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Tables of Contents for Islam
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
9
2
Preface
11
5
Chronology
16
33
Beginnings
The Prophet (570-632)
49
30
The Rashidun (632-661)
79
14
The First Fitnah
93
8
Development
The Umayyads and the Second Fitnah
101
7
The Religious Movement
108
7
The Last Years of the Umayyads (705-750)
115
4
The Abbasids: The High Caliphal Period (750-935)
119
18
The Esoteric Movements
137
20
Culmination
A New Order (935-1258)
157
16
The Crusades
173
3
Expansion
176
2
The Mongols (1220-1500)
178
25
Islam Triumphant
Imperial Islam (1500-1700)
203
3
The Safavid Empire
206
10
The Moghul Empire
216
8
The Ottoman Empire
224
15
Islam Agonistes
The Arrival of the West (1750-2000)
239
23
What Is a Modern Muslim State?
262
11
Fundamentalism
273
17
Muslims in a Minority
290
4
The Way Forward
294
13
Key Figures in the History of Islam
307
18
Glossary of Arabic Terms
325
7
Notes
332
3
Suggestions for Further Reading
335