Lost Islamic History

Reclaiming Muslim Civilisation from the Past

De: Firas Alkhateeb

Narrado por: Neil Shah

Islam has been one of the most powerful religious, social, and political forces in history. Over the last 1,400 years, from origins in Arabia, a succession of Muslim polities, and later empires expanded to control territories and peoples that ultimately stretched from southern France to East Africa and South East Asia.

Yet many of the contributions of Muslim thinkers, scientists, and theologians, not to mention rulers, statesmen, and soldiers, have been occluded. This book rescues from oblivion and neglect some of these personalities and institutions while offering the listener a new narrative of this lost Islamic history. The Umayyads, Abbasids, and Ottomans feature in the story, as do Muslim Spain, the savannah kingdoms of West Africa, and the Mughal Empire, along with the later European colonization of Muslim lands and the development of modern nation-states in the Muslim world.

Throughout, the impact of Islamic belief on scientific advancement, social structures, and cultural development is given due prominence, and the narrative is complemented by portraits of key personalities, inventions, and little known historical nuggets. The history of Islam and of the world's Muslims brings together diverse peoples, geographies, and states, all interwoven into one narrative that begins with Muhammad and continues to this day.

©2017 Firas Alkhateeb (P)2020 Tantor

Excellent summary of Islamic history

Well written without any bias. Tells the story of Islamic history from a Muslim perspective in a simple way. The books read well with excellent flow of logical ideas. Highly recommended for beginners interested to learn about Islamic history.

Excellent summary

Excellent short summary of 1400 years history of Islam and political figures following this divine religion.

Rise and fall of Islamic society

well written naritive of the rise of Islam, it's influence on history and science and its fall to the European conquerors.

Excellent!!!

This is a great introduction to Islamic history. it is beautiful how big topics are condensed into small easy to understand concepts. I highly, highly recommend this book..

A Masterpiece!

It's amazing how world history books are usually about European Christian history and skip over the Golden Age of Islam, which happened while Europe was in its Dark Ages. A book that all Muslims and Non-Muslims should read.

This is in no way a complete detailed history of Islam, but rather an introduction to Islamic History. Feels like an amazing preface to a more detailed history book that I would love to read one day, if and when it comes from the same author.

Well written, concise history

Book is a great, concise yet complete history of Islam. Almost all major events, personalities and aspects of Islamic history are covered.

Narrator made some pronunciation errors. He could have researched better to more accurate.

wonderful comprehensive summary

loved the logical flow and sequence of events. well written and read clearly and vividly

Very good info even beyond novice status

I loved the little known and historic info given throughout this book. I've researched Islam a lot and this had tons I didn't realize or put together!

Great book

This was a fantastic book. There were alot of important information about Islam that I found about listening to this audio book.

EXCELLENT

This is a well written, all encompassing history.
I think it is very important to read this book, in view of the current political climate.
The author covers so many aspects.
The narrator did a good job, although at times somewhat monotonous.
My thanks to all involved, JK.