01172nam a2200169 i 4500 240306s19881977xx 000 0 und d GCL 297.09 HAQ Haq, Mazhar-ul A Short History of Islam : From the rise of islam to the fall of baghdad (571 A.D to 1258 A.D) / Mazhar-ul- Haq 2nd edition. Lahore, Book Land Lahore : 1977. pbk. 787 Pages : 21 cm. Islam began in the 7th century CE in Mecca (in modern-day Saudi Arabia) with the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad, who Muslims believe received revelations from God (Allah) through the angel Gabriel. These revelations were later compiled into the Qur’an, Islam’s holy book. After Muhammad’s death in 632 CE, leadership passed to his successors, known as the Caliphs, marking the start of the Caliphate period. Under the Rashidun, Umayyad, and Abbasid Caliphates, Islam spread rapidly across the Middle East, North Africa, Spain, and parts of Asia, becoming a major world civilization known for its advances in science, medicine, mathematics, art, and literature. History ddc 0 0 ddc 0 297_090000000000000_HAQ 0 4537 LPL LPL BK 2024-03-06 0 297.09 HAQ 5066 2024-03-06 11:10:20 2024-03-06 BK 3861 3861