The Muslim 100: The Lives, Thoughts and Achievements of the Most Influential Muslims in History

"It is rare to see a publication which includes personalities from both Shia and Sunni schools of thought and which is so much needed in today's turbulent world. This book, I believe will . . . enrich our understanding of not only the historical but the contemporary history of the Muslim."--Ahmed J. Versi, chief editor of The Muslim News (London)

Who have been the Muslim world's most influential people? What were their ideas, thoughts, and achievements? In one hundred short and engaging profiles of these extraordinary people, fourteen hundred years of the vast and rich history of the Muslim world is unfolded. For anyone interested in getting an intimate view of Islam through its kings and scholars, generals and sportsmen, architects and scientists, and many others--this is the book for you.

Among those profiled are the Prophet Muhammad, the Caliph Umar, Imam Husain, Abu Hanifa, Harun al-Rashid, al-Khwarizmi, al-Ghazali, Saladin, Rumi, Ibn Battuta, Sinan, Ataturk, Iqbal, Jinnah, Ayatollah Khomeini, Malcolm X, and Muhammad Ali.

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The Muslim 100: The Lives, Thoughts and Achievements of the Most Influential Muslims in History

"It is rare to see a publication which includes personalities from both Shia and Sunni schools of thought and which is so much needed in today's turbulent world. This book, I believe will . . . enrich our understanding of not only the historical but the contemporary history of the Muslim."--Ahmed J. Versi, chief editor of The Muslim News (London)

Who have been the Muslim world's most influential people? What were their ideas, thoughts, and achievements? In one hundred short and engaging profiles of these extraordinary people, fourteen hundred years of the vast and rich history of the Muslim world is unfolded. For anyone interested in getting an intimate view of Islam through its kings and scholars, generals and sportsmen, architects and scientists, and many others--this is the book for you.

Among those profiled are the Prophet Muhammad, the Caliph Umar, Imam Husain, Abu Hanifa, Harun al-Rashid, al-Khwarizmi, al-Ghazali, Saladin, Rumi, Ibn Battuta, Sinan, Ataturk, Iqbal, Jinnah, Ayatollah Khomeini, Malcolm X, and Muhammad Ali.

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The Muslim 100: The Lives, Thoughts and Achievements of the Most Influential Muslims in History

The Muslim 100: The Lives, Thoughts and Achievements of the Most Influential Muslims in History

by Muhammad Mojlum Khan
The Muslim 100: The Lives, Thoughts and Achievements of the Most Influential Muslims in History

The Muslim 100: The Lives, Thoughts and Achievements of the Most Influential Muslims in History

by Muhammad Mojlum Khan

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"It is rare to see a publication which includes personalities from both Shia and Sunni schools of thought and which is so much needed in today's turbulent world. This book, I believe will . . . enrich our understanding of not only the historical but the contemporary history of the Muslim."--Ahmed J. Versi, chief editor of The Muslim News (London)

Who have been the Muslim world's most influential people? What were their ideas, thoughts, and achievements? In one hundred short and engaging profiles of these extraordinary people, fourteen hundred years of the vast and rich history of the Muslim world is unfolded. For anyone interested in getting an intimate view of Islam through its kings and scholars, generals and sportsmen, architects and scientists, and many others--this is the book for you.

Among those profiled are the Prophet Muhammad, the Caliph Umar, Imam Husain, Abu Hanifa, Harun al-Rashid, al-Khwarizmi, al-Ghazali, Saladin, Rumi, Ibn Battuta, Sinan, Ataturk, Iqbal, Jinnah, Ayatollah Khomeini, Malcolm X, and Muhammad Ali.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781847741769
Publisher: Kube Publishing Ltd
Publication date: 01/25/2022
Edition description: Revised ed.
Pages: 608
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 1.50(d)

About the Author

Muhammad Mojlum Khan was born in 1973 in Habigong, Bangladesh and was brought up and educated in England. He is a literary critic, prolific writer and a researcher in Islamic thought and history. He has published over 100 essays and articles on Islam, comparative religion, contemporary thought and current affairs, and has been a regular contributor to The Muslim News.

