The Stated Motivations for the Early Islamic Expansion (622-641): A Critical Revision of Muslims' Traditional Portrayal of the Arab Raids and Conquest

by Ayman S Ibrahim and Ayman S. Ibrahim

Were Muslim believers motivated by religious zeal to proclaim Islam to the non-Muslims? Consequently, was Islam spread by the sword? This is a question that has crucial implications today. The Stated Motivations for the Early Islamic Expansion extensively analyzes the earliest Arabic Muslim sources to answer these and other questions.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1433135280
• ISBN13: 9781433135286
• Release Date: December 2017
• Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"