Description: This comprehensive text combines the historical and the topical into an accessible introduction to the Islamic tradition and the worldwide Muslim community. It interprets the doctrines, ...

Idrīs appears only twice in the Quran, yet his legend exploded after Islam’s rise. Muslim scholars quickly linked him to Enoch, the biblical figure who never died. Like Enoch, Idrīs was said to ascend ...

Christian scholars look for ways to connect with Muslims over the shared story of Jonah. Twenty miles south of Beirut is a sandy beach called Jiyeh. It’s a rare interlude in Lebanon’s rocky coastline, ...