Fall Of Capitalism and Rise of Islam by Mohammad Malkawi

1 Letter to the Reverend Ensor Walters (1933), as quoted in Bernard Shaw: Collected Letters, 1926-1950 (1988) by Dan H. Laurence, p. 305.

2 1. Noah Feldman, “The Fall and Rise of the Islamic State,” Princeton University Press, 2008, ISBN:978-0-691-12045-4.

3 1. Patrick Buchanan, “An Idea Whose Time Has Come,” www.Townhall.com June 2006.

4 The List: The World’s Fastest-Growing Religions, “Foreign Policy,” May 2007, http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=3835 (Islam is the fastest-growing religion in the world at an annual rate of 1.84%).

5 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ideology.

6 Kennedy, Emmet (1979) “Ideology” from Destutt De Tracy to Marx, Journal of the History of Ideas, Vol. 40, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep., 1979), pp. 353-368 http://www. jstor.org/pss/2709242.

7 David F. Forte, “Understanding Islam and the Radicals,” Heritage Foundation Lecture #718, October 12, 2001.

8 Eliade, Mircea. Encyclopedia of Religion. New York: Macmillan, 1987.

9 Quran, Surah # 106, verses 1-4 ([1] (It is a great Grace and Protection from Allâh, for the taming of the Quraish, We cause the Quraish caravans to set forth safe in winter [to the south], and in summer [to the north without any fear], So let them worship [Allâh] the Lord of this House [the Ka’bah in MeccaMecca]. [He] Who has fed them against hunger, and has made them safe from fear).

10 Ibn Katheer, “Interpretation of the Quran,” Chapter 6 Verse 144. Ibn Katheer reported that Amr Bin Luhay was given the title of “The Lord” in Mecca for his wealth and leadership. He introduced idols to the society of Mecca.

11 http://ar.wikipedia.org/.

12 Al-Qurtubi, “Interpretation of the Quran,” Chapter 8 Verse 35. Al-Qurtubi reports on the authority of Ibn Abbas that Quraish and the Arabs used to circulate the Ka’aba whistling and nude. 13 Quran, Surah # 96, verse 1.

14 Quran, Surah # 96, verse 19.

15 Quran, Surah # 28, verses 76-83 (details of the story of Qarun).

16 Quran, Surah # 82, verses 1-5.

17 Quran, Surah # 89, verses 17-20.

18 Quran, Surah # 30, verse 39.

19 Quran, Surah # 68, verse 9-13 and Surah # 111, verse 1-3.

20 Biography of Prophet Mohammad by Ibn Hisham.

21 Quran, Surah #4, verses 1-5.

22 Quran, Surah # 8, verses 1-12; Surah #9 1-5; Surah 47 and 48.

23 Quran, Surah #2, verse 282.

24 Book of Hadith, Sahih Muslim, Narration # 2363.

25 Taqiuddin al-Nabhani, “The Islamic State,” 1953.

26 Quran, Surah #3, verse 103 “Recall the favor of Allah upon you: you were once rivals; Allah has united your hearts and created among you brotherhood.” 27 Quran, Surah 59, verse 9 “They give them (the emigrants) preference over themselves even though they were in need of that food . . .” 28 Quran, Surah # 34, verse 54 “And We have not sent you (O Muhammad) except as a giver of glad tidings and a warner to all mankind, but most of men know not.” 29 Quran, Surah # 49, verse 13 “O mankind! We have created you from a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes, that you may know one another. Verily, the most honorable of you with Allâh is that who has more piety.” 30 Lynn H. Nelson “Lectures for A Medieval Survey,” The ORB: On-Line Reference Book for Medieval Studies, http://www.the-orb.net/textbooks/nelson/ islam.html.

31 Ibn Katheer, “Al-Bidaya Wal Nihayah,” History book by Ibn Katheer: The Start and the End.

32 Peter Stearns, et. al. The First Global Civilization: The Rise and Spread of Islma” in “World Civilizations: The Global Experience.” 33 Carly Fiorina, speech at a conference in Minnesota under the tile “Technology, Business and our Way of Life: What is Next,” September 26, 2001.

