The Islamic World from Prehistory to 1041
| By: | Ariana Wolff |
| Publisher: | Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. |
| Print ISBN: | 9781680486193 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781680486209 |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Copyright: | 2017 |
| Format: | Page Fidelity |
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During his lifetime in the sixth–seventh centuries, the Prophet Muhammad built the foundations of what would become the second-largest religion in the world. This comprehensive guide presents the history of Islam, beginning with the agrarian prehistory of Afro-Eurasia and the rise of Arabian city-states. It then offers a biographical treatment of Muhammad, followed by an assessment of the spread of Islam—and its splintering into diverse factions—that occurred in the centuries following Muhammad's death. Resources, including a timeline, help readers contextualize and connect the various regional developments during Islam’s early period.