What Everyone Should Know About Islam and Muslims

This work, by an American convert Muslimah, is intended primarily for a non-Muslim audience. Well-written and logically laid out, it presents the basic beliefs and practices of Islam, dealing in detail with the Islamic way of life, its collective aspect, morality and family orientation, always providing the reasoning behind each dictate.Some of the many topics covered in this book: Acts of worship declaration of faith (shahadah) Prayer (salat) Fasting (sawm) Poor-Due (zakat) Pilgrimage (Hajj) The performance of the acts of worsship salat Zakat Beliefs Relation between the sexes Islamic festivals and observances Family life in Islam Islam in society Islamic values and qualities : the islamic personality.