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Understanding Islam: An Introduction to the Muslim World, Third Edition (3rd Edition) by Thomas W. Lippman Paperback, 198 Pages, Published 1995 ISBN-10: 0-452-01160-4 / 0452011604 ISBN-13: 978-0-452-01160-1 / 9780452011601 A little over thirteen centuries ago, the prophet Muhammad converted a few Arab desert tribes to the belief in a single god, Allah, thus founding the religion of Islam. Within a century, that belief had created one of history's mightiest empires—and today Islam continues to shape events around the g |