34 Ira Marvin Lapidus “A History of Islamic Society” p. 309, Cambridge University Press, ISBN-13: 9780521779333. 35 Lamartine, comments on Prophet Mohammad in his “Histoire de la Turquie,” Paris, 1854.

36 Quran, Surah # 3, verse 31 “Say (O Mohammad) if you really love Allâh then follow me. Allâh will love you and forgive you your sins.” 37 Quran, Surah # 59, verse 7 “And whatsoever the Messenger (Muhammad [peace be upon him]) gives you, take it; and whatsoever he forbids you, abstain (from it).” 38 Quran, Surah # 6, verse 50; Surah # 7, verse 102; Surah #10, verse 15 and 109; Surah # 11, verse 12.

39 Quran, Surah # 2, verse 245 “Who is he that will lend to Allâh a goodly loan so that He may multiply it to him many times? And it is Allâh that decreases or increases (your provisions), and unto Him you shall return.” 40 Taqiuddin al-Nabhani, “Concepts of Hizb Ut-Tahrir,” 2005, pp. 3-5.

41 Abdelqadeem Zallum, “How the Khilafah Was Destroyed,” 3rd edition 1990.

42 Adeed Dawisha “Requiem for Arab Nationalism,” Middle East Forum, Vol.10, No.1 Winter, 2003 available from the web adress http://www.meforum. org/article/518. 43 Bassam Tibi, Arab Nationalism between Islam and Nation State (London: MacMillan,1997). 44 Global Corruption Report 2007, http://www.transparency.org/publications/ publications/gcr_2007. Retrieved 2007-10-27.

45 Sir John Davenport, “Arabs Element of Dominance During the Medieval Ages.” 46 Human Watch Report “Syria’s Tadmor Prison Dissent Still Hostage to a Legacy of Terror,” 1996, Vol. 8, NO. 2 (E).

47 http://ar.wikipedia.org.

48 Rashid Rida, “The History of Imam Mohammad Abdo—Tarikh Alustad Al-Imam Al-Shaikh Mohammad Abdo,” 2nd edition, 2006.

49 Syed Qutb, Fi Zilal Al-Quran, (Living under the shadow of the Quran).

50 Syed Qutb, “Milestones.” 51 Abul A’ala Al-Mawdoodi, “The Principles of Islam” and “Tafheem Al-Islam.” 52 Syed Qutb from (Muslim Brotherhood) executed in Egypt 1966; Abdel Aziz Badr (Hizb Ut-Tahrir) executed in Iraq 1969.

53 Angel M. Rabasa, et al. “The Muslim World after 9/11,” Rand Corporation Report, ISBN 0-8330-3534-7, 2004.

54 Hadeeth, “Sunnan Al-Baihaqi,” Hadeeth No 17097.

55 Surah # 58, verse 4 “And he who finds not the money for freeing a slave must fast two successive months before they both touch each other. And for him who is unable to do so, should feed sixty poor people. That is in order that you may have perfect Faith in Allâh and His Messenger. These are the limits set by Allâh. And for disbelievers, there is a painful torment.” 56 Surah # 59, verse 7.

57 Surah # 30, verse 40.

58 Surah # 35, verse 3.

59 Surah # 30, verse 37-39 “Do they not see that Allah increases the provision for whom He wills and straitens it for whom He wills. Verily, in that are indeed signs for a people who believe. So give to the kindred his due, and to Al-Miskîn (the poor) and to the wayfarer. That is best for those who seek Allah’s Countenance; and it is they who will be successful. And that usury which you take in order that it may increase at the expense of other people’s money, has no increase with Allah; but that which you give in Zakah (charity) seeking Allah’s Countenance, then those they shall have manifold increase” 60 Corinne Asells, “Food Prices Continue to Increase,” Suite101.com, http:// world-hunger.suite101.com/article.cfm/world_hunger_crisis.

61 Surah # 59, verse 9, “And those who . . . had adopted the Faith, love those who emigrate to them, and have no jealousy in their breasts for that which they have been given, and give them (emigrants) preference over themselves even though they were in need of that. And whosoever is saved from his own covetousness, such are they who will be the successful.

