Islam Beyond Terrorists and Terrorism

In Islam Beyond Terrorists and Terrorism, Dr. Iftekhar Mahmood provides readers with a brief introduction to the life and contributions of the most influential Muslims throughout history. Dr. Mahmood details the lives of various Muslim scholars, scientists, philosophers, writers, politicians, rulers, religious figures, and military commanders, in an effort to educate both Muslims and non-Muslims.

Preface

xi

Introduction

xvii

A brief history of Islam

1

(12)

Khalid Bin Walid

13

(3)

Hasan al-Basri

16

(3)

Mohammad Bin Qasim

19

(2)

Abu Hanifa

21

(3)

Abd-ar Rahman I

24

(2)

Jabir Ibn Hayyan

26

(3)

Al-Jahiz

29

(3)

Ibn Hanbal

32

(3)

Al-Khwarizmi

35

(3)

Al-Mamun

38

(3)

Al-Kindi

41

(3)

Ibn Junayd

44

(3)

Al-Tabari

47

(3)

Al-Battani

50

(3)

AL-Razi

53

(3)

Al-Ashari

56

(3)

Al-Farabi

59

(3)

Al-Masudi

62

(3)

Abd-ar Rahman III

65

(3)

Firdowsi

68

(3)

Abdul al-Wefa

71

(3)

Al-Haytham

74

(3)

Mahmud Ghaznavi

77

(2)

Al-Biruni

79

(3)

Ibnsina

82

(4)

Ibn Hazm

86

(2)

Nizam al-Mulk Tusi

88

(3)

Alp Arslan

91

(3)

Omar Khayyam

94

(3)

Al-Ghazali

97

(4)

Yusuf Ibn Tashfin

101

(2)

Ibn Tumart

103

(3)

Ibn Zuhr

106

(2)

Abd al-Mumin

108

(4)

Ibn Bajjah

112

(2)

Al-Idrisi

114

(3)

Ibn Tufyl

117

(2)

Ibn Rushd

119

(4)

Salahuddin Ayubi

123

(5)

Muin al-Din Chishti

128

(3)

Fakhr al-Din Razi

131

(3)

Suharawardi

134

(2)

Altamsh

136

(3)

Al-Arabi

139

(3)

Saadi

142

(3)

Rumi

145

(3)

Baybars

148

(3)

Ibn Taymiyya

151

(3)

Mahmud Ghazan

154

(4)

Mansa Musa

158

(3)

Ibn Battutah

161

(3)

Hafiz

164

(3)

Ibn Khaldun

167

(4)

Timur

171

(3)

Jami

174

(3)

Mehmed II

177

(4)

Muhammad Askia

181

(3)

Babur

184

(3)

Suleyman the Magnificient

187

(3)

Akbar

190

(3)

Shah Abbas I

193

(3)

Shahjahan

196

(2)

Abd-al Wahhab

198

(3)

Siraj Ad-Dawalah

201

(2)

Tipu Sultan

203

(3)

Mirza Ghalib

206

(3)

Abd al-Qadir

209

(3)

Sir Syed Ahmed Khan

212

(4)

Muhammad Ahmad Al-Mahdi

216

(3)

Mohammad Abduh

219

(4)

Jinnah

223

(4)

Iqbal

227

(3)

Ibn Saud

230

(2)

Ataturk

232

(3)

Sukarno

235

(4)

Khomeini

239

(4)

Faisal

243

(4)

Nasir

247

(4)

Sadat

251

(4)

Mujib ur-Rahman

255

(4)

Bibliography

259

(2)

Index

261

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Islam Beyond Terrorists and Terrorism Biographies of the Most Influential Muslims in History

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