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The Preaching of Islam: A History of the Propagation of the Muslim Faith — Thomas Walker, Sir Arnold

The Preaching of Islam: A History of the Propagation of the Muslim Faith

Thomas Walker, Sir Arnold

  • History
  • Book language: English
  • 555 pages

A historical study of the spread and propagation of the Muslim faith, from its early centuries to later regions and communities. Sir Thomas Walker Arnold examines missionary activity, conversion, and the varied social and cultural contexts in which Islam took root. It offers a broad, scholarly overview for listeners interested in religious history.

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[Contents]
[Contents]
Original Title Page.
THE
PREACHING OF ISLAM
A History of the Propagation of the
Muslim Faith
BY
T. W. ARNOLD M.A. C.I.E.
PROFESSOR OF ARABIC, UNIVERSITY OF

LONDON, UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
NEW YORK
CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS
1913
[Contents]
TO
SIR THEODORE MORISON, K.C.I.E.
TO WHOM THE FIRST EDITION OWES ITS EXISTENCE
THIS SECOND EDITION IS DEDICATED
IN TOKEN OF LONG FRIENDSHIP [vii]

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Contents

  1. THE PREACHING OF ISLAM
  2. PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION
  3. PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION
  4. CONTENTS
  5. THE PREACHING OF ISLAM CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION.
  6. CHAPTER II. STUDY OF THE LIFE OF MUḤAMMAD CONSIDERED AS A PREACHER OF ISLAM.
  7. CHAPTER III. THE SPREAD OF ISLAM AMONG THE CHRISTIAN NATIONS OF WESTERN ASIA.
  8. CHAPTER IV. THE SPREAD OF ISLAM AMONG THE CHRISTIAN NATIONS OF AFRICA.
  9. CHAPTER V. THE SPREAD OF ISLAM AMONG THE CHRISTIANS OF SPAIN.
  10. CHAPTER VI. THE SPREAD OF ISLAM AMONG THE CHRISTIAN NATIONS IN EUROPE UNDER THE TURKS.
  11. CHAPTER VII. THE SPREAD OF ISLAM IN PERSIA AND CENTRAL ASIA.
  12. CHAPTER VIII. THE SPREAD OF ISLAM AMONG THE MONGOLS AND TATARS.
  13. CHAPTER IX. THE SPREAD OF ISLAM IN INDIA.
  14. CHAPTER X. THE SPREAD OF ISLAM IN CHINA.
  15. CHAPTER XI. THE SPREAD OF ISLAM IN AFRICA.
  16. CHAPTER XII. THE SPREAD OF ISLAM IN THE MALAY ARCHIPELAGO.
  17. CHAPTER XIII. CONCLUSION.
  18. APPENDIX I. LETTER OF AL-HĀSHIMĪ INVITING AL-KINDĪ TO EMBRACE ISLAM.
  19. APPENDIX II. CONTROVERSIAL LITERATURE BETWEEN MUSLIMS AND THE FOLLOWERS OF OTHER FAITHS.
  20. APPENDIX III. MUSLIM MISSIONARY SOCIETIES.
  21. TITLES OF WORKS CITED BY ABBREVIATED REFERENCES.
  22. INDEX.
  23. Colophon
  24. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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