Presents the birth and growth of the Islamic faith and culture through a clear and concise view of Islamic civilization, religion, war, art, politics, and science up to the end of the 15th century.

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Ch. 1. Arabia from Paganism to Islam -- Ch. 2. The Rightly Guided Caliphs -- Ch. 3. The Umayyad Century -- Ch. 4. The Golden Age -- Ch. 5. Culture and Fragmentation -- Ch. 6. The Caliphate of Cordoba -- Ch. 7. Threats from West and East -- Ch. 8. Age of the Mamluks -- Ch. 9. Islam in the East -- Ch. 10. Islam in Africa -- Ch. 11. Rise of the Ottomans -- Ch. 12. Twilight in the West.