S. Khuda Bukhsh
Published: 2015-06-15
Total Pages: 479
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Excerpt from The Orient Under the Caliphs: Translated From Von Kremer's Culturgeschichte Des Orients I am confident that this translation of Von Kremer's Culturgeschichte des Orients will be welcome to all English-knowing lovers of Islamic history and culture. Von Kremer still stands unsurpassed. He has had no competitors; he alone occupies the field. His researches - patient, laborious, thorough - have illumined every aspect of Muslim life. He is the most trustworthy interpreter of the social, political, economic, literary, and legal problems of Islam. The volume before us opens with an account of the death of the Prophet, and the trouble that arose over the question of succession. Faction fought faction. Heavy banks of cloud loomed up menacingly on the political horizon of Arabia. The spirit of tribal faction - theretofore checked and kept in restraint - asserted itself; and, in its very infancy, Islam was threatened with division, disunion, ruin and disruption. Omar saw the danger, and felt the need of prompt and vigorous action. He did as a practical and sagacious statesman would do. He settled the question of succession at a stroke; and with that the clouds rolled away, and the danger which had confronted Islam was at once averted. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.