A Concise History of the Muslim World: Volume 2

No historian can deny the fact that Islam has bestowed upon mankind lots of virtues. Before <i><b>Islam</b></i> man would be afraid of every strange unique or powerful thing and would bow down before that but Islam dispelled all such notions. It taught and convinced man that he is the best of all creatures’ so he need to be submissive to anyone except his Creator. It was this concept that created in man’s mind self confidence and self-respect. Man remained no longer afraid of nature but determined to conquer the forces of nature. <i><b>Islam </b></i>changed not only the religious and spiritual attitude of man but in fact it changed the whole pattern of human life. It brought basic changes in human thought philosophy culture and civilization. It showed the social and economic justice. It made no difference between man and man black and white have and have-notes. It declared that all men are equal and there should be no injustice to anyone but justice to all. Here we have no space enough to describe all the virtues Islam bestowed on mankind but in short it can be claimed that no other religion faith of ideology could grant human beings as many virtues as Islam did.<br><br>This is not merely a hollow claim but history bears witness to it. History speaks well and offers a vivid picture of what <i><b>Islam </b></i>gave to the world during its fourteen hundred years. It also shows how Islam treated the world and how the world treated it. So those who are interested in human history and who want to know facts about man’s journey from Adam (as) to this day must study unbiased Islamic history. This book is an effort in that direction. Although concise but it describes at least all the main events of Islamic history just from its advent upto date. This book is the first volume of the work that is extended to three volumes. This volume starts from the <i>Ummayyad Caliphate</i> and its founder Ameer Muawiya until the demise of the <i>Ummayyad Caliphate</i> and the reasons for its downfall.<br><br><b>Table of Contents</b><ul> <li>Chapter 1 – Ameer Muawiya</li> <li>Chapter 2 – Yazid Bin Muawiya</li> <li>Chapter 3 – Abdullah Bin Zubair and Marwan bin Hakam</li> <li>Chapter 4 – Abdul Malik Bin Marwan</li> <li>Chapter 5 – Abdul Maliks new Regime</li> <li>Chapter 6 – Waleed Bin Abdul Malik</li> <li>Chapter 7 -  Sulaiman bin Abdul Malik</li> <li>Chapter 8 – Umar bin Abdul Aziz (Umar II)</li> <li>Chapter 9 – Yazid bin Abdul Malik</li> <li>Chapter 10 – Hesham bin Abdul Malik</li> <li>Chapter 11 – After Hesham</li> <li>Chapter 12 – Causes of the downfall of the Umayyad Dynasty</li> <li>Chapter 13 – A review of Umayyad Period</li></ul>