Table of Contents

Author's Preface x

Introduction xiii

1 Prophet Muhammad 1

2 Umar ibn al-Khattab 7

3 Ali ibn Abi Talib 12

4 Abu Bakr al-Siddiq 17

5 Uthman ibn Affan 22

6 Aishah bint Abi Bakr 27

7 Khadijah bint Khuwaylid 32

8 Khalid ibn al-Walid 36

9 Husayn ibn Ali 41

10 Abu Hurairah 46

11 Fatimah bint Muhammad 51

12 Bilal ibn Rabah 56

13 Al-Bukhari 61

14 Abu Hanifah 66

15 Abul Hasan al-Ash'ari 71

16 Salah al-Din Ayyubi 76

17 Abu Hamid al-Ghazali 81

18 Al-Shafi'i 86

19 Al-Khwarizmi 91

20 Ahmad ibn Hanbal 96

21 Ibn Khaidun 101

22 Malik ibn Anas 107

23 Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz 112

24 Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani 118

25 Ibn Sina 123

26 Ibn Taymiyyah 129

27 Nizam al-Mulk 135

28 Al-Kindi 140

29 Mu'awiyah ibn Abi Sufyan 145

30 Jalal al-Din Rumi 150

31 Harun al-Rashid 155

32 Abd al-Rahman I 160

33 Tariq ibn Ziyad 165

34 Sultan Muhammad II 171

35 Al-Biruni 177

36 Sulayman the Magnificent 182

37 Ja'far al-Sadiq 187

38 Abd al-Rahman III 192

39 Ibn Ishaq 197

40 Abdullah al-Ma'mun 202

41 Ibn Rushd 208

42 Timur the Conqueror 214

43 Akbar the Great 219

44 Al-Farabi 225

45 Al-Tabari 231

46 Ibn Battuta 236

47 Jabir ibn Hayyan 242

48 Mimar Sinan 247

49 Abu Bakr al-Razi 252

50 Hasan al-Basri 257

51 Ibn al-Haytham 262

52 Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj 267

53 Mahmud of Ghazna 272

54 Muhammad ibn al-Qasim 277

55 Musa ibn Nusayr 282

56 Shah Jahan 287

57 Abul Hasan al-Mas'udi 293

58 Abul Qasim al-Zahrawi 298

59 Ibn al-Arabi 303

60 Umar Khayyam 309

61 Jamal al-Din 'al-Afghani' 314

62 Ibn Abd al-Wahhab 319

63 Rabi'a al-Adawiyafi 324

64 Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan 329

65 Al-Hallaj 334

66 Hasan al-Banna 339

67 Khwajah Naqshband 345

68 Ibn Hazm al-Andalusi 350

69 Nasir al-Din al-Tusi 356

70 Muhammad Ali Jinnah 361

71 Fakhr al-Din al-Razi 366

72 Abd al-Aziz ibn Saud 371

73 Mustafa Kemal 'Ataturk' 376

74 Firdawsi of Persia 382

75 Mu'in al-Din Chishti 387

76 Nur al-Din Zangi 392

77 Shaykh Ahmad Sirhindi 397

78 Ayatullah Khomeini 402

79 Awrangzeb Alamgir 408

80 Ibn Tufayl 413

81 Muhammad Ilyas 418

82 Sayyid Qutb 423

83 Yahya ibn Sharaf al-Nawawi 429

84 Muhammad Abduh 434

85 Sir Muhammad Iqbal 440

86 Abul Hasan al-Shadhili 445

87 Shah Waliullah 450

88 Shamyl of Daghestan 456

89 Abul A'la Mawdudi 461

90 Shlhab al-Din Suhrawardi 467

91 Muhammad Yunus 472

92 Shaykh Sadi of Shiraz 478

93 Sir Sayyid Ahmed 'Khan Bahadur' 484

94 The Mahdi of Sudan 490

95 Al-Mutanabbi 495

96 Uthman Dan Fodio 500

97 Mulla Sadra 505

98 Malcolm X 510

99 Sa'id Nursi 516

100 Muhammad Ali 521

Conclusion 527

Chronology of Islamic History 530

Selected Bibliography 552

Index of Names and Places 573

Index of Subjects and Concepts 599

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