62 Surah # 3, verses 14-15, “Beautified for men is the love of things they covet; women, children, much of gold and silver (wealth), branded beautiful horses, cattle and well-tilled land. This is the pleasure of the present world’s life; but Allah has the excellent return (Paradise with flowing rivers) with Him. Say: ‘Shall I inform you of things far better than those? For Al-Muttaqûn (the pious) there are Gardens (Paradise) with their Lord, underneath which rivers flow. Therein (is their) eternal (home) and purified mates or wives. And Allah will be pleased with them. And Allah is All-Seer of the (His) slaves.’” 63 Hadeeth, narrated by Ahmad in the Musnad under Hadeeth number 4880; and by Al-Hakim.

64 Hadeeth, narrated by Al-Tabarani on the authority of Ibn Abbas, and by Al-Hakim on the authority of Aisha.

65 Surah # 9, verse 60, “As-Sadaqât (here it means Zakah) are only for the Fuqarâ’ (poor), and Al-Masâkin (the very poor) and those employed to collect (the funds), and to attract the hearts of those who have been inclined (towards Islâm); and to free the captives, and for those in debt, and for Allâh’s Cause (i.e., for Mujâhidûn—those fighting in a holy battle), and for the wayfarer (a traveler who is cut off from everything); a duty imposed by Allâh. And Allâh is All-Knower, All-Wise.

66 Surah # 2, verse 184 “And as for those who can not fast (due to age or permanent illness), they can feed a Miskeen (poor person) for every day of Ramadan.” 67 Hadeeth, “Sahih Al-Bukhari,” # 6164 and “Sahih Muslim,” # 2599.

68 Surah # 5, verse 89 “Allah will not hold you liable for casual oaths, but He will hold you liable for your deliberate oaths; for the expiation of a deliberate oath, you are required to feed ten Miskeen (hungry poor persons), on a scale of the average of that with which you feed your own families, or clothe them or manumit a slave.” 69 Surah # 17, verse 26 and Surah # 30, verse 38.

70 Surah # 69, verses 33-34 “Verily, He used not to believe in Allah, the Most Great. And urged not on the feeding of Al-Miskeen (the poor).” 71 Surah # 89, verses 17-18 “Nay! But you treat not the orphans with kindness and generosity. And urge not one another on the feeding of Miskeen (the poor).” 72 Surah 90, verses 12-16 “The real challenge is to give food in a day of hunger (famine); To an orphan near of kin. Or to a Miskeen (poor) cleaving to dust (out of misery).” 73 Surah # 76, verse 8.

74 Abel Rahman Al-Maliki, “The Perfect Political Economy,” 1963.

75 Surah # 20, verse 14 “Verily! I am Allâh! none has the right to be worshiped but I, so worship Me, and perform prayer for My Remembrance.” 76 Surah # 2, verse 183 “O you who believe! Observing As-Saum (the fasting) is prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before you, that you may become Al-Muttaqûn (the pious).” 77 Surah # 3, verses 134 “Those who spend in prosperity and in adversity, who repress anger, and who pardon men; verily, Allah loves the good-doers.” 78 Surah # 17, verse 70 “And indeed We have honored the Children of Adam, and We have carried them on land and sea, and have provided them with good things, and have preferred them above many of those whom We have created with a marked preferment.” 79 Surah # 17, verse 23 “And your Lord has decreed that you worship none but Him. And that you be dutiful to your parents. If one of them or both of them attain old age in your life, say not to them a word of disrespect, nor shout at them but address them in terms of honor.” 80 Surah # 28, verses 76-83.

81 Abu Yousuf, Yakub Ibn Habib Ibn Ibraheem Al-Ansari. He lived between AH 113 and 182. Abu Yousuf was the student of Iman Abu Hanifah, the prominent scholar of the Hanafi school of thought. Abu Yousuf served as the chief judge for Harun Al-Rasheed. He wrote Al-Kharaj in response to a request from Caliph Harun Al-Rasheed who wanted a detailed reference of the economic principles and system in Islam.

