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The Rise of Islam (Hardcover, Annotated edition)
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The Rise of Islam (Hardcover, Annotated edition)
Series: Greenwood Guides to Historic Events of the Medieval World
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The birth of Islam in the 7th century and its subsequent outward
expansion from the Arab world has been one of the most influential
occurrences in world history. During its first few decades, the new
faith inspired conquests from Spain to northern India. In this
illuminating study, the author tracks the rise of Islam from it 7th
century beginnings with the life of the Prophet Muhammad to the
collapse of the Islamic empire in the early 10th century. He
demonstrates how a sophisticated, new religion and society emerged
to become one of the world's most vital and sustained cultures. The
opening chapter provides an outline of the history of early Islamic
society over a period of roughly three centuries, from the early
7th to the early 10th centuries, concentrating on pre-Islamic Arab
countries and the life of the Prophet. Subsequent chapters treat
Arab-Islamic conquests; the early Islamic empire; and society and
religion, particularly in the early Abbasid period (750-925 C.E.).
The spread of urbanization throughout the early Islamic world is
highlighted. Fifteen brief biographies of key figures such as
Qur'an commentators, empire-building caliphs, scholars, and
military leaders help to add a personal human element to the data,
and 15 translated primary documents ranging from key Qur'annic
passages to contemporary accounts of military campaigns bring the
history to life. A glossary of terms, a timeline, and selected
bibliography aid student research. The work is fully indexed.
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