Lost Islamic History: Reclaiming Muslim Civilisation from the Past Author: Firas Alkhateeb

 Book Title: Lost Islamic History: Reclaiming Muslim Civilisation from the Past
Author: Firas Alkhateeb

 Alkhateeb begins with a geopolitical account of Arabia before the advent of the Prophet Muhammad in 610 CE, which clarifies how the Islamic message managed to spread during a time when the Roman and Persian Empires ruled the globe. The Prophet Muhammad's life's important incidents that affected the spreading of his teachings are described.Along with the conflicts and persecution that the earliest Muslims experienced, their relocation to Medina, where the first Muslim kingdom was established, and the succeeding wars that eventually helped Islam spread over Arabia The time of the first four caliphs after the death of Prophet Muhammad and the ascent of the Umayyad and Abbasid caliphs are covered in the following chapters.
The narrative of the magnificent era of Muslim history that follows is one of intellectual advancement, one that saw significant developments in the humanities, the sciences, medicine, theology, and Islamic law at a time when the rest of the world was still in the dark. Next, as we learn about the defeat suffered by the Crusaders and the Mongols, the rise of Al-Andalus in modern-day Spain, their fall at the hands of the Catholics from the North, and the rise of the Ottomans and their eventual fall after World War II, we can see a pattern of different empires rising and falling throughout the history of Islam. The examination of Islam's unpredictable presence in places like Western and Eastern Africa, China, and even all the way to America via the slave trade is particularly fascinating. In this discussion, the author reclaims Muslim history that is frequently disregarded or forgotten, including Islam's presence in remote regions of the world.
We learn about the emergence of the nation-states into which the world is currently divided and how Muslims around the world have been debating the importance of and the place that Islam has in their lives ever since colonialism ended. The book reads like a history textbook, which is a giveaway that Firas Alkhateeb is an academic, but it does not make it difficult to get through. Even though you might find yourself wanting additional details at several points in the book, it moves along quite quickly. Even more so for those figures who have been overlooked in the past and are less well-known, the depth of knowledge that this book provides regarding notable and well-known Muslim philosophers from the past The reader is pleasantly surprised by their own limited understanding of the presence of Islam in remote regions like Mali and China in the 1300s and 1400s when reading the chapter "The Edge," which is similarly enlightening to read.I think there is something missing in the book, such as More visual aids or illustrations to supplement the text are one area that may be improved. The reader's comprehension could be improved by the inclusion of maps, diagrams, or pictures, which would provide them with a visual connection to the historical eras and places being covered.

Is it good to read? I believe that every book should be read and that every idea deserves to be considered. Since it is not a history of the Islamic world, all I can advise is to read the book. The history of Islam is more complicated and intricate than that described in Lost Islamic History, and many of the pieces that the book seeks to bring back appear to still remain lost.