Summary of Firas Alkhateeb's Lost Islamic History

By IRB Media

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#1 The Hijaz is a dry, mountainous landscape in the western part of the Arabian Peninsula. It was here that a new movement emerged in the early 600s, one that would change the course of history in the Arabian Peninsula and beyond.

#2 The Arabian Peninsula is a landmass in southwestern Asia that has been largely ignored by outsiders. Its dry climate is barely hospitable, even for the nomads who live there. Parched riverbeds run throughout the land, but they are hardly recognizable as rivers.

#3 The Arab’s life was based around the harsh environment in which they lived. Due to the desert’s inability to support settled civilization, the Arabs were constantly on the move in search of fertile land for their flocks.

#4 The pre-Islamic Arabs were almost exclusively polytheistic. The Arabs believed in the God of Ibrahim and Isma‘il, but they believed he was one among many different gods. They carved idols to represent his attributes.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: May 9, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822509979

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Insights on Firas Alkhateeb's Lost Islamic History

Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 10

Insights from Chapter 11

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

The Hijaz is a dry, mountainous landscape in the western part of the Arabian Peninsula. It was here that a new movement emerged in the early 600s, one that would change the course of history in the Arabian Peninsula and beyond.

#2

The Arabian Peninsula is a landmass in southwestern Asia that has been largely ignored by outsiders. Its dry climate is barely hospitable, even for the nomads who live there. Parched riverbeds run throughout the land, but they are hardly recognizable as rivers.

#3

The Arab’s life was based around the harsh environment in which they lived. Due to the desert’s inability to support settled civilization, the Arabs were constantly on the move in search of fertile land for their flocks.

#4

The pre-Islamic Arabs were almost exclusively polytheistic. The Arabs believed in the God of Ibrahim and Isma‘il, but they believed he was one among many different gods. They carved idols to represent his attributes.

#5

The Arabs were not completely isolated from their neighbors. They were able to trade goods that came from places as far away as India and Italy. The Romans were content to remain in the more hospitable and familiar lands of the Fertile Crescent, and let the nomadic Arabs carry on the trade with more distant lands.

#6

The Arabs were safe in the depths of the desert, which allowed the rise of Islam, a movement that would have huge implications on the surrounding states and eventually the entire world.

Insights from Chapter 2

#1

Mecca was a center for the Arabian Peninsula, and it was the birthplace of Prophet Muhammad. It was internationally connected, but it was also isolated. While it was far away enough to avoid imperial control, it was central enough to have a major impact on the Arab people.

#2

Muhammad’s early life was marked by hardship and loss. His father, ‘Abdullah, died before his birth while on a trading mission in the town of Yathrib, north of Mecca. His mother, Aminah, died when he was six, leaving his respected grandfather, ‘Abd al-Muttalib, to care for him.

#3

Reviews for Summary of Firas Alkhateeb's Lost Islamic History

[Ghada Mohamed · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Just a correction on:
#14
The Battle of the Trench
It's the Battle of Uhud not the Trench. If you may correct it. Thank you