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This documentary history of Islam from the advent of the prophet Muhammed to the capture of Constantinople by Sultan Mehmed, the Conqueror, is concerned with a period that extends from the 7th century to 1453; with a region that stretches from Western Arabia to embrace the Middle East, North Africa, and parts of Asia, tropical Africa, and southern and eastern Europe; and with people and states, which, amid many diversities, share a common acceptance of the faith and law of Islam. Bernard Lewis, a widely-known authority on the Middle East, here translates from original sources and documents works that present the sweeping civilization of Islam in all its vastness and glory. (From Good Reads entry for this book.)
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Islam, history, faith, religion, Islamic civilization, Sources, Islam, historyPlaces
Western Arabia, Constantinople, Middle East, North AfricaTimes
600-1453Showing 7 featured editions. View all 7 editions?
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"Zayd ibn Thabit said: Abu Bakr sent for me at the time of the battle of al-Yamama, and 'Umar ibn al-Khattab was with him."
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