2. Islam: A Historical, Practical and Doctrinal Overview: By Adnan Husain, Departments of Middle Eastern Studies and History, New York University Islam addresses the whole range of the personal and public lives of its conscientious adherents; to them it is a comprehensive social and spiritual program. Muslims, ideally derive guidance in all matters of personal conduct, ethics, and belief; ritual practices and worship; and social, political, economic and legal affairs from Islam, which expands the notion of religion to a whole mode of existence. Islam resembles both Judaism and Christianity in many respects, since it participates in the same Judeo-Christian tradition. It may be more accurate to refer to a "Judeo-Christian-Muslim" tradition. However, the relationships between belief, practice and social community differ somewhat between these religious traditions both in terms of historical development and dogma. Click here for full text Get Adobe Acrobat Reader here