{"product_id":"a-closer-look-at-islam-syed-b-ali-9781524516987","title":"A Closer Look at Islam","description":"\u003cp\u003eReligious leaders and reformers have always had a hard time in their day. They have been ridiculed and rejected and many of those who supposedly accepted them have been either weak in spirit or manifest enemies in disguise. Subsequent generations of the faithful have clashed in their understanding of the master's teachings, spawning the rise of different interpretations. Moses and Jesus were troubled not only by their enemies but also by weak people among the faithful. Islam was not destined to fare much better. Historical accuracy was sacrificed to meet the needs of a divided community. And in due course, Islam's sacred scripture, essentially a compilation of revelations to Muhammad, was hijacked by literalists, who distorted its message.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Closer Look at Islam\u003c\/i\u003e attempts to show that the arguments of some critics are based largely on misinformation and that Islam would be better understood by a more serious study of its scripture and the lives of some of its role models. It also discusses poorly based conjectures that Muhammad was more myth than fact and the arguments of prominent atheists about the existence of a Supreme Creator.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Syed B. Ali\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1524516988\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781524516987\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Xlibris Au\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/09\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 298\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.67d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/21\/2017","brand":"Syed B. Ali","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48445287235839,"sku":"9781524516987","price":13.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_71bd43be-6de6-423e-817a-66525746f54d.jpg?v=1777217716","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-closer-look-at-islam-syed-b-ali-9781524516987","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}