History of Islam

The site contains a comprehensive narrative of critical moments in Islamic history from the death of Prophet Muhammed (pbuh) to the First World War. The following topics have been populated in the Encyclopedia of Islamic History (www.historyofislam.com) as of December 15, 2018.

1. The Age of Faith
   1. The Death of Prophet Muhammed (pbuh)
   2. Omar Ibn al Khattab (r)
   3. The Civil Wars
   4. Muawiya
   5. Karbala
   6. Omar bin Abdul Aziz
   7. The Conquest of Spain
   8. The Conquest of Sindh
   9. The Battle of Tours
   10. The Abbasid Revolution
   11. The Significance of the Hijrah (622 CE)
2. The Classical Period
   1. Fiqh, the Development of
   2. Imam Ja’afar as Sadiq
   3. Imam Abu Haneefa
   4. Harun al Rashid
   5. Philosophy and Science
   6. Al Khwarizmi
   7. Al-Kindi
   8. Al Masudi
   9. Ibn al-Haytham (Alhazen), Father of Optics
   10. Turks, the Emergence of
   11. Manzikert, Battle of
   12. The Assassins
   13. Mahmud of Ghazna
   14. Crusades, the Beginning of
   15. Jerusalem, the Crusades
   16. Salahuddin Ayyubi
   17. Delhi, the Conquest of
   18. Constantinople – the Sack of 1204
   19. Ottoman Empire, origins of
   20. Fatimids in Egypt
   21. Abdur Rahman III of Spain
   22. Murabitun
   23. Cordoba, the Fall of
   24. The Fall of Granada
   25. Islam in Persia
   26. Islam in Africa
   27. Mansa Musa
   28. Askiya Muhammed
   29. Islam in East Africa
   30. The African, and Muslim, Discovery of America – Before Columbus
3. The Post Mongol Period
   1. Women Sovereigns in Islam
   2. Razia, Sultana of Delhi
   3. Shajarat al Durr, Queen of Egypt
   4. Genghiz Khan
   5. The Fall of Baghdad
   6. The Battle of Ayn Jalut
   7. Ghazan the Great
   8. Spiritual Renewal in Post Mongol Islamic World
   9. The Sufis of India and Pakistan
   10. Ibn Batuta
   11. Timur of Samarqand
   12. The Battle of Ankara
   13. Islam in Indonesia
   14. Malaysia, Introduction of Islam into
   15. Constantinople, the Conquest of
4. The Land Empires of Asia
   1. The Emergence of the Safavids
   2. The Battle of Chaldiran
   3. The Caliphate moves to Istanbul
   4. Babur in Delhi
   5. Akbar, the Great Moghul
   6. Lepanto, the Battle of
   7. Vienna, the Second Siege of
   8. Zheng He (1371-1433), the Chinese Muslim Admiral
   9.  The Lady of the Taj Mahal – Arjumand Banu Begum
5. Onset of the Colonial Age
   1. The Portuguese Devastations in the Indian Ocean
   2. The Battle of al Qasr al Kabir
   3. The Destruction of Timbaktu
   4. The Atlantic Slave Trade
   5. The Rise of England
   6. The Battle of Plassey
   7. The Rise of the Global Credit Economy
   8. Egypt and the Suez Canal
6. Resistance and Reform
   1. Tippu Sultan
   2. Shah Waliullah of Delhi
   3. Shaykh ibn Abdul Wahhab of Najd
   4. Uthman Dan Fuduye
   5. The Sepoy Uprising of India
   6. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
   7. The Tanzeemat of the Ottoman Empire
   8. Sultan Abdul Hamid II
   9. The Constitutional Revolution in Persia – 1906
   10. The First World War and the Dissolution of the Caliphate
7. A Brief Review
   1. Marginalization of Muslims – A Brief Review
8. The Modern Age
   1. The Partition of India – 1947
   2. Pakistan – Tradition, Reform and Modernism in the Emergence of Pakistan
   3. Mohammed Ali Jauhar (1878-1931) and the Origins of Pakistan
   4. Muslim Contributions to India’s Freedom Struggle – A Different Narrative
   5. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (1888-1958)
   6. Afghanistan – Land of Valor, Land of Sorrow
   7. A Neutral Afghanistan
   8. Jamaluddin al Afghani
   9. Indonesia – Struggle for Independence
   10. The War of Algeria’s Independence – 1954-62
   11. Mosaddeq, Iranian Oil and the Coup of 1953
   12. The Suez Crisis of 1956
   13. Imam Khomeini and the Iranian Revolution of 1979
   14. Islam in America – Before 9/11
   15. Islam in America – A Thousand Points of Light
   16. Faith and the Dialogue of Civilizations
   17. Faith, History and Science in a Secular Paradigm
   18. Hindustaniyet, An Alternative to Hindutva
9. Language and Literature 
   1. The Arabic Language
   2. Unveiling the Secrets of Allama Iqbal’s Khudi
   3. Essence and Love in Urdu Poetry (From Iqbal to Faiz)
   4. Sadat Hassan Manto (1912-1954)-A Story Teller or a Shattered Mirror of the Human Soul?
   5. Mohammed Iqbal (1877-1938), Poet, Philosopher
   6. Maulana Rumi
10. Reflections
    
    1. What is Jihad? A Scholar’s Perspective
    2. The ISIS Phenomenon
    3. Shia-Sunni Schism- Historical  Cracks That Must Be Healed
    4. Siasat e Madani (Politics) by Shah Waliullah of Delhi (d 1761)
    5. Akhlaq e Amrikiye: A Treatise of American Muslim Ethics- (part 1 of 7)
    6. Akhlaq e Amrikiya: A Manual for the Survival of Muslims in America (2 of 7)
    7. Akhlaq e Amrikiya: A Manual for the Survival of Muslims in America (3 of 7)
    8. Akhlaq e Amrikiya: A Manual for the Survival of Muslims in America (4 of 7)
    9. Akhlaq e Amrikiye: A Manual for the Survival of Muslims in America (5 of 7)
    10. Akhlaq e Amrikiye: A Manual for the Survival of Muslims in America (6 of 7)
    11. Akhlaq e Amrikiye-A Manual for the Survival of Muslims in America (7 of 7)
    12. The Aftermath of the Christchurch Massacre -An Opportunity for Internal Renewal
11. Chronology
    1. Chronology
    2. Caliphs, Imams and Dynasties
12. Education – A Historical Look
    1. The Madrassah – Historical Evolution of the Syllabus
    2. The Madrassah – Ancient Madrassahs of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh
    3. The Madrassah – Cultural Archetypes
    4. The Madrassah – The Seven Lives of a Madrassah
    5. The Madrassah – Modern Issues

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