Muslims first appeared in the early seventh century as members of a
persecuted religious movement in a sun-baked town in Arabia. Within
a century, their descendants were ruling a vast territory that
extended from the Atlantic Ocean to the Indus River valley in
modern Pakistan. This region became the arena for a new cultural
experiment in which Muslim scholars and creative artists
synthesized and reworked the legacy of Rome, Greece, Iran, and
India into a new civilization. A History of the Muslim World to
1405 traces the development of this civilization from the career of
the Prophet Muhammad to the death of the Mongol emperor Timur Lang.
Coverage includes the unification of the Dar a1-Islam (the
territory ruled by Muslims), the fragmentation into various
religious and political groups including the Shi'ite and Sunni, and
the series of catastrophes in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries
that threatened to destroy the civilization. Features: Balanced
coverage of the Muslim world encompassing the region from the
Iberian Peninsula to South Asia. Detailed accounts of all cultures
including major Shi'ite groups and the Sunni community. Primary
sources. Numerous maps and photographs featuring a special
four-color art insert. Glossary, charts, and timelines.
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