Introduction to Islam by Muhammad Hamidullah

There are many books which propose to present Islam, but few are those which have such an important historical value as this one and which, in addition to being complete, are accessible to all audiences.

The writing of this book follows the request to Professor Muhammad Hamidullah of an American convert to Islam for books to deepen his religious knowledge. Noting that there were not many books available in French, he approached a dozen friends and entrusted each of them with the writing of a chapter. He set himself the goal of bringing together the rigor of orientalists and the strong convictions of a believer.

After 3 months, he was the only one to have written his chapter, his friends promised to finish the following month, but each time, he was the only one to advance in writing. After a few months, the book was finished, entirely written by him. Despite his meager means, he had it published at his own expense. The book is now translated into a dozen languages.

In order to revive the French-speaking Islamic heritage and make known the erudition of this great scholar, Professor Hamidullah , Héritage editions are happy to republish this work which will allow Muslims to deepen their knowledge and non-Muslims to have access to the most essential information for a better knowledge of Islam and Muslims.