Islam/Course Outline

Welcome to the Wikiversity Course Introduction to Islam

This course is brought to you by the Department of Islamic Studies and the Division of Religious Studies

Course Objectives

• An understanding of the diversity and history of Islam
• An understanding of the Qur'an, the Prophet Muhammad and the Sunna
• To give an overview of some of the historical and contemporary disputes within Islam

Unit 1: Images of Islam: Normative and Descriptive

Unit 2: The Prophet Muhammad

Learning Materials

http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/islam/history/muhammad_1.shtml

Unit 3: The Qur'an

Learning Materials

http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/islam/texts/quran_1.shtml