Lost Islamic History

Reclaiming Muslim Civilisation from the Past

By: Firas Alkhateeb

Narrated by: Neil Shah

Length: 9 hrs and 6 mins

Publisher's summary

Islam has been one of the most powerful religious, social, and political forces in history. Over the last 1,400 years, from origins in Arabia, a succession of Muslim polities, and later empires expanded to control territories and peoples that ultimately stretched from southern France to East Africa and South East Asia.

Yet many of the contributions of Muslim thinkers, scientists, and theologians, not to mention rulers, statesmen, and soldiers, have been occluded. This book rescues from oblivion and neglect some of these personalities and institutions while offering the listener a new narrative of this lost Islamic history. The Umayyads, Abbasids, and Ottomans feature in the story, as do Muslim Spain, the savannah kingdoms of West Africa, and the Mughal Empire, along with the later European colonization of Muslim lands and the development of modern nation-states in the Muslim world.

Throughout, the impact of Islamic belief on scientific advancement, social structures, and cultural development is given due prominence, and the narrative is complemented by portraits of key personalities, inventions, and little known historical nuggets. The history of Islam and of the world's Muslims brings together diverse peoples, geographies, and states, all interwoven into one narrative that begins with Muhammad and continues to this day.

©2017 Firas Alkhateeb (P)2020 Tantor

Excellent summary of Islamic history

Well written without any bias. Tells the story of Islamic history from a Muslim perspective in a simple way. The books read well with excellent flow of logical ideas. Highly recommended for beginners interested to learn about Islamic history.

Excellent summary

Excellent short summary of 1400 years history of Islam and political figures following this divine religion.

Rise and fall of Islamic society

well written naritive of the rise of Islam, it's influence on history and science and its fall to the European conquerors.

Great book

This was a fantastic book. There were alot of important information about Islam that I found about listening to this audio book.

Excellent!!!

This is a great introduction to Islamic history. it is beautiful how big topics are condensed into small easy to understand concepts. I highly, highly recommend this book..

A Masterpiece!

It's amazing how world history books are usually about European Christian history and skip over the Golden Age of Islam, which happened while Europe was in its Dark Ages. A book that all Muslims and Non-Muslims should read.

This is in no way a complete detailed history of Islam, but rather an introduction to Islamic History. Feels like an amazing preface to a more detailed history book that I would love to read one day, if and when it comes from the same author.

Excellent narration

A must for every American. One needs to understands Islams glorious past and not look at current muslim states to determine its role in the future. Years of colonial damage will take time to be in done.

1400 Years of Islamic History in Under 10 Hours

Follow the Muslim world from its inception in the heart of Arabia until the present. A succinct presentation and overview of the forces, sects, individuals, empires, battles, and many other categories of events that shaped not only the Middle East, but the world since 600 AD. The book transcends typical notions of Islamic lands and dedicates sections to specific regions such as North Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, South East Asia, the Balkans, and Central Asia. You will be well on your way to becoming an expert on the Muslim world after this listen, I guarantee it.

A must read for all Muslims

Very good read, it’s non political and tells about the history without taking sides.. Ofcourse there would be people with other views but for general knowledge one of the best books I’ve read

Excellent book

Beautiful written
Depiction of truth
Amazing history of Islam, an untold history in Western World