TY - BOOK AU - Smith,Wilfred Cantwell TI - On understanding Islam: selected studies T2 - Religion and reason SN - 9783110825800 AV - BP25 .S6 1981eb U1 - 297 19 PY - 1981/// CY - The Hague, New York PB - Mouton KW - Islam KW - Religion KW - aat KW - religion (discipline) KW - RELIGION KW - General KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; General Editor's Preface -- Preface -- Contents -- General Introduction -- PART ONE General Presentations -- Islamic History as a Concept -- The Shahadah as Symbolic Representation of Muslims' Faith -- PART TWO Specific Presentations -- The Historical Development in Islam of the Concept of Islam as an Historical Development -- Islamic Law: Its 'Sources' (Ï?Ï?ΰÎ? al-fiqh) and IjtihÃ?d -- Islamic Law: Shari'ah and Shar' -- Faith, in the Qur'an; and its Relation to Belief -- Faith, in Later Islamic History; the Meaning of Tasdiq -- Faith, in Later Islamic History; The Meaning of ArkÃ?nPART THREE Islam in the Indian Context; and Muslim-Hindu Relations -- The Ulama in Indian Politics -- Aligarh and Religion: A Question -- PART FOUR Muslim-Christian Relations -- Some Similarities and Some Differences Between Christianity and Islam -- Muslim-Christian Interrelations Historically: An Interpretation -- Muslim and Christian: Faith Convergence, Belief Divergence -- Is the Qur'Ã?n the Word of God? -- Notes -- Provenance -- Publications of Wilfred Cantwell Smith -- Selective Index UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=560403 ER -