See the full list of Islam-related history booksĪn Introduction to Shi`i Islam, by Moojan MomenĪhmad ibn Hanbal, by Christopher Melchert - A great, and relatively short, biography of the one of the most important Islamic thinkers and founder of the Hanbali school.ĭiscovering the Qur'an: A Contemporary Approach to a Veiled Text by Neal RobinsonĪn excellent look at the form, format, and and composition of the Qur'an.Īn Introduction Islamic Law, by Joseph Schact - An extensive look into the details of Islamic Law from one of its foremost western academic experts.
and Lawrence DavidsonĪ History of the Arab Peoples, by Albert Hourani - A massive, expansive work on the history of the Arab world since Muhammad.Īn Historical Atlas of Islam, by William BriceĪ Modern History of the Islamic World (2002) by Reinhard Schultze GibbĪ Concise History of the Middle East, by Arthur Goldschmidt Jr. Studies on the Civilization of Islam, by H.A.R. The Arabs: A History, by Eugene Rogan - Rogan successfully puts the into context the tumultuous modern history of the Arab world. The Middle East: A Brief History of the Last 2,000 Years, by Bernard Lewis
Early Islam- Muhammad and the Conquests.Alexander and the Hellenistic Middle East.
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