82 Harun Al-Rasheed is the fifth caliph in the Abbasi Islamic Dynasty. He ruled in the period 786-809 AC (AH 170-193).

83 Abu Hanifah Al-Numan (699-767 AC, AH 80-150), the founder of the Hanafi school of thought.

84 Imam Ja’afar Al-Sadiq (703-765 AC, AH 83-148), the founder of the Ja’afari (Shi’i) school of thought.

85 Malim Bin Anas (715-798 AC, AH 93-179), the founder of the Maliki school of thought.

86 Mohammad Bin Idrees Al-Shafi’i (766-819 AC, AH 150-204), the founder of the Shafi’i schoold of thought and the author of the Islamic laws reference “Al-Um” (the Mother of Laws). Al-Shafi’i founded the principles of Fiqh (jurisprudence). 87 Ahmad Bin Hanbal (780-855 AC, AH 164-241), the founder of the Hanbali school of thought.

88 Taqiuddin al-Nabhani, “The Economic System in Islam,” 1953.

89 Al-Maliki, same as reference 74. 90 Mohammad Baqir Al-Sadr, “Iqtisaduna,” Dar Al-Kutb Al-Lubnani, 1978.

91 Adnan Khalid Turkmani, “Islamic Economic Trend,” 1990.

92 Surah # 3, verse 14.

93 Hadeeth narrated by Ahmad and Abu Dawoud.

94 Kanz Al-Ummal, Hadeeth # 5533.

95 Surah # 4, verse 2 “And give unto orphans their property and do not exchange (your) bad things for (their) good ones; and devour not their substance (by adding it) to your substance. Surely, this is a great sin.” 96 Surah # 8, verse 36 “36 Verily, those who disbelieve spend their wealth to hinder (men) from the Path of Allah, and so will they continue to spend it; but in the end it will become an anguish for them. Then they will be overcome. And those who disbelieve will be gathered unto Hell.” 97 Surah # 9, verse 81 “Those hypocrites who stayed away (from Tabuk expedition) rejoiced in their staying behind the Messenger of Allah; they hated to strive and fight with their properties and their lives in the Cause of Allah, and they said: ‘March not forth in the heat.’ Say: ‘The Fire of Hell is more intense in heat,’ if only they could understand!” 98 Hadeeth narrated by Al-Bukhari, vol. 5, # 125.

99 See reference 88; pp.75-85.

100 Al-Shafi’i, “Kitab Al-Umm,” Bab: Ihia’ Al-Mawat, and Musnad Ahmad Ibn Hanbal.

101 Surah # 16, verse 14 “And He it is Who has subjected the sea (to you), that you eat thereof fresh tender meat (i.e., fish), and that you bring forth out of it ornaments to wear.” 102 Surah # 5, verse 4 “They ask you what is lawful for them Say: ‘Lawful unto you are all kind of foods which Allah has made lawful. And those beasts and birds of prey which you have trained as hounds, training and teaching them (to catch) in the manner as directed to you by Allah; so eat of what they catch for you, but pronounce the Name of Allah over it, and fear Allah. Verily, Allah is Swift in reckoning.’” 103 Hadeeth narrated by Anas Bin Malik “The Messenger of Allah cursed ten types of people regarding alcohol: its presser, the one who asks for it to be pressed, its drinker, its carrier, the one to whom it is carried, the one who serves it, its seller, the one for whom it is sold, its purchaser and the one for whom it is purchased.” 104 Hadeeth narrated by Ibn Maja, “That the Prophet cursed the one who takes usury, his agent, its two witnesses and the one who writes the contract.” 105 Shafi’i school, Tuhfat Al-Muhtaj Fi Sharh Al-Minhaj, Section on Farming, Volume 6.

