Here are the 5 best books on the history of Islam:
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1. Quran
Quran is the direct conversation
of GOD with the universe.
Who wrote Quran?
Some Muslims believe that after the death of our beloved prophet
Muhammad PBUH, various verses of Quran were written in one form by Ali ibn Abi
Talib.
The theme of this book is ALLAH and the religion Islam circulates
around this book. The book was originally written in Arabic. If you want to
learn about Islam then this book must be your top priority. Quran has been
translated in every language and its explanation is also available in most languages, you will undoubtedly fall in love with Muslims after reading
this book. If you are a Muslim then you must have already read this book. You can
read the books given below if you want to know more about Islam, but if you
have not read this book, then the following books have no match with Quran. You
should start first by reading Holy Quran.
2. Islam: A Short History.
Islam: A Short History starts with the migration of our beloved Prophet Muhammad PBUH with his family from Madina in the seventh century. It reminds us of the origins of the schism between Shi'a and Sunni Muslims and the rise of Sufi mysticism, the spread of Islam in North Africa, the Levant, and Asia, the shattering impact of the Crusades on the Muslim world, the spreading of imperial Islam in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries as it grew into the biggest and most sophisticated power in the world, and the origin and impact of revolutionary religion Islam. The book concludes with an assessment of contemporary Islam and its challenges.
In this eye-opening book, the author forcefully challenges those who believe that the West and Islam are civilizations on a collision course.
3. Lost Islamic History: Reclaiming Muslim Civilisation from the
Past.
Islam is one of the most powerful religious, social, and political forces in history. Starting from its origins in Arabia, a series of Muslim states and later empires expanded over the past 1400 years to control territories and peoples that eventually stretched from southern France to East Africa and Southeast Asia.
Yet many of the contributions of Muslim thinkers, scholars, and theologians, not to mention rulers, statesmen, and soldiers, have been forgotten. This book rescues some of these figures and institutions from oblivion and neglect and offers the reader a new narrative of this lost Islamic history. The Umayyads, Abbasids, and Ottomans play a role in this history, as do Muslim Spain, the savannah empires of West Africa and the Mughal Empire, as well as the later European colonization of Muslim lands and the development of modern nation-states in the Muslim world. The influence of the Islamic faith on scientific progress, social structures, and cultural development is duly emphasized throughout, and the text is supplemented by portraits of important personalities, inventions, and little-known historical details. The History of Islam and Muslims in the World brings together diverse peoples, areas, and states, all interwoven in a story that begins with Muhammad and continues to this day.
4. A history of Islamic societies.
Long taken into consideration as a classic, A History of Islamic Societies is now more beneficial and greater reference work for readers and students alike. Widely praised for its balanced and complete reporting, Ira Lapidus has been completely revised in its coverage of every country and region of the Muslim world up to 2001. It covers the origins and improvement of Islamic societies and specializes in the historic tactics which have brought about the various sorts of Islam that exist today. The concluding chapters survey the growing influence of Islamist movements within nation-states and in their transnational or global dimensions, including Islamic revivalism, Islamist politics, and terrorism. An updated discussion of the role of women in Islamic societies has been added, as well as new sections on Afghanistan and Muslims in Europe, America, and the Philippines. His numerous books and articles include Islam, Politics, and Social Movements and Muslim Cities in the Later Middle Ages.
5. No God but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam.
Each part of the book discusses the various factors of Islam. For example, one chapter is devoted entirely to jihad. Overall, the book covers the history of Islam from the perspective of the Islamic prophet Muhammad as a social reformer fighting for human equality. The writer argues that the Quran does not mandate the veiling of girls and that the idea of jihad was supposed to be completely defensive. Aslan focuses on early practices of Islam, however also delves into life within the Empires and the new Muslim world.
According to Aslan, Islam is in a struggle between individualistic reform and traditional clerical authority, similar to that which occurred in Christianity during the Reformation in the 16th century.
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