History of Islam (3 Volumes) Hardcover – April 1, 2001

Excellent book, with clear and simple English. A book that takes you on a roller coaster ride of history of islam.

nice..concise...history of islam from start to end.... was looking for sth like this every where....found it finally amazon....would definitely recommend it.

Very good experience. This book has exceeded my expectation and I recommend buying it. It provides a succinct history from an unbiased perspective. Thanks for the opportunity to own it.

Excelent read

I found this volume very informative; a serious read! This is a must have for those desiring to know how Islam started & spread and all the key players that were responsible.

nice book

It's condense, direct and most importantly; free of bias. In fact in controversial issues (e.g. Karbala or Uthman RA murder etc.) Dr. Najeebabadi and his editors have provided multiple perspectives of scholars (even Shia vs Sunni opinions) so as to give the reader a complete comprehension of the issue.A very light read that you can get through quite quickly and leaves you with a craving of more details of certain parts of history - but that is not the objective of this book, it's clearly meant to give the reader a summary of the rich and mosaic history of Islam and all the major events since it's advent to the point where we are today.

I'm currently reading Book 2 of this wonderful series on the history of Islam. Originally written in 1922, It weaves together so many narratives in a concise and understandable style so that one understands the emergence of the Shia and Khawaarij very well. More importantly it gives an expansive view of the political and military dimensions of the spread of Islam. If you want to understand how we got to where we are in Syria and Iraq, then this is the first step to take.