A new history of Islam by a modern researcher and a learned writer. It is a story of the movement which was launched by Muhammad, the messenger of God, in 610 AD in Makkah, and was consummated with the support of his cousin, collaborator and vicegerent, Ali ibn Abi Talib, in 632 AD in Medina. It covers a period of ninety years from 570 AD when he was born in Makkah to 661 AD when his successor, Ali ibn Abi Talib was assassinated in Kufa. This great book is not only an invaluable resource in comparative history but also a learning tