The Rise of Islam

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Ahmad Amin authored “The Rise of Islam” in four parts, collectively addressing the social, literary, and religious movements that emerged during the second Abbasid era. The first part focuses on describing the social and intellectual conditions, including prominent figures, trends, and schools of thought, from the reign of al-Mutawakkil until the end of the fourth century AH. This period is considered the most expansive and productive in the history of Islamic civilization. In the second part, the author explores the history of sciences, arts, and literature in the fourth century AH, offering a panoramic survey of Quranic exegesis, Hadith, jurisprudence, theology, ethics, philosophy, Sufism, grammar, morphology, rhetoric, literature, geography, art, agriculture, trade, administration, and the judiciary. The third part is dedicated to studying intellectual life in Andalusia from its conquest by the Muslims until their expulsion. The fourth part of “The Rise of Islam” examines Islamic schools of thought and doctrines, their development, conflicts, and future. It is worth noting that this part was the last work written by Ahmad Amin before his death.