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Khalid Bin Al-Waleed;] Sword of Allah By A.I. Akram (HB
Muslim Conquest of
Persia (HB)
By A.I. Akram
Hardback 325 Pages
Published by Maktabah Publishers Birmingham UK
- Includes :
Qadisiyya
- Ctesiphon
- Jalaula
- Consolidation of Iraq
- Ahwaz
- Tustar
- Khuzistan
- Nihawand
- Sasanis
Following the publication of 'Khalid ibn Waleed
- Sword of Allah,' there has been a huge revival in reader's interest for books
dealing with early Islamic History. It was decided that we complete the task of
publishing the [out of print] books by A.I.Akram on the first hundred years of
Islam. They are as follows;
Hence, present before you is second in the series of books written by A.I.Akram
- The Muslim Conquest of Persia. This version has been edited with the addition
of footnotes, Anglicization of certain terms and the corrections of minor
spelling and grammatical errors. This edition also includes the original maps
[digitized] drawn by the author from its original print.
The author writes;
'So here it is, my second book; The Muslim Conquest of Persia. It is my second
assault upon the ignorance which surrounds this field of Muslim history.
According to an old Chinese proverb, it is better to light one small candle than
to curse the darkness. This is my second candle, may it light the way for those
who seek!''
Lieutenant General A.I. Akram has had a
distinguished career in military, diplomatic and literary fields. He
served in Burma in WWII, fought against India in 1971, and thereafter
served as Pakistan's Military Deputy to the Central Treaty
Organisation(CENTO).
After retiring from military service in
1978, he became Pakistan's Ambassador to Spain where he served for two
and a half years. Upon completion of this assignment he founded the
Institute of Regional Studies in Islamabad which is a research institute
dealing with South Africa.
The General's career in historical
research covers a vast period in Muslim military history extending from
the early days of Islam to the conquest of Spain almost a hundred years
later and the wars of Muslim Spain thereafter. He learnt Arabic and
Spanish in order to conduct his research and also visited the countries
where the battles were fought and discussed historical events with local
scholars. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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