Islam / Armstrong, Karen

Offers a brief history of the Islamic religion, beginning with the flight of Muhammad and his family from Medina in the seventh century and concluding with an assessment of contemporary Islam.

Profiles the Islamic faith as a rich and vital religion far more complex than that suggested by the modern fundamentalist strain, documenting its history and citing the importance of understanding Islam as part of today's religious climate. Reprint. 100,000 first printing.