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1 Δεκ 2019 · After proposing a definition of “Islamic history,” one that is particularly open and expansive, the article outlines some common characteristics of Islamic history across its many forms,...
After proposing a definition of “Islamic history,” one that is particularly open and expansive, the article outlines some common characteristics of Islamic history across its many forms, asking what makes it distinct and where it can contribute to a global comparative historiography.
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 December 2009. Until the seventeenth century of our era, the Islamicate society that was associated with the Islamic religion was the most expansive society in the Afro-Eurasian hemisphere and had the most influence on other societies.
Islam, which literally means “submission,” was founded on the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad as an expression of surrender to the will of Allah. The Qur’an, the sacred text of Islam, contains the teachings of the Prophet that were revealed to him from Allah. Traditional
17 Νοε 2023 · It re-examines what we mean by ‘Islamic’ when we speak about the discipline of ‘Islamic history’, the standard term for the history of the lands where Muslims were politically and, in some senses, culturally dominant, especially during the Middle Ages.
Islam was an Arab religious venture and we need to understand what we can of its origins. To do this, we must have some knowledge of Islam’s founder, the character who became known as ‘Muhammad’. That is no easy task. Who was the historical Muhammad? We also need to see in more detail that Muhammad’s role in Islam is...
The New Cambridge History of Islam offers a comprehensive history of Islamic civilisation, tracing its development from its beginnings in seventh-century Arabia to its wide and varied presence in the
