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, 2016.

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. Harun al Rashid
   3. Philosophy and Science
   4. Al Khwarizmi
   5. Al-Kindi
   6. Al Masudi
   7. Turks, the Emergence of
   8. Manzikert, Battle of
   9. The Assassins
   10. Mahmud of Ghazna
   11. Crusades, the Beginning of
   12. Jerusalem, the Crusades
   13. Salahuddin Ayyubi
   14. Delhi, the Conquest of
   15. Constantinople – the Sack of 1204
   16. Ottoman Empire, origins of
   17. Fatimids in Egypt
   18. Abdur Rahman III of Spain
   19. Murabitun
   20. Cordoba, the Fall of
   21. The Fall of Granada
   22. Islam in Persia
   23. Islam in Africa
   24. Mansa Musa
   25. Askiya Muhammed
   26. Maulana Rumi
   27. Imam Ja’afar as Sadiq
   28. Imam Abu Haneefa
   29. 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
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. A Neutral Afghanistan
   2. The Partition of India
   3. Pakistan – Tradition, Reform and Modernism in the Emergence of Pakistan
   4. Afghanistan – Land of Valor, Land of Sorrow
   5. Indonesia – Struggle for Independence
   6. The War of Algeria’s Independence – 1954-62
   7. Jamaluddin al Afghani
   8. Essence and Love in Urdu Poetry (From Iqbal to Faiz)
   9. What is Jihad? A Scholar’s Perspective
   10. Faith and the Dialogue of Civilizations
   11. The 2011 Arab Revolution
   12. The Suez Crisis of 1956
   13. Islam in America – Before 9/11
   14. The Saga of Anglo-American Dominance (1799-2025 CE)
   15. Mosaddeq, Iranian Oil and the Coup of 1953
   16. How to Build an Islamic Life as a Minority (Video)
   17. Imam Khomeini and the Iranian Revolution of 1979
   18. Spiritual Impressions of the Hajj
   19. The Libyan Revolution, Tailor Made in Paris
   20. Pakistan in the Bull’s Eye
   21. Unveiling the Secrets of Allama Iqbal’s Khudi
   22. The Arabic Language
   23. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
   24. Ramadan: Finding the Light in One’s Heart
   25. Sadat Hassan Manto (1912-1954)-A Story Teller or a Shattered Mirror of the Human Soul?
   26. Islam in East Africa
   27. Africa, India, China – President Obama “Pivots” on the AICHIN Ocean
   28. The Recent Upheavals in the Muslim World (2011-2012)- An Analysis
   29. Faith, History and Science in a Secular Paradigm
   30. Siasat e Madani (Politics) by Shah Waliullah
   31. Mohammed Ali Jauhar (1878-1931) and the Origins of Pakistan
   32. The ISIS Phenomenon
   33. Muslim Contributions to India’s Freedom Struggle – A Different Narrative
   34. Islamaphobia-Closing the Fear Gap in America
   35. Shia-Sunni Schism- Historical  Cracks That Must Be Healed
   36. Akhlaq e Amrikiye: A Treatise of American Muslim Ethics- (part 1 of 7)
   37. Akhlaq e Amrikiya: A Manual for the Survival of Muslims in America (2 of 7)
   38. Akhlaq e Amrikiya: A Manual for the Survival of Muslims in America (3 of 7)
   39. Akhlaq e Amrikiya: A Manual for the Survival of Muslims in America (4 of 7)
   40. Akhlaq e Amrikiye: A Manual for the Survival of Muslims in America (5 of 7)
   41. Akhlaq e Amrikiye: A Manual for the Survival of Muslims in America (6 of 7)
   42. Akhlaq e Amrikiye-A Manual for the Survival of Muslims in America (7 of 7)
   43. Election in London – Triumph of Hope over Fear
   44. Mohammed Iqbal (1877-1938), Poet, Philosopher
   45. Islam in America – A Thousand Points of Light
9. Chronology
   1. Chronology
   2. Caliphs, Imams and Dynasties
10. 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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