This beautifully illustrated and concise guide to the world''s great religion begins with Muhammad, the origin of Islam and the Qur''an, as well as the basis of the faith itself - the five pillars of Islam and its festivals and holidays. Other topics range from science and art, including the importance of philosophy and image prohibition to Islamic law to such family- and society-related topics as clans and guilds, marriage and family, and the role of women.