CONTENTS

PART ONE
THE ISLAMIC FAITH: A SHORT INTRODUCTION

1 Arabia before Islam: Geographical and Human Setting

2 Prophet Muhammad and the Early Muslim Community

3 The Expansion of Islam

4 Christians under Islamic Rule

5 The Quran and the Hadith

6 Doctrines of the Islamic Faith

7 The Five Pillars of Islam

8 Islamic Law and Sunni Schools of Fiqh

9 The Emergence of Sunni Theology 

10 Sufism: Development, Thought and Practice

11 Islamic Personal and Communal Life

12 Status of Woman in Islam

13 Modern Islamic Movements

 

PART TWO
MALAYSIA: THE MELTING POT

14 Islam in Southeast Asia

15 The Introduction and Spread of Islam in Malaysia

16 Malaysia: The Context

17 Islamic Resurgence and Islamisation in Malaysia

18 Christians Respond to Islamisation

PART THREE
CHRISTIAN-MUSLIM RELATIONS

19 Christian Attitudes to Islam

20 Muslim Perceptions of Christianity

21 Christians and Muslims in Malaysia

22 The Church in Malaysia: Issues and Challenges

23 Building Bridges: Celebrating Diversity

Appendices

Bibliography

Glossary

 

ISBN 978-983-43378-1-0

No. of pages: 428

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