106 Surah # 4, verses 11-12 “Allah commands you as regards your inheritance: to the male, a portion equal to that of two females; if there are only daughters, two or more, their share is two-thirds of the inheritance; if only one, her share is half. For parents, a sixth share of inheritance to each if the deceased left children; if no children, and the parents are the only heirs, the mother has a third; if the deceased left brothers or (sisters), the mother has a sixth. (The distribution in all cases is) after the payment of legacies he may have bequeathed or debts. You know not which of them, whether your parents or your children, are nearest to you in benefit; (these fixed shares) are ordained by Allah. And Allah is Ever All-Knower, All-Wise.” 107 Hadeeth narrated by Abu Dawoud in the book of inheritance, “I inherit anyone who leaves no inheritors behind.” 108 Hadeeth narrated by Bukhari. 109 Hadeeth narrated by Abu Umama, “There is no amputation in time of famine.” 110 Ibn’ Asakir narrated that the Prophet also said, “Exchange gifts amongst yourselves so that you love each other.” 111 Hadeeth narrated by Bukhari, “Sa’ad ibn Waqqas said: ‘I was ill once to the point I was approaching death. The Prophet came to visit me. So I said: “O Messenger of Allah, I have great wealth, and nobody inherits from me except my daughter. Can I bequeath (in a will) two thirds of my property?” He said: “No.” I said: “Half of it?” He said: “No.” I said: “One third of it?” He said: “The third is big (enough). It is better to leave your children rich than to leave them poor and begging from the people.”’” 112 Hadeeth narrated by An-Nisai, “the Prophet wrote a letter to the people of Yemen and he sent it with Amr ibn Hazm; it included “The blood money for the (killed) person is 100 camels.” 113 Hadeeth narrated by Ahmad and Abu Dawoud, “People are partnership in their ownership of forests, water and fire.” 114 Hadeeth narrated by Tirmidhi, “Abyadh ibn Hammal came to the Prophet and asked him to grant him a salt laden land, and he granted it to him. And when he left, one person in attendance with the Prophet said: Do you know what you granted him? You granted him the uncountable water. He then took it away from him.” 115 See for example the book of Al-Amwal by Abu Obaid, Al-Kharaj by Abu Yousuf, Iqtisaduna by Al-Sadr, The Economic System in Islam by An-Nabhani.

116 Abu Obaid, the book of Amwal; section on Kharaj.

117 See reference 82.

118 See reference 81.

119 Abu Zakaria Al-Qurashi, book Al-Kharaj, AH 203. Qudamah Bin Ja’afar, book Al-Kharaj and Documentation, AH 328.

120 http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/execteam/speeches/fiorina/minnesota01.htm. 121 Hadeeth narrated by Bukhari, # 479.

122 Haddeth narrated by Al-Tabarani in the book Awsat, # 891.

123 Surah # 9, verse 105 “And say (O Muhammad) ‘Do deeds! Allah will see your deeds, and (so will) His Messenger and the believers.’” 124 Surah # 30, verse 39 “And that usurious money which you give to others, in order that it may increase from other people’s wealth, has no increase with Allah; but that which you give in Zakat seeking Allah’s Countenance, then those they shall have manifold increase.” 125 David Astle, “The Babylonian Wow,” http://download.cxs2.info/the_ babylonian_woe.pdf.

126 Houghton Mifflin (Publishers): Encyclopedia of World History, P. 48 ; Boston ; 1940. 127 The Arden Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice,” edited by H.L Withers, D. C. Heath Company, London.

128 Richard Wolf, “Capitalism Hits the Fan,” http://video.google.com/videoplay? docid=7382297202053077236#.

129 June Grem, “The Money Manipulators,” Enterprise Publications, 1971.

130 Surah # 57, verse 11

131 Surah # 2, verse 276

132 Surah # 2, verse 275

133 Surah # 9, verse 34

134 Al-Qurtubi, “The Compilation of the Rules of the Quran,” Surah # 9, verse # 34

135 Surah # 27, verse 27 “He said: I intend to wed one of these two daughters of mine to you, on condition that you serve me for eight years.” 136 Goldsborough, Reid, “World’s First Coin,” Rg.ancients.info. 2003-10-02. http://rg.ancients.info/lion/article.html. Retrieved 2009-04-20. 137 Hadeeth narrated by Abu Dawoud on the authority of Tawoos and Ibn Omar.

138 Hadeeth narrated by An-Nisai on the authority of Amru Ibn Hazm,

139 Hadeeth narrated by Muslim and Bukhari 140 Abdul Malik Bin Marwan (646-705 AC, AH 25-86) was the ninth caliph in Islam.

141 http://www.imf.org/external/np/exr/center/mm/eng/cc_sub_4.htm.

142 George Parker, Tony Barber and Daniel Dombey (October 9, 2008). “Senior figures call for new Bretton Woods ahead of Bank/Fund meetings.” 143 Agence France-Presse (AFP) (October 13, 2008). “World needs new Bretton Woods, says Brown.” 144 Hadeeth narrated by Muslim on the authority of Abi Said Al-Khudari, Hadeeth # 1548.

