Islam: A Short History
| Author | Karen Armstrong |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Subject | Islamic History |
| Genre | History |
| Publisher | Modern Library |
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Publication date
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2000 |
| Pages | 272 |
| ISBN | 0-8129-6618-X |
| Followed by | The Battle for God |
Islam: A Short History (2000) A non-fiction book by the British writer Karen Armstrong, who is a former Roman Catholic nun and writes popular books about the history of religion. She condemns the West for being prejudiced about Islam since the Crusades, yet writing about present-day Muslims. Armstrong says that when they look at Western society, "they see no light, no heart, no spirituality." She writes in preface, on Muslims:
Their chief duty was to create a just community in which all members, even the most weak and vulnerable, were treated with absolute respect. The experience of building such a society and living in it would give them intimations of the divine, because they would be living in accordance with God’s will.[1]
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