Muhammad and the Course of Islam

Synopsis

"This is a well-researched and excellent history of Islam. Verses from the Qur'an are included in such a way as to make the Qur'an itself more understandable to the Western non-Muslim reader. The most refreshing aspect of the work is its lack of reliance on many of the old axe-grinding sources that lead the Westerner down a road not to further understanding of one of the world's great religions, but rather to a dismissal of millions of people as deranged fanatics.
To the reader of Islamic history, the author's Persian extraction does come through a bit in his depiction of the status of Ali as the rightful successor of Muhammad. I imagine Sunni Muslims would take issue with that point of view, but still this history is one of the best that I've seen over the years." [Amazon]

RefTags

Balyuzi: Muhammad and the Course of Islam

Released

1976

Location

Islam

Setting