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HIST 3900 Early Islamic History and Civil


History of Islamic civilization from the Prophet Muhammad to the Mongol Invasion and destruction of the Classical Caliphate in A.D. 1258. The subjects of concentration are (1) the expansion of Islam as a political movement, (2) the formulation of the prophetic message into the religion and law that became the spiritual nucleus of the new civilization, (3) the absorption of the subject peoples (Jews, Christians, Iranians, Turks, Berbers) into the civilization and the role they played in its development and broadening visions and (4) the intellectual achievements of the High Caliphate in law, theology, mysticism, science, philosophy.
Credits: 3.0