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The Cambridge History of Islam is a two volume history of Islam published by Cambridge University Press in 1970 [1] and edited by Peter Holt, Ann K.S. Lambton, and Bernard Lewis. It was reprinted in 1977 with amendments and each volume divided into two for ease of use. It was replaced by the six-volume New Cambridge History of Islam in 2010.
al-Zahrawi. Abū al-Qāsim Khalaf ibn al-'Abbās al-Zahrāwī al-Ansari [1] ( Arabic: أبو القاسم خلف بن العباس الزهراوي ; 936–1013), popularly known as al-Zahrawi ( الزهراوي ), Latinised as Albucasis or Abulcasis (from Arabic Abū al-Qāsim ), was a physician, surgeon and chemist from al-Andalus. [2] He ...
Occupation. Linguist. Joyce Blau (born 18 March 1932 in Cairo, Egypt ), is a linguist who specializes in Kurdish language and literature . Joyce Blau, editor-in-chief of Kurdish Studies, has taught at the National Institute of Oriental Languages and Civilizations (INALCO). She is a member of the research team "Monde Iranien" of CNRS, Joyce Blau ...
The New Cambridge History of Islam is a six volume history of Islam published by Cambridge University Press in 2010. [1] The general editor is Michael Cook . The history replaced the original Cambridge History of Islam which was published in 1970. [2] As well as being greatly expanded from the earlier history, which was of two volumes, the new ...
Islam portal. v. t. e. Uthman ibn Affan ( Arabic: عُثْمَان بْن عَفَّان, romanized :ʿUthmān ibn ʿAffān; c.573 or 576 – 17 June 656) was the third caliph, ruling from 644 until his assassination in 656. Uthman, a second cousin, son-in-law, and notable companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, played a major role in early ...
Battle of Aror (711) Muḥammad ibn al-Qāsim al-Thaqafī ( Arabic: محمد بن القاسم الثقفي; () 31 December 695–. () 18 July 715) was an Arab military commander in service of the Umayyad Caliphate who led the Muslim conquest of Sindh (and Punjab, part of ancient Sindh), inaugurating the Umayyad campaigns in India.
The New Cambridge History of Islam, Volume 1: The Formation of the Islamic World, Sixth to Eleventh Centuries. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-83823-8. Fierro, Maribel, ed. (2010). The New Cambridge History of Islam, Volume 2: The Western Islamic World, Eleventh to Eighteenth Centuries.
The Muslim World League(MWL; Arabic: رابطة العالم الاسلامي, romanized: Rabitat al-Alam al-Islami[ra:bitˤatalʕa:lamialisla:mij]) is an international Islamic[1]NGObased in Mecca, Saudi Arabiathat promotes what it calls the true message of Islam by advancing moderate valuesthat promote peace, tolerance and love. [2][3][4]