Islam A Way of Life Author:Philip Hitti Professor Hitti writes on a basis of lifelong basis of scholarship about Islam, showing it is not only a religion but also a state and culture, and that in these overlapping and interacting aspects it is a whole way of life. — Professor Hitti describes Islam as a system of beliefs and practices initially revealed by Allah to Muhammed in the 7th c... more »entury, enshrined in the Arabic Koran, complemented by tradition and modified through the ages in response to changes in time and place.« less