Islam: A Short History

by William Montgomery Watt

Book Overview

An introduction to the development of Islam from its birth among the nomadic peoples of seventh-century Arabia to its present status as one of the world's great religions. The book includes a brief... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1851682058
• ISBN13: 9781851682058
• Release Date: July 1999
• Publisher: ONEWorld Publications
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

"Concise but thorough history of a challenging subject"

Dr. Watt undoubtedly knows his subject! He writes with a very thorough background of years of extensive study. In this book of just 150 pages, he does a good job of adequately covering a very extensive history of one of the world's great religions. However, I don't think what the author set out to do can really be adequately accomplished in such a brief book. There are places in which he gives only quick, general mention of the important events in Islamic History. Dr. Watt does the best that a scholar can do with a "short" history of a religion, however, some readers will want more meat.