) but it is definitely not for a bias anti-Islam reader (we have plenty of them after Sept. 2001). A must read if you are an objective reader interested in getting a basic understanding of Islamic faith and believes.
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Summary: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Understanding Islam
Review: I thought this book was nothing but propaganda. It talked about Islam gaining more converts in the US than any other religion but then talked about not being understood. It talked about being a peaceful relition but no where did it condemn terrorism of the Islamic radicals. Kind of sad. They had a good chance to give some understanding of the relition they say they have but never did.
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Summary: Excellent Book for Introduction
Review: This book is an excellent book for introducing the way of life called Islam. The author states that Islam is more than a religion, it is a way of life for mankind. It fairly discusses the similarities and differences between Judaism and Christianity. It gives great insight on the meaning of the essential belief and practices. It slightly discusses current issues concerning the Muslim people. Recommended for anyone interested in learning about Islam, even if you are a Muslim you could definitely benefit from this great book!
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Summary: Overall, Good Reference
Review: In general, good overview of the basics of Islam cammon to all Muslims. But when comparing Sunnis with Shi'as, the author seems to be misinformed. For ex. He said Shi'a consider Khomeini as infallible, which is not true. In the question of Khilafat, the author opted to ignor the Shi'a opinion on that and he just sees Imam Ali as being mad for not being elected. An accusation most far from being a character of Imam Ali.
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Summary: Incorrect facts - The writer is the idiot here.
Review: Well, the "Complete Idiot" in the title is ... not the reader. How disappointing that such so-called etymology could make it into print. First, the Spanish for mosquito is mosquito. It means "little fly", mosca being "fly" and -ito being a diminutive suffix.
Mosque first came to English in the late 14th or early 15th century from French mosquée, and the French got it from Italian moschea. The Italians got it from Arabic masgid, which derived from sagada "to worship". Interestingly, the Arabic form masgid or masjid was occasionally used in English in the 19th and 20th centuries, and one can find masjid in English language sites on the Web today.
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Summary: This book is objective
Review: I found this book is very objective and cover facts as they stand
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Summary: FABULOUS For Muslims & Non-Muslims alike
Review: Yahiya Emerick does an incredible job of simplifying 1300+ years of Islamic history and thought in an easy and fun to read book. As a new Muslim, I found it a great overview of my faith. I've given it to people curious about Islam, and they've enjoyed it as well. Even my born Muslim friends enjoyed the book...with a few saying that it helped them to finally understand certain concepts. This is a great book. Should be required reading for all of those interested in Islam.
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Summary: Impressed
Review: What I liked most about that book is the great and deep knowledge the author has, and despite flaws in peripheral issues, he explained all the main concepts of Islam with simplicity and deep understanding, and also did the same for most of the peripheral ones. He delved and discussed all issues about Islam that a non-Muslim would like to ask about. The short and to-the-point sentences, together with the humorous attitude, made me read the book from cover to cover multiple times.
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