The Islamic Golden Age and the Caliphates

The Islamic empire arose spectacularly in the 7th century and exercised influence over a large geographic area until its fall to Mongol invaders in the 13th cen

The Islamic empire arose spectacularly in the 7th century and exercised influence over a large geographic area until its fall to Mongol invaders in the 13th cen

Maurice Lombard portrays the Islamic world as the centre of civilization at a time when the West was primitive and backward.

*Includes pictures *Includes medieval accounts *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading Like many historical figures, Harun al-Rashid's

The Prophet and the Age of Caliphates is an accessible history of the Near East from c.600-1050AD, the period in which Islamic society was formed. Beginning wit

The Islamic Golden Age is a period in the history of Islam, during which much of the Islamic world was ruled by Caliphates and established one of the largest em

"The Prophet and the Age of Caliphates is an accessible guide to the history of the Near East from c.600-1050 A.D., the period in which Islamic society was form

For approximately six hundred years after the death of Muhammad, the founder of Islam, the Muslim community formed a cohesive state called the Caliphate. This b

✓ The Great Four Rightly-Guided Caliphs of Islam The religion of Islam, which initiated with the preaching of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ from the city of Makkah, sp

This endlessly informative history brings the classical Islamic world to lifeIn this accessibly written history, Amira K. Bennison contradicts the common assump