Abstract
This subject covers the history of Muslim societies and civilisations from the time of the death of Prophet Muhammad to the end of the Caliphate era. The periods of Rightly Guided Caliphs, the Umayyad Empire, the Abbasid Empire and the Ottoman Empire will be studied, with a focus on the … For more content click the Read More button below.
Syllabus
Rightly Guided Caliphs (632-661)Great Arab-Muslim conquests and the UmayyadsThe Abbasid Empire and the worldwide diffusion of IslamThe Muslim contribution to science and civilisationThe Crusades and their impact on Europe and the Muslim worldMongol invasion and SeljuksBirth of the Turkish sultanates: Ottomans, Safavids and MughalsThe rise of the Ottoman EmpireStruggle for … For more content click the Read More button below.
Learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
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be able to understand critically the major events of the Rightly Guided era and the first schism;
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be able to evaluate critically how Crusades and the Mongol invasion of the Muslim world produced a new world order;
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be able to discuss critically the internal and external factors responsible for the decline of the Muslim world;
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be able to demonstrate in-depth understanding of the intellectual, cultural, social and economic scale of the Islamic civilisation;
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be able to evaluate critically the Muslim contribution to science and human civilisation; and
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be able to analyse critically the effects of the end of the Caliphate.