Ismailis in Medieval Muslim Societies
Subtitle: A Historical Introduction to an Islamic Community (Ismaili Heritage)
Publisher: Institute for Ismaili Studies
Published: February 2, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 296
ISBN-13: 9781845110918
Subjects: Asian / Middle Eastern history: c 500 to c 1500; History of specific racial & ethnic groups; Social Science; Sociology; ASIA; Islamic Studies; Social Science / Islamic Studies; Ismailites; History
First sentence: Following the death of the Prophet Muhammad after a brief illness in the year 632, the nascent Islamic community (umma) was confronted with its first major crisis over the succession to the Prophet.