No god but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam

296 Index Abyssinia, 18, 28–29, 48 Adam (first man), 4, 9, 35, 99, 113, 149, 179, 208, 213 adultery, 71 Afghanistan, 53, 63, 72, ...

Arab purity. See Wahhabism Arafat, W. N., 92–93 Aristotle, 151 Armstrong, Karen, 93 army, Islamic, 123, 175 Arnold, Thomas, 136 ...

298 Index Christianity (cont’d ): movements within, 85; and religious pluralism in Islam, 262; in Spain, 137; and Sufism, 199, 2 ...

245; nationalists in, 234; and Quran, 126; religion and state in, 138; and revolt against Uthman, 127, 128, 129; and Shariah, 17 ...

300 Index Hudaybiyyah, Treaty of, 104–5 human rights, 263–64 Huntington, Samuel, 79 Husayn ibn Ali (Muhammad’s grandson): as Cal ...

Sufism’s relationship to, 201, 204; superiority of, 239; theological devel- opment of, 110–11; unity in, 138–39, 239–40, 248; un ...

302 Index Ka‘ba (cont’d ): as sacred ground, 26; as seat of Islam, 106; as spiritually connected to Abra- ham, 14; stories/legen ...

108; and Hijra, 50–52; Muhammad’s early days in, 32–49; Muhammad’s march on, 105–6; Muhammad’s pil- grimages to, 104–6, 112; Muh ...

304 Index Muhammad (cont’d ): literacy of, 35–36; as Mahdi, 185; mar- riages of, 33, 63–65; as Messenger of God, 35, 39, 44, 55, ...

Index 305 Muhammad to Mecca, 104–6, 112; of 167–70; and cultural norms, 71; and Nasser to al-Banna’s tomb, 237–38; and demise of ...

306 Index Quran (cont’d ): Light in, 183, 184; and Wahhabism, 244; and warfare, 84–85; and women, 65, 66, 68–71, 73–74 Quraysh t ...

Sasanian Empire, 12–13, 29, 66, 79–80, 108, 122, 131, 175 Satan, 13, 213 Saudi Arabia, 86, 147, 166, 170, 240–48, 257, 259–60 Sa ...

308 Index Sufism (cont’d ): diversity, 263; Islam’s relationship to, 201, 204; and Khomeini, 193; and Layla and Majnun legend, 1 ...

Trinity, doctrine of, 11, 101–2, 151 truth, 13, 153 Turkey/Turks, 72, 137, 209, 216, 217, 261 Ubayd Allah ibn Jahsh, 14 Uhud: an ...

310 Index Ummah (cont’d ): as unique experiment in social organi- zation, 58; and Uthman revolt, 128, 129; and warfare, 85; and ...

�� About the Author REZA ASLAN has studied religions at Harvard, Santa Clara University, and the University of California, Santa ...

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