Islam

Jonathan Bloom

"Islam: A Thousand Years of Faith and Power explores the first millennium of Islamic culture, from the revelation to Muhammad to the great Islamic empires. This accessible overview shatters stereotypes and enlightens readers - both Muslim and non-Muslim alike - to the many sources of contemporary Muslim civilization.". "Islam examines the world at the rise of Islam, the life of Muhammad, Islamic principles of faith, the golden age of the Abbasid empire, the Mongol invasion of the thirteenth century, and the great Ottoman, Persian, and Mughal empires that emerged in their wake. In its first thousand years, Islamic civilization flourished in cities between Spain and Central Asia. Many old cities such as Jerusalem, Damascus, and Alexandria continued to thrive, while many new ones, including Fez, Tunis, Cairo, and Baghdad, were founded. While Europe suffered through the Dark Ages,...

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