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Book Synopsis Muslim Decisive Victories by : S. E. Al-Djazairi
Download or read book Muslim Decisive Victories written by S. E. Al-Djazairi and published by . This book was released on 2018-01-25 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book deals with Muslim victories that altered the course of human history. It begins with the Battle of Badr fought in the year 624 CE by Prophet Muhammad and his Companions against the Makkan tribe of Quraish. That battle was fought by just over one thousand men in total, and yet its impact was revolutionary, for had the Prophet lost the contest, it would have meant the end of Islam in its infancy. The victory, instead, brought forth the new faith. Other battles examined include al Yarmuk (636) where the Muslims defeated the large Byzantine army, a victory which opened the roads to Palestine and Syria, and subsequently Egypt.The third battle is that of Qadisiyyah, fought and won by the Muslims against the Persians in early 637, which opened the way to Muslim expansion towards the east.The final victory is that of Guadalete, fought in Spain in 711, when the Muslim army, largely made of Berber tribesmen, defeated the Visigoths and then gradually brought Iberia under Islamic aegis.The narrative of these battles relies on both Muslim and non-Muslim sources in nearly equal measures.There are also maps that help the reader locate the principal sites of battles and also places of importance.
Book Synopsis Muslim Decisive Victories by : S. E. Al-Djazairi
Download or read book Muslim Decisive Victories written by S. E. Al-Djazairi and published by . This book was released on 2018-02-09 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fourth and final volume of the series devoted to Muslim Decisive Victories focuses on 16th century North Africa.Both Spain and Portugal, the two leading Western Christian powers of the era, had begun carving up for themselves empires in North Africa. The entire subjugation of the Maghrib seemed to be only a matter of time before the Algerians first, then the Moroccans, defeated both powers in two decisive battles.In 1541, Emperor Charles V, the most powerful ruler in Europe, led a huge armada against Algiers that included the best officers of the time such as Cortes, the conqueror of Mexico. The Spanish-led army, also including the finest soldiers of Christendom, was first beaten outside Algiers before one of the greatest storms in the history of the region hit the invaders on both land and sea and terminated the expedition. The losses in men and ships were so heavy, Spanish power was dented permanently. Charles never led another expedition. Decades later, in 1578, the Portuguese led by their king, Sebastian, and accompanied again by military elites from Europe, were met by the Moroccans (led by their Sultan, Abd al-Malek) at Wadi al-Makhzen, south of Tangiers. In an epic encounter, the Moroccans crushed the Portuguese-led army, thus terminating both Portuguese threat and power at once.These are the two mighty battles narrated in this volume. The work does not just focus on the battles it also describes their background and, in view of this, explains what would have been the consequences for the region had the Christian armies won.
Book Synopsis Muslim Decisive Victories by : S. E. Al-Djazairi
Download or read book Muslim Decisive Victories written by S. E. Al-Djazairi and published by . This book was released on 2018-01-29 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume deals with Muslim victories during the Crusade period 1095-1291. It begins with the Turkish victories over the Crusade armies of 1101. Although barely known, this was possibly one of the most decisive events in Muslim history, for had the Crusaders won, Muslim power would have been finished that year, the Crusades over, and Christian supremacy in the East.The second victory is that recorded by Imad Eddin Zangi in his capture of Edessa in 1144. This signalled the Muslim counter-stroke and inspired the future successes of his son, Nur Eddin Zangi, and his son's protégé, Salah Eddin.The latter remains famed for his victory at Hattin in 1187, which is the third battle dealt with here.This is followed by two crucial Mamluk victories, the first at al-Mansurah in 1250, which was in fact a series of encounters where the Muslim general Baybars showed military skills and leadership of the highest order. The second Mamluk victory was at Ain Jalut, in September 1260, where the Mongols were crushed for the first time in their history, a victory which saved the Muslim world from extinction.The final battle looked at in this volume is the siege followed by the Muslim capture of Acre in 1291, which signalled the end of the Crusader presence on Muslim soil. There are maps to accompany the text.
