Islam By Ruqaiyyah Waris Maqsood

As you can tell from the title, Islam By Ruqaiyyah Waris Maqsood is about the religion of Islam. I said this once before, I'm a compulsive buyer. The book was interesting. It was really intense, not that I didn't expect that. It would have to be, like Christianity. To be able to talk about something and form an opinion, you need to know what your talking about. I'm agnostic. I have no religion but I want to be able to correct people who blatantly insult something they have no right to. Did you know that Muslims believe in Jesus? He is regarded as one of the greatest of all prophets, the miracle worker. They also believe in his virgin birth (sound REALLY familiar?). They do not, however believe that he was the Divine Son of God. This book is facinating, I haven't finished it. It covers many things in it like; worship, traditions, festivals and specail days, mosques, diet, sex, drugs, alcohol, friendship, birth, marriage, divorce, crimes, punishment, modernism and modern Islam. Pretty much everything that, I feel I as a westerner should know. Maybe if others knew it to we wouldn't have the conflict we see today in the middle east. If I could suggest anything to the military generals leading our armed forces today, it would be; educate your soldiers. Respect can resolve almost any problem. The leading cause of casualties, I believe are related to respect that was not properly given of this beautiful religion and culture.