Encyclopedia of Islamic Law Reforms and Human Rights

Although Islam is the youngest of the major world religions, with 1.2 billion followers, Is- lam is the second largest and fastest-growing religion in the world. The cognitive, ideo- logical, political, and demographic map of the Muslim world changed dramatically in the second half of the twentieth century. The book provides an overview of the origins and development of classical Islam - its faith, com- munity, institutions, sciences, and art.