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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough...

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The contents of this volume are extremely significant: The specific events in this earliest period set precedents for what later became established Islamic practice. The book deals with the history of the Islamic community at Medina during the first four years of the Islamic period--a time of critical improtance for Islam, both as a religion and as a political community. The main events recounted by Tabari are the battles between Muhammad's su...

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Written by one of the world's foremost religious authorities, A Christian Faith for Today provides both Christians and sceptics with a much-needed response to modernity's challenge to God.Most people accept that our world is regulated by the laws of natural science, but how should Christian believers reconcile this with faith, incarnation and a loving and intelligent Creator?W. Montgomery Watt returns to the Biblical stories and sources at the...

William Montgomery Watt's seminal study of the close relationship between religious beliefs and political doctrine in Islamic countries is now available for a new generation of readers. His introduction presents a clear and comprehensive survey of the development of Islamic political thought, from the politico-religious structure established by Mohammed and his immediate successors, to its current status in the modern world. Essential reading ...

In this admirable book Montgomery Watt traces the influence of Islam in medieval Europe, looking in detail at commerce, science and technology, philosophy, and the development of European self-awareness.

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Die arabische Expansion hat die westliche Welt fast immer nur als Bedrohung, kaum je als Bereicherung erfahren. Dabei brachten die Araber nicht nur Lehren der Naturwissenschaften wie der Physik, Astronomie, Geographie, Mathematik und Medizin aus der Welt des antiken Griechentums nach Europa, sondern auch Poesie und Musiktheorie, und nicht zuletzt Vorstellungen von einem verfeinerten Leben, wie es sich die Europäer bis dahin nicht hatten träum...

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Surveying the life, aims, character and inspiration of Muhammad, this classic introduction explains the history, form and chronology of the Qur'an, and gives the views of Muslim and Occidental scholars.

Partendo dalle origini in seno alle tribù nomadi dell'Arabia del VII secolo, terreno fertile per l'insegnamento di Maometto, l'Islam viene qui presentato nelle sue diverse dimensioni: quella storico-politica (dal califfato all'espansione dello stato islamico), quella dottrinale così come si declina nel testo coranico, quella etica, indissolubilmente legata al precetto religioso. Un universo dalla fortissima identità culturale, che ha raggiunto...

A short account of the life and achievements of one of the great figures of history, this volume also serves as an excellent introduction to one of the world's major religions.

General Description: This book arises out of a concern felt by many intellectuals in the present world predicament. If we accept that the course of history is to a large extent determined by economic and material factors, what role is left for the intellectual, whose concern is with ideas? By studying the struggle and achievement of one of the greatest of Muslim intellectuals, the author attempts to provide an answer.