Search results
May 7, 2024 · A panoramic history of the Muslim world from the age of the Prophet Muḥammad to the birth of the modern era. This book describes and explains the major events, personalities, conflicts, and convergences that have shaped the history of the Muslim world.
Mar 26, 2013 · The New Cambridge History of Islam is a comprehensive history of Islamic civilization, tracing its development from its beginnings in seventh-century Arabia to its wide and varied presence in the globalised world of today.
Jun 6, 2023 · An illustration of an open book. Books. An illustration of two cells of a film strip. Video. An illustration of an audio speaker. ... history-of-islam-3-volumes ...
Jan 1, 1999 · The Oxford History of Islam. 1st Edition. Lavishly illustrated with over 300 pictures, including more than 200 in full color, The Oxford History of Islam offers the most wide-ranging and authoritative account available of the second largest--and fastest growing--religion in the world.
- (61)
- Destiny Disrupted: A History of the World Through Islamic Eyes by Tamim Ansary. I love books that show the other point of view. Ansary uses his childhood experience having grown up in Afghanistan to explain to westerners why Islam sees itself the way it does.
- The Story of the Qur’an: Its History and Place in Muslim Life by Ingrid Mattson. This text is essential for the study of the religious side of Islam. Mattson helps readers interpret what they’re reading in the Muslim Holy Book, as well as bringing important historical contexts to light.
- Lost Islamic History: Reclaiming Muslim Civilisation from the Past by Firas Alkhateeb. Another great text about how Islamic history has been mostly ignored over the years.
- The Crusades Through Arab Eyes by Amin Maalouf. This is an important text, even though it isn’t strictly Islamic history and it was written 30 years ago.
Dec 27, 1999 · The Oxford History of Islam. Lavishly illustrated with over 300 pictures, including more than 200 in full color, The Oxford History of Islam offers the most wide-ranging and authoritative account available of the second largest--and fastest growing--religion in the world.
A comprehensive and thematic overview of Islamic culture and society from the seventh to the eighteenth century, edited by Robert Irwin. The volume covers religion, law, conversion, politics, philosophy, science, art, literature and more, with contributions from international experts.
