Download or read book Islamic Beliefs, Practices, and Cultures written by Marshall Cavendish Reference Staff and published by Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2011-01-15 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduces the ideas promoted by Islam's founder in the seventh century and tracking their development into new doctrines, schools of thought, and philosophical, literary, and cultural traditions as diverse as recitation of scripture in madrassas in Egypt