Ergebnis für "The Past" in Islam

Islam has been one of the most powerful religious, social, and political forces in history. Over the last 1,400 years, from origins in Arabia, a succession of Muslim polities, and later empires expanded to control territories and peoples that ultimately stretched from southern France to East Africa and South East Asia. Yet many of the contributions of Muslim thinkers, scientists, and theologians, not to mention rulers, statesmen, and soldiers, have been occluded. This book rescues from oblivion and neglect some of these personalities and institutions.

Lessons from History traces the Israelites from the covenant at Sinai, through Babylonian exile, Maccabean revival, and Roman dispersion. In parallel, the narrative follows the trajectory of Islamic civilization from the Prophetic era and Rightly Guided Caliphate to periods of fragmentation and modern reform movements. Dr. Ahmad identifies a recurring pattern: spiritual strength leading to political ascendancy, moral decline resulting in subjugation, and revival emerging from sincere repentance.