CHAPTER 7: UPHEAVAL Key points from this chapter: The rise of the Ismāi’īlīs severely weakened the Abbasids and for the first time, the capital city of the Caliphate was at risk of capture The Crusades exposed the underlying weaknesses of the disunited Muslim World The Mongol invasions brought the Islamic world to the brink of…
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CHAPTER 8: THE LEADERSHIP OF THE ARAB WORLD Key points from this chapter: The Arabs are the flag bearers of the Muslim world and play an important role in today’s geopolitics The Arab world is ‘the cradle of Islam’ so it should assume leadership of the Muslim world To do this, the Arabs must unite,…
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CHAPTER 7: THE REVIVAL OF THE MUSLIM WORLD Key points from this chapter: Islam remains the only force which can rescue the world from its problems The East (the Muslims) are not free from the same problems faced by those in the West For the Muslims to lead the world again, they must rediscover their…
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CHAPTER 6: MANKIND’S REAL LOSS UNDER WESTERN DOMINATION Key points from this chapter: The world has lost the equilibrium between material and spiritual pursuits The Muslims have adopted Western ideas which are very much inferior to their own The state of the people before the West rose to power was far better than now In…
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CHAPTER 5: THE RISE OF THE WEST AND ITS CONSEQUENCES Key points in this chapter: The origins of modern Western Civilisation are very similar to that of Ancient Greek and Roman Civilisation Christian teachings suffered greatly after becoming the Roman Empire’s state religion. Christianity did not significantly help the empire but arguably made…
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CHAPTER 4: MUSLIM DECADENCE: Key points from this chapter: The Muslims declined due to a lack of wise leadership, separation of religion and state and pursuit of worldly pleasures, which affected other aspects of governance too The Crusades and Mongol invasions are examples of Muslim decline Many revivals were attempted, such as that of Zangi,…
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CHAPTER 3: THE ERA OF MUSLIM GLORY Key points in this chapter: The Muslims expanded for the sole purpose of spreading their faith and justice to every corner of the world. Muslims ruled based on the Quran, Sunnah and Shari’ah Law and looked to improve both the spiritual and material state of those they ruled…
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CHAPTER 2: THE ADVENT OF THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD ﷺ Key points from this chapter: The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ came with the mission of Islam and transformed those around him He first shook the roots of their beliefs by proclaiming the Existence of The One True God – Allah ﷻ. He then instilled lofty ethical principles…
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CHAPTER 1: THE WORLD BEFORE THE ADVENT OF ISLAM Key points from this chapter: The world was in a state of moral depravity before Islam Poverty was very high amongst the general population due to exploitative economic systems Leaders lacked wisdom and only sought a life of ease and luxury whilst ignoring those they ruled…
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