Lost Islamic History

About this book

Lost Islamic History: Reclaiming Muslim Civilisation from the Past by Firas Alkhateeb grew out of a popular website and has become one of the most recommended introductions to Islamic history.

The book begins with Arabia before Islam and the life of the Prophet ﷺ, then covers the Rightly Guided Caliphs, the Umayyads and Abbasids, the golden age of science and scholarship in Baghdad, al-Andalus, the Crusades and the Mongol invasions, the Mamluks, the Ottoman, Safavid and Mughal empires, Islam in Africa and Southeast Asia, colonialism and the modern Muslim world. Along the way it highlights scholars, scientists and leaders often left out of standard histories.

The writing is clear and lively, with maps and short chapters, making it ideal for teenagers and adults.

What's inside

• From the Prophet ﷺ to the modern world
• The caliphates and the golden age
• Al-Andalus, the Crusades and the Mongols
• The great Muslim empires
• Colonialism and modern times