A remarkable examination of the nature and history of Islam, that shows how the religion developed and has evolved over time, exploring its central tenets of belief.
Reza Aslan is a comparative religions scholar from Harvard, who is also a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop. At Harvard, he was elected president of Harvard's chapter of the World Conference on Religion and Peace, a UN organisation committed to global understanding. Currently teaching an introductory course on Islam at Iowa, Aslan is also at work on a novel.
Beautiful [and] fascinating
*Metro*
Truly illuminating
*The Guardian*
A revelation
*Yasmin Alibhai-Brown*
Aslan is a superb narrator, bringing each century to life with
vivid details and present tense narration that makes popular
history so enthralling... A terrific read
*Glasgow Herald*
Outstandingly useful ... always balanced, vivid and readable
*The Independent*
Grippingly narrated and thoughtfully examined . . . a literate,
accessible introduction to Islam
*The New York Times*
Aslan offers an invaluable introduction to the forces that have
shaped Islam [in this] eloquent, erudite paean to Islam in all of
its complicated glory
*Los Angeles Times Book Review*
Wise and passionate . . . an incisive, scholarly primer in Muslim
history and an engaging personal exploration
*The New York Times Book Review*
Acutely perceptive . . . For many troubled Muslims, this book will
feel like a revelation, an opening up of knowledge too long
buried
*The Independent*
Thoroughly engaging and excellently written . . . While [Aslan]
might claim to be a mere scholar of the Islamic Reformation, he is
also one of its most articulate advocates
*The Oregonian*
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