Surveys of Muslim History

Maulana Nadwi, the historian, the scholar, and the thinker, is at his best in this great work, which was originally published in 1375/1958. This latest edition includes footnotes and references added by Dr. Mustafa Saeed al-Khun, in addition to the foreword of Dr. Mustafa al-Sibaii. Beautiful two color printing and wonderful production quality add to the value of this treasure, which remains a wonderful gift for any home and library.

This book is part of the larger work of Dr. Ali Muhammad Al-Sallabi on the history of Umayyah khilafah. A balanced look at the history of that critical period which saw the transformation of khilafah into mulookiya. Also covers the reign of Yazeed and the martyrdom of Husain, Radi-Allahu anhu. Heavily referenced, yet easy to read.

This is a unique book. You may be aware of a few of the contributions of Islamic Civilization to the history of humanity and the world we live in today. For example, many people know about the Islamic origins of Algebra and Arabic Numbers. However, much of this history remains obscured, and hidden from view. This book places many aspects of the profound impact of Islamic Civilization into plain view and shows how it has been suppressed and distorted. Western historians, in general, have removed the Islamic source with regard to every single change that affected science and civilization at the origin of Western civilization, and modern civilization, and then, each and everyone has substituted a number of explanations for such changes within their field of study. This systematic suppression of the Islamic source of modern science and civilization has been, however, noted by individual historians who have re-considered the history of their subject. Thus, in his `History of Dams,’ Norman Smith, began his chapter devoted to Islamic dams, by noting how historians of civil engineering have ignored the Muslim period, and have claimed that nothing was done by the Muslims, even worse, they have blamed the Muslims for the decline of irrigation and other engineering activities, and their eventual extinction, which is `both unjust and untrue.’ (from the Introduction) The book's more than 500 pages are packed full with thousands of referenced facts and includes a substantial select bibliography. It is set to become the standard reference work for the subject and the starting point for anyone wanting to explore the field further.

A wonderful fresh look at the history of the Muslim world. The three volumes cover up to 656 AH. Handles delicate accounts objectively, fairly, and rigorously. The author teaches Islamic history at Jamiatur Rasheed, Karachi. 

"This book fills a huge gap in the library of the Muslim world. It deserves to be translated into Arabic and English as well." Mufti Taqi Usmani. 

Islamic History, like other subjects related to Islam, has been written by, and taught from, non Muslim sources. This has led to a considerable number of misconceptions and distortions.
This book seeks to reclaim Islamic history from such distortions.

Very brief summary of the 7 volume set of Tareekh Dawat o Azeemat.

This booklet considers the two main perspectives from which history may be viewed. If beauty is in eye of the beholder, so is history. The author urges us to bear in mind when reading any historical account, who wrote it, from what perspective and for what purpose.

A collection of articles and speeches on the rise and fall of Muslims. Discusses contemporary events and events from history. Written by Shaikh Ali al-Tantawi (1327-1420 / 1909-1999), the famous scholar, judge, and master of Arabic literature from Syria.