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1091676
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bc1010982
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Samir, Samir Kahlil.
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111 Questions on Islam : Samir Khalil Samir S. J. on Islam and the West.
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| Publication Statement
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San Francisco :: Ignatius Press,, 2008.
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1 online resource (144 p.)
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9781681490007
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: 1681490005
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| Notes
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Description based upon print version of record.
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| Contents
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Intro -- Preface to the English Edition -- Preface -- Pronunciation Guide for Transliterated Arabic Words -- I. The Foundations -- A. Muhammad and the Birth of Islam -- 1. What are the social and religious contexts in which Muhammad's preaching began? -- 2. Allah: Is he a specific Muslim god? -- 3. How was Muhammad's monotheistic preaching accepted by the pagan population in Mecca? -- 4. What was the significance of Muhammad's hegira from Mecca to Yathrib? -- 5. Muhammad: Is he a prophet, a legislator, or a political-military leader?
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6. How did Muhammad support his followers after the rupture with the Jews? -- 7. What was the decisive attack against Mecca? -- B. Is the Qur'ān the "Uncreated" Word of God? -- 8. How was the Qur'ān born? -- 9. What are the theological consequences of the Qur'ān as "the tongue of God"? -- 10. When were all the verses of the Qur'ān collected into a single book? -- 11. What are the suras of the Qur'ān? -- 12. Does the Qur'ān offer something extraordinary to Arabs? -- 13. What is the "miracle of the Qur'ān"? -- 14. If Muhammad was illiterate, could one deduce that the Qur'ān was "miraculous"?
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C. The Five Pillars of Islam -- 15. What are the basic fundamentals of the Islamic faith? -- 16. Is Islam an easier religion to practice than other faiths? -- 17. What are the spiritual requirements for a Muslim? -- II. Can Islam Change? -- A. Unity and Plurality -- 18. Islam: Is it monolithic? Or is it open to plurality? -- B. Religious Authority and the Problem of Representation -- 19. What role do authority and religious hierarchy play in Islam? -- 20. Does the suppression of the khalifate mean the end of the unification of the Muslim world?
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21. Is dealing with Muslim representatives who hold contradictory opinions inevitable? -- C. Jihād: A Holy War or a Spiritual Struggle? -- 22. What is the meaning of the very common but often misunderstood word jihād ? -- 23. Are there precise rules for proclaiming jihād ? And how can one explain the fact that Muslim countries fight against each other? -- 24. Is the action of the mujāhidīn (fighters of jihād ) true to the spirit of Islam? -- 25. What about the Qur'ān's statement that there must be no constraint in matters of faith? -- 26. What is the sequence of the suras?
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27. Can jihād be likened to colonialism or the Crusades? -- 28. Are there examples of peaceful conquests carried out by Muslim armies? -- 29. The application of the term "martyrs" to suicide bombers: Is it accurate? Is suicide in the name of Islam permissible? -- 30. What are the main reasons for the increase of Islam? -- D. Tradition and Modernity -- 31. What are the conditions that would open Muslim societies to the stimulus of laity and modernity without renouncing the foundations of their identity?
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