I also chose one of his books for the first review and seeing as I was able to understand it and the information seemed to stick with me somewhat I decided to read another one of his books. Also, I know that he has written many books about the Middle East so I assumed he most be a well known and accepted author in this field. ... The first three chapters were mainly about the beginning of time and how basically everything could be related back to this area. ... The second chapter really interested me with the physical and climatic aspects of the East. ... Chapter 15 Dismemberment and Succ...

• Word Count: 883
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

From the first four chapters of this book, I came up with the main points listed above. ... In the second chapter, much more questions of Islam were answered. ... This chapter shows the importance of the Qu'ran to Muslim people. ... From this reading along with other books that I have read, I was able to explain a few of the basics to her. ... The first 4 chapters are easy to follow and interesting to read. ...

• Word Count: 918
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

The longer chapters are called the Medinian chapters because it is believed that Mohammad received them in Medina. ... The Christian Bible consists of two books: the Old Testament and the New Testament. ... The first five books are called the Five Books of Moses, which tells the origin of the Jewish people and the set of beliefs the Jews hold. ... Similarly to the Old Testament, the New Testament contains twenty-seven books. ... The length of each chapter bears no relevance to its place in the Bible. ...

• Word Count: 1866
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

Jenkins makes some very valid and truthful statements in his book, and it is highly regarded as being one of the best books on Christian history, but I myself did not enjoy the book. ... He wrote the book as if each topic in within the chapters was another chapter in itself, instead of including only related topics within each chapter. ... I wouldn"t recommend this book to anyone besides a theological scholar due to the manner that it flows, even though it has very good reviews and is on best seller lists for Christian books. ...

• Word Count: 1213
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Muslims must practice the five pillars of the religion: the declaration of faith in the oneness of Allah and the prophet hood of Muhammad, prayer, fasting the month of Ramadan, alms-tax, and the pilgrimage to Makkah; and believe in the six articles of faith: belief in God, the Holy Books, the prophets, the angels, the Day of Judgment and God's decree, whether for good or evil. ... The Quran contains 114 chapters revealed to the Prophet during a period of 23 years from 609 to 632, the year of his death. ... The 114 Suwar chapters were revealed to Muhammad in Mecca and Madina. ...

• Word Count: 739
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Meyer contributed 20 books including scripture biographies, sermons, and devotionals. ... Meyer's books; the Library of Congress list more than sixty-five books yet the biographical sketch credits Mr. Meyer with only twenty books prior to his death. It appears that the author penned many books, which remained unpublished until after his death, this book being one of them. ... This book lends itself to introspection at many points; a suggested pattern of reading would include moments of silence interspersed between the chapters for reflection on the thoughts and ideas, before continued re...

• Word Count: 1340
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

" Over the next several chapters Marjane was given situations that tested her faith, and forced her to choose between what she saw and what she believed. In the chapter titled "The Water Cell", Marjane asserts that God had appointed the king of Iran to her parents. ... " After the Shah being exiled, Marjane teacher instructed her class, "Children, tear out all the photos of the shah from your books....

• Word Count: 1625
• Approx Pages: 7

The start of Islam is actually derived form Christianity, history books indicates that one night in the year 610, the first of many revelations came to Muhammad from God by way of the angel Gabriel (In Christianity this is the same Angel which brings the news of Jesus' birth, Jesus of course is the founder of Christianity). ... This God was creator of the world (In Christianity, it's documented in Genesis Chapter 1 verse 1, In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth), and He would one day judge mankind (This is also true in Christianity: "The Lord will judge his people." ...

• Word Count: 2846
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: High School

In the first chapter of book IV of Mere Christianity, Lewis says, "A man who changed from having Bios to having Zoe would have gone through as big a change as a statue which changed from being carved stone to being a real man. ... Actually one of the best resources for becoming better educated about Theology is through other Christians, either in study groups, churches, or books written by Christian Theologians. ...

• Word Count: 968
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

I confess that as a citizen of Canada I take a great deal of our personal freedoms for granted. It is difficult to avoid. I grew up without a fear of dedicating myself to the wrong religion or political party. I was never faced with certain death when it came to any of the personal decisions I made....

• Word Count: 2538
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

The book contains over a hundred chapters and around 6,200 verses and is based on a man named Allah. ... This collection is highly appreciated along with four other collections Sunan of Tirmidhi, Nasa'i, Ibn Majah, and Abu Da'ud which together make up the six books al-kutub al-sitta. ... Muslims base all their knowledge, science, work habits, indulgence, marriage, anything and everything having to do with their everyday lives on these two books. ... These seven core beliefs are the belief in God, belief in angels, belief in the revealed Books of God, belief in God's many prophe...

• Word Count: 3077
• Approx Pages: 12
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School