145 Hadeeth narrated by Tirmidhi. 146 Hadeeth narrated by Tirmidhi, # 2346 and by Ibn Majah # 4141on the authority of Salmat Bin Obaid Allah Al-Ansari.

147 Hadeeth narrated by Bukhari 148 Haddeth narrated in the Sunnan book on the authority of Ibn Masoud.

149 Hadeeth narrated in “Al-Fawaed by Abu Al-Faraj Al-Asbhani,” # 20 on the authority of Al-Miqdam Bin Madi Karb.

150 Hadeeth narrated in “Sunan Abu Dawoud and Anil Al-Awtar,” # 2982, on the authority of Kulaib Bin Manfa’ah.

151 Hadeeth narrated by all narrators on the authority of Ibn Omar “Islam is constructed upon five: witness that Allah is the only God and that Mohammad is his Messenger; establish the prayer; provide Zakah; fast the month of Ramadan; and perform pilgrimage (Hajj).” 152 Hadeeth narrated by Bukhari on the authority of Ibn Abbas “The Prophet designated Muath Bin Jbal to Yemen and asked him to inform the new Muslims that Allah obligated upon them a charity to be taken out of the wealth of the rich ones and given to the poor.” 153 Al-Amwal in the Khilafah State by Abel Qadim Zallum, 3rd edition, 2004. 154 Al-Alamiah International Islamic Charity Organization Journal, November 2007, # 211.

155 The era of Omar Bin Abdel-Aziz, the 8 Caliph of Bani Umayya (717-720 th AC), http://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/; http://ejabat.google.com/ejabat/thread?tid =140bef0f6d8e07f5&pli=1.

156 Hadeeth narrated by Bukhari, # 5056

157 Quran, Surah # 28, verses 76-83.

158 Elizabeth Mumiller, “21st-Century Warnings of a Threat Rooted in the 7th Century,” New York Times, Dec. 12, 2005.

159 http://www.obsessionthemovie.com/.

160 Sirat Ibn Hisham—Biography of the Prophet by Ibn Hisham, http:// abdurrahman.org/seerah/sirat_ibn_hisham.pdf.

161 Surah #7, verse 28 “And when they commit an evil deed (e.g., going round the Ka’bah in naked state), they say: ‘We found our fathers doing it, and Allah has commanded us on it.’”.

162 Surah # 10, verse # 78 “They said: ‘Have you come to us to turn us away from that (Faith) we found our fathers following, and that you two (Moses and Aaron) may have greatness in the land? We are not going to believe you two!’” 163 Surah 31, verse # 21 “And when it is said to them: ‘Follow that which Allâh has sent down,’ they say: ‘Nay, we shall follow that which we found our fathers (following).’ (Would they do so) even if Shaitân (Satan) invites them to the torment of the Fire.” 164 Surah 6, verse # 99 “It is He Who sends down water (rain) from the sky, and with it We bring forth vegetation of all kinds, and out of it We bring forth green stalks, from which We bring forth thick clustered grain. And out of the date-palm and its spathe come forth clusters of dates hanging low and near, and gardens of grapes, olives and pomegranates, each similar (in kind) yet different (in variety and taste). Look at their fruits when they begin to bear, and the ripeness thereof. Verily! In these things there are signs for people who believe.” 165 Surah 30, verse 21-32. 166 Surah 2, verse #256 “There is no compulsion in religion. Verily, the Right Path has become distinct from the wrong path.” 167 Surah 43, verse # 84.

168 Surah 12, verse # 40.

169 The main scholars who compiled the Sunnah of Prophet Mohammad include Imam Bukhari, Imam Muslim, Abu Dawoud, An-Nassai, Ibn Majah, Imam Malik, Al-Tirmidhi, Ibn Ishaq. 170 Books of Quran Tafseer include the books authored by Ibn Katheer, Al-Qurtubi, Al-Tabari, Al-Razi, Al-Nasfi, and many others.

171 Schools of Fiqh include the schools of Imam Abu Hanifah, Imam Ja’afar, Imam Shafi’i, Imam Malik, Imam Ahmad.

172 The Moguls attacked Baghdad and burned its great library in the year 1258 (AH 656).

173 Crusade wars in the period 1096-1291.

174 Edward Montet, “La Propagande Chretienne et ses Adversaries Musulmans,” Paris 1890. (Also in T. W. Arnold in “The Preaching of Islam,” London 1913.)

