Legacy of Muslim Civilization

Contents: Preface. 1. Muhammad (SAW): the noble prophet. 2. Ideals of Islam: the caliphate period. 3. The later Muslim empires: Ottomans, Saffavids and Mughals. 4. Spirituality and scholarship in Islam. 5. Islam of the periphery. 6. Muslims under colonialism. 7. Contemporary Muslim society. Bibliography. Index.

"The book in hand offers a civilization contribution of Islam and Muslims in a brief and concise way highlighting the era of the noble Prophet (SAW), the Umayyads, the Abbasids, the Ottomans, the Safavids and the Mughals as well as discussing the issues and challenges of Muslim living in the peripheries and under the colonial domination.

The work also analyses the contemporary Muslim society and its basic problems. It fulfills the need of an overall history of Muslim civilization and calls the writers on Islam to study this religion and its rich contribution in the civilizational perspective." (jacket)