Lavishly illustrated with over 300 pictures, including more than 200 in full color, The Oxford History of Islam offers the most wide-ranging and authoritative a

"In this work sixteen leading scholars, both Muslim and non-Muslim, examine the origins and historical development of Islam - its faith, community, institutions

The dictionary focuses primarily on the 19th and 20th centuries, stressing topics of most interest to Westerners. What emerges is a highly informative look at t

This collection of essays address key themes in the history of the Muslims of South Asia: conversion to Islam, the emergence of this-worldly religion, the proce

An introduction to the development of Islam from its birth among the nomadic peoples of seventh-century Arabia to its present status as one of the world's great