175 See for example “Islamic Personality part 1” by Taqiuddin al-Nabhani.

176 See for example the classical books on the history of Islam such as “Al-Bidaya Wal Nihaya—Beginnin and End in History” by Ibn Katheer and “Tareekh Al-Tabari” by Al-Tabari.

177 Edward Gibbon, “The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,” written 1776-1789, republished by Bibliolife, 2008.

178 Edward Gibbon and Simon Ocklay, History of the Saracen Empire, London 1870, p. 54.

179 Edward Gibbon, same as reference 20.

180 R. Bosworth Smith (1784-1884), “Muhammad and Muhammadenasim,” written in 1878, republished by Atlantic in 1996.

181 Arthur Stanley Tritton (1881-1973) was a British historian and scholar of Islam. He was appointed professor of Arabic at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, in 1938, and also spent some time teaching at Aligarh University. He published several studies related to Islamic history including “The Rise of the Imams of Sanaa (1925),” “The Caliphs and their non-Muslim Subjects: A Critical Study of the Covenant of Umar (1930),” and “Islam: Belief and Practices (1951).” 182 A. S. Tritton “Islam: Belief and Practices,” 1951.

183 De Lacy Evan s O’Leary (1872-1957), a British historian and scholar of Islam and the Arabic language.

184 De Lacy Evans O’Leary, “Islam at the Cross Roads : A Brief Survey of the Present Position and Problems of the World of Islam.” London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1923 A Short History of the Fatimid Khalifate. London 1923. 185 James Michener in “Islam: The Misunderstood Religion,” Reader’s Digest, May 1955, pp. 68-70.

186 Lawrence E. Browne in “The Prospects of Islam,” 1944.

187 Alphonse Marie Louis de Prat de Lamartine (October 1790-1869) was a French writer, poet, and politician.

188 http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Histoire_de_la_Turquie.

189 Mahatma Gandhi, statement published in “Young India,”1924.

190 Sir George Bernard Shaw in “The Genuine Islam,” Vol. 1, No. 8, 1936.

191 Michael Hart, “The 100, A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History,” New York, 1978.

192 Dr. William Draper (1811-1882), “History of Intellectual Development of Europe,” New York: Harper & brothers, 1876.

193 John Rodwell translation of the Holy Quran, 1861.

194 W. Montgomery Watt in “Muhammad at Mecca,” Oxford, 1953.

195 Philip Hitti, “Arab History: From The Ealiest Times to the Present,” 6th edition, London, Macmillan & Co. LTD, 1956. 196 Washington Irving (1783-1859) was an American author, essayist, biographer, and historian of the early nineteenth century. 197 Canon Taylor, paper read before the Church Congress at Walverhamton, quoted by Arnoud in The Preaching of Islam, pp. 71-72. 198 H. A. R. Gibb, Whither Islam, London, 1932.

199 Arnold Joseph Toynbee (1889-1975) was a British historian whose twelve-volume analysis of the rise and fall of civilizations, A Study of History, 1934-1961, was a synthesis of world history, a metahistory based on universal rhythms of rise, flowering, and decline, which examined history from a global perspective.

200 Herbert George Wells (1866-1946) was an English author. He was a prolific writer in many genres, including contemporary novels, history, politics, and social commentary.

201 Sarojini Naidu (1879-1949) was a child prodigy, freedom fighter, and poet. Naidu was the first Indian woman to become the president of the Indian National Congress and the first woman to become the governor of Uttar Pradesh. She was active in the Indian Independence Movement, joining Mahatma Gandhi in the Salt March to Dandi, and then leading the Dharasana Satyagraha after the arrests of Gandhi, Abbas Tyabji, and Kasturba Gandhi.

202 Sarojini Naidu (1879-1949), “Lectures on the Ideals of Islam.” 203 Addison, James Thayer. “The Christian Approach to the Moslem.” AMS Press, New York, USA. 1966 (1942).

204 Jared Diamond: UCLA sociologist and physiologist who won the Pulitzer Prize for his book “The Evolution of Religions.”