Book Synopsis Decisive Battles of Islam by : Amir Hasan Siddiqi
Download or read book Decisive Battles of Islam written by Amir Hasan Siddiqi and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Muslim Decisive Victories by : S. E. Al-Djazairi
Download or read book Muslim Decisive Victories written by S. E. Al-Djazairi and published by . This book was released on 2018-02-03 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume deals with three decisive Ottoman victories. The first came in the wake of the Crusade of Nicopolis in 1396. The Crusader armies, including in their ranks the best knights of Christendom, advanced to remove the Turks from Europe, aiming to march into Asia Minor, and then, eventually, to 'Free the Holy Land.' At Nicopolis, the Ottoman army, led by Bayazid, met and crushed the formidable Christian army. This victory broke the Crusading movement, French in particular, for long to come.In 1444, under renewed Crusading fervour but for the first time without great French involvement, the Christian armies advanced against the Ottomans with the same objectives as those of Nicopolis. Sultan Murad (II) had been duped by his Christian foes to retire to Asia Minor. Against the odds, he managed to overcome the fleet meant to block his return to Europe, and at Varna, on 10 November 1444, he inflicted yet another crushing defeat on the crusading army. This victory secured the survival of the Ottoman realm.Nine years later, in May 1453, Mohammed II captured Constantinople, thus ending the life of the tottering Byzantine Empire, and paradoxically saving the Orthodox Church. This is the third victory described in this volume.
Book Synopsis Decisive Moments in the History of Islam by : Muhammad Abullah Enan
Download or read book Decisive Moments in the History of Islam written by Muhammad Abullah Enan and published by Hesperides Press. This book was released on 2006-11 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1913. Author: Henri Lichtenberger Language: English Keywords: History Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Obscure Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.Keywords: English Keywords 1900s Language English Artwork
Book Synopsis Victory of the West by : Niccolo Capponi
Download or read book Victory of the West written by Niccolo Capponi and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 2007-03-27 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this compelling piece of narrative history, Capponi describes the clash between the Ottoman Empire and the Holy League that led to the Battle of Lepanto and takes a fresh look at the bloody struggle at sea between oared fighting galleys and determined men of faith.
Book Synopsis Sword and Scimitar by : Raymond Ibrahim
Download or read book Sword and Scimitar written by Raymond Ibrahim and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 2018-08-28 with total page 481 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sweeping history of the often-violent conflict between Islam and the West, shedding a revealing light on current hostilities The West and Islam -- the sword and scimitar -- have clashed since the mid-seventh century, when, according to Muslim tradition, the Roman emperor rejected Prophet Muhammad's order to abandon Christianity and convert to Islam, unleashing a centuries-long jihad on Christendom. Sword and Scimitar chronicles the decisive battles that arose from this ages-old Islamic jihad, beginning with the first major Islamic attack on Christian land in 636, through the Muslim occupation of nearly three-quarters of Christendom which prompted the Crusades, followed by renewed Muslim conquests by Turks and Tatars, to the European colonization of the Muslim world in the 1800s, when Islam largely went on the retreat -- until its reemergence in recent times. Using original sources in Arabic and Greek, preeminent historian Raymond Ibrahim describes each battle in vivid detail and explains how these wars and the larger historical currents of the age reflect the cultural fault lines between Islam and the West. The majority of these landmark battles -- including the battles of Yarmuk, Tours, Manzikert, the sieges at Constantinople and Vienna, and the crusades in Syria and Spain--are now forgotten or considered inconsequential. Yet today, as the West faces a resurgence of this enduring Islamic jihad, Sword and Scimitar provides the needed historical context to understand the current relationship between the West and the Islamic world -- and why the Islamic State is merely the latest chapter of an old history.
Book Synopsis The Cambridge History of the Byzantine Empire c.500-1492 by : Jonathan Shepard
Download or read book The Cambridge History of the Byzantine Empire c.500-1492 written by Jonathan Shepard and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-06-30 with total page 1228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Byzantium lasted a thousand years, ruled to the end by self-styled 'emperors of the Romans'. It underwent kaleidoscopic territorial and structural changes, yet recovered repeatedly from disaster: even after the near-impregnable Constantinople fell in 1204, variant forms of the empire reconstituted themselves. The Cambridge History of the Byzantine Empire c.500-1492 tells the story, tracing political and military events, religious controversies and economic change. It offers clear, authoritative chapters on the main events and periods, with more detailed chapters on outlying regions and neighbouring societies and powers of Byzantium. With aids such as maps, a glossary, an alternative place-name table and references to English translations of sources, it will be valuable as an introduction. However, it also offers stimulating new approaches and important findings, making it essential reading for postgraduates and for specialists. The revised paperback edition contains a new preface by the editor and will offer an invaluable companion to survey courses in Byzantine history.
