{"product_id":"the-caliphate-william-muir-9781850770145","title":"The Caliphate: Its Rise, Decline and Fall","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Caliphate \u003c\/em\u003eby William Muir provides a comprehensive history of those 'successors of the apostle of God', the leaders of the Islamic community founded by the Prophet Muhammad at Medina.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese were the Caliphs, rulers of the great Islamic Empire for over six centuries. Charged with the task of administering a vast empire, in their hands also resided the defence of the Islamic faith. This twofold responsibility produced leaders of outstanding courage, judgement and faith.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAgainst a historical background, the author has highlighted the lives and characters of those extraordinary men who fought for the expansion and survival of a united Islamic Empire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his original introduction the author offered his work as 'a contribution towards the history of the period for which there are, as yet, but scanty, materials in the English language'. The reprinting of this work will be no less welcome today as a continuing and valuable contribution to the field of Islamic Study.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Muir\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 185077014X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781850770145\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Darf Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/03\/1984\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 626\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.07lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.50d","brand":"William Muir","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48459651809535,"sku":"9781850770145","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_137f6e5b-27db-4bc8-80fe-bdf04f85ca53.jpg?v=1777411037","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-caliphate-william-muir-9781850770145","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}