Many non-Muslims have no idea that Muslims worship the same God as Christians and Jews, and that Islam preaches compassion, charity, humility, and the brotherhood of man. And the commonalities don’t end there. Regarding to Islamic teaching, Muhammad founded Islam in 610 CE after the angel Gabriel seemed to him at Mecca and informed him that God had moved into him among the ranks of such great biblical prophets as Abraham, Moses, and Christ.

Through the Qur’an to Ramadan, Islam for Dummies introduces you towards the origins, methods and beliefs of Islam, including: Muhammad, the person and the story;the Five Pillars of Wisdom; the Five Necessities values of Islam; the various branches of Islam and Islamic sects; the Qur’an and Islamic laws; and Islam throughout history and its impact all over the world.

Professor Malcolm Clark explores the origins of Islam, how it has developed over the decades, and its own long and complex romantic relationship with Christianity. He assists puts Islam in perspective as a major cultural and geopolitical push.