Book Synopsis Islamic Imperialism by : Efraim Karsh
Download or read book Islamic Imperialism written by Efraim Karsh and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the first Arab-Islamic Empire of the mid-seventh century to the Ottomans, the last great Muslim empire, the story of the Middle East has been the story of the rise and fall of universal empires and, no less important, of imperialist dreams. So argues Efraim Karsh in this highly provocative book. Rejecting the conventional Western interpretation of Middle Eastern history as an offshoot of global power politics, Karsh contends that the region's experience is the culmination of long-existing indigenous trends, passions, and patterns of behavior, and that foremost among these is Islam's millenarian imperial tradition. The author explores the history of Islam's imperialism and the persistence of the Ottoman imperialist dream that outlasted World War I to haunt Islamic and Middle Eastern politics to the present day. September 11 can be seen as simply the latest expression of this dream, and such attacks have little to do with U.S. international behavior or policy in the Middle East, says Karsh. The House of Islam's war for world mastery is traditional, indeed venerable, and it is a quest that is far from over.
Book Synopsis Islam, Authoritarianism, and Underdevelopment by : Ahmet T. Kuru
Download or read book Islam, Authoritarianism, and Underdevelopment written by Ahmet T. Kuru and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-08 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Analyzes Muslim countries' contemporary problems, particularly violence, authoritarianism, and underdevelopment, comparing their historical levels of development with Western Europe.
Book Synopsis Indonesian Women and Local Politics by : Kurniawati Hastuti Dewi
Download or read book Indonesian Women and Local Politics written by Kurniawati Hastuti Dewi and published by NUS Press. This book was released on 2015-03-09 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In an important social change, female Muslim political leaders in Java have enjoyed considerable success in direct local elections following the fall of Suharto in Indonesia. Indonesian Women and Local Politics shows that Islam, gender, and social networks have been decisive in their political victories. Islamic ideas concerning female leadership provide a strong religious foundation for their political campaigns. However, their approach to women's issues shows that female leaders do not necessarily adopt a woman's perspectives when formulating policies. This new trend of Muslim women in politics will continue to shape the growth and direction of democratization in local politics in post-Suharto Indonesia and will color future discourse on gender, politics, and Islam in contemporary Southeast Asia.
Book Synopsis The Bosnian Muslims in the Second World War by : Marko Attila Hoare
Download or read book The Bosnian Muslims in the Second World War written by Marko Attila Hoare and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2014-02-01 with total page 513 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of the Bosnian Muslims in World War II is an epic frequently alluded to in discussions of the 1990s Balkan conflicts, but almost as frequently misunderstood or falsified. This first comprehensive study of the topic in any language sets the record straight. Based on extensive research in the archives of Bosnia- Herzegovina, Serbia and Croatia, it traces the history of Bosnia and its Muslims from the Nazi German and Fascist Italian occupation of Yugoslavia in 1941, through the years of the Yugoslav civil war, and up to the seizure of power by the Communists and their establishment of a new Yugoslav state. The book explores the reasons for Muslim opposition to the new order established by the Nazis and Fascists in Bosnia in 1941 and the different forms this opposition took. It de- scribes how the Yugoslav Communists were able to harness part of this Muslim opposition to support their own resistance movement and revolutionary bid for power. This Muslim element in the Communists' revolution shaped its form and outcome, but ultimately had itself to be curbed as the victorious Communists consolidated their dictatorship. In doing so, they set the scene for future struggles over Yugoslavia's Muslim question.
Book Synopsis Key to the Sinai by : George Walter Gawrych
Download or read book Key to the Sinai written by George Walter Gawrych and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In both the 1956 and 1967 wars, Abu Ageila was the main gateway to the Sinai for the Israel Defense Forces. Yet there were marked differences between Egyptian and Israeli war plans, preparations, operations, and results in the two battles for the area. In 1956, Israel carried the burden of a constricting alliance with Britain and France and faced other extensive military problems. The result was that Israel fought a difficult and costly battle for Abu Ageila. In contrast, in 1967, the Israel Defense Forces developed a brilliant operational plan and achieved effective unit command and control and attained a decisive victory.
Book Synopsis Creating a New Medina by : Venkat Dhulipala
Download or read book Creating a New Medina written by Venkat Dhulipala and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015-02-09 with total page 553 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book challenges the fundamental assumptions regarding the foundations of Pakistani nationalism during colonial rule in India.
Book Synopsis The Muslim Conquest and Settlement of North Africa and Spain by : ʻAbd al-Wāḥid Dhannūn Ṭāhā
Download or read book The Muslim Conquest and Settlement of North Africa and Spain written by ʻAbd al-Wāḥid Dhannūn Ṭāhā and published by Routledge. This book was released on 1989-01-01 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A History of Muslim Civilization: From late antiquity to the fall of the Umayyads by : Huseyin Abiva
Download or read book A History of Muslim Civilization: From late antiquity to the fall of the Umayyads written by Huseyin Abiva and published by IQRA International Educational Foun. This book was released on 2003 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
