What Everyone Should Know About Islam and Muslims

This work, by an American convert Muslimah, is intended primarily for a non-Muslim audience. Well-written and logically laid out, it presents the basic beliefs and practices of Islam, dealing in detail with the Islamic way of life, its collective aspect, morality, and family orientation, always providing the reasoning behind each dictate. Some of the many topics covered in this book:

Acts of worship declaration of faith (shahadah)
Prayer (salat)
Fasting (sawm)
Poor-Due (zakat)
Pilgrimage (Hajj)
The performance of the acts of worship salat
Zakat
Beliefs
The relation between the sexes
Islamic festivals and observances
Family life in Islam
Islam in society
Islamic values and qualities: the Islamic personality.