As a bit of a crash course before next year’s read of the Qur’an, Islam: The Essentials offers a good, quick overview of the faith and areas of potential conflict. Assessments have also been included to allow teachers and students to monitor progress as learning takes place.

The Islamic Essentials series is a fully structured book consisting of 12 units that looks to provide a detailed introduction to the basics of Islam.The sound intellect and the explicit statements revealed to Prophet Muḥammad affirm the belief in God, His existence, and His attributes. The beliefs and teachings were passed from trustworthy Muslim ('Trustworthy' as defined by Islam means the Muslim who does not commit great sins, small sins in a way that they will be more than this good deeds, and does not behave in violation of the behavior of those who have his status. I ran out of steam when, midway through, I discovered the allegations of abuse which have been levelled at the author.

My questions about what Islam is were mostly answered here, though I now have some new aspects to ponder: a good result. I found there were parts of the belief system that appealed, and were more open than I had previously imagined. Consequently, lying, dishonesty, vileness, stupidity, and dullness were impossible to be among their attributes. The belief in the truth of Islam is the same despite the color of the skin, whether one is a man or a woman, how much wealth one might or might not have accumulated, where one lives, and who one's family and/or friends are.It is based on the methodology of traditional Sunni Islam, according to the Hanafi school, the largest school of Islamic law, and its purpose is to make one’s worship valid, sound, and proper in a short amount of time. Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH).