The Rise of Islam Gordon, Matthew S.

The birth of Islam in the 7th century and its subsequent outward expansion from the Arab world has been one of the most influential occurrences in world history. During its first few decades, the new faith inspired conquests from Spain to northern India. In this illuminating study, the author tracks the rise of Islam from it 7th century beginnings with the life of the Prophet Muhammad to the collapse of the Islamic empire in the early 10th century. He demonstrates how a sophisticated, new religion and society emerged to become one of the world's most vital and sustained cultures.

DOI: 10.1336/0313325227 Mouse over the Digital Object Identifier (DOI) to learn more about this book or related books published by Greenwood Publishing Group. Visit the Greenwood Publishing Group page for this title: http://www.greenwood.com/catalog/GR2522.aspx

The Rise of Islam Series: Greenwood Guides to Historic Events of the Medieval World Hardback, 232 pages, $46.95 Copyright ©2005, Greenwood Press ISBN: 0-313-32522-7 DOI: 10.1336/0313325227

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