Very Short Introductions Islam by Malise Ruthven Read by Malise Ruthven 3 CDs ISBN 9-62634-321-4 Duration : 3:50:34 Sample

Rate : 44100 Hz Channels : 2 Avg. Bitrate : 63 kbps Codec Profile : MP3 VBR V5 Tool : LAME3.97 Islam features widely in the news, often in its most militant versions, but few people in the non-Muslim world really understand the nature of Islam. Malise Ruthven's Very Short Introduction contains essential insights into issues such as why Islam has such major divisions between movements such as the Shi'it es, the Sunnis, and the Wahhabis, and the central importance of the Shar'ia (Isl amic law) in Islamic life. It also offers fresh perspectives on contemporary que stions: Why is the greatest 'Jihad' (holy war) now against the enemies of Islam, rather than the struggle against evil? Can women find fulfilment in Islamic soc ieties? How must Islam adapt as it confronts the modern world? Featuring music from the Naxos catalogue =============================================================================== ========================= 100 _ Islam V A Very Short Introduction _ Malise Ruthven.mp3 101 _ Ch 01 _ Islam, Muslims, and Islamism.mp3 102 _ Ch 01 _ Islam as Political Ideology.mp3 103 _ Ch 01 _ Islam as Faith.mp3 104 _ Ch 01 _ Institutional Leadership.mp3 105 _ Ch 01 _ Successes and Failures of the Islamic State.mp3 106 _ Ch 01 _ This historical achievement.mp3 107 _ Ch 01 _ A Religious Awakening.mp3 108 _ Ch 02 _ The Quran and The Prophet.mp3 109 _ Ch 02 _ The book is organised into 114 suras.mp3 110 _ Ch 02 _ Sira (Biography).mp3 111 _ Ch 02 _ At the age of about 40.mp3 112 _ Ch 02 _ The Madinese suras of the Quran.mp3 201 _ Ch 02 _ Hadith 'Traditions'.mp3 202 _ Ch 02 _ The Elaboration of Muhammad's Image.mp3 203 _ Ch 03 _ Divine Unicity.mp3 204 _ Ch 03 _ The Imams or leaders.mp3 205 _ Ch 03 _ Tawhid in Early Islamic Thought.mp3 206 _ Ch 03 _ The Sunni Consensus.mp3 207 _ Ch 03 _ Sufism.mp3 208 _ Ch 03 _ Sufism and Shi'ism.mp3 209 _ Ch 03 _ As befits mujtahids with the right of independent interpretation.m p3 210 _ Ch 04 _ The Shari'a and its consequences.mp3 211 _ Ch 04 _ The Roots of Islamic Law.mp3 212 _ Ch 04 _ Ijihad _ The Struggle for Truth.mp3 213 _ Ch 04 _ The Shari'a _ An all-encompassing Ideal.mp3 214 _ Ch 05 _ Women and Family.mp3 301 _ Ch 05 _ Women and the Shari'a.mp3 302 _ Ch 05 _ Marriage and Divorce.mp3

303 _ Ch 05 _ Women in Social and Religious Life.mp3 304 _ Ch 05 _ Women, Colonialism and the Family.mp3 305 _ Ch 05 _ Legal Reforms and the Backlash against them.mp3 306 _ Ch 06 _ The Two Jihads.mp3 307 _ Ch 06 _ The Greater Jihad.mp3 308 _ Ch 06 _ Reformists and Modernists.mp3 309 _ Ch 06 _ The Muslim Brotherhood.mp3 310 _ Ch 06 _ The Impact of the Iranian Revolution.mp3 311 _ Ch 06 _ The Appeal of Islamism.mp3 312 _ Ch 06 _ The International Dimension.mp3 313 _ Ch 06 _ The Failure of Islamism.mp3 =============================================================================== =========================