What is the meaning of Islam? What are the basic concepts of Islam? Practices of Islam? Goal of…

What is the meaning of Islam? What are the basic concepts of Islam? Practices of Islam? Goal of Islam? View of authority in Islam? Qur’an serves as a primary source of information for Muslims just as the Bible does for Christians: What is the legal ideal in Islamic law? How does the Qur’an inform and guide Muslims in attaining this ideal? What is the relationship between philosophy and theology within Islam? Is it acceptable for Muslims to hold separate philosophical and theological beliefs? What artistic themes are regularly expressed in Islamic art and architecture? How are these themes explored? How has the Qurâ??an influenced the development of art in the Islamic world?