Aiming to bridge gulfs of misunderstanding of the Muslim world, the author of this guide to Islam argues that outsiders can understand the realities of Islamic ... » 

Aiming to bridge gulfs of misunderstanding of the Muslim world, the author of this guide to Islam argues that outsiders can understand the realities of Islamic tradition only through an awareness of its sources. The book starts with the life of Muhammad and the Qur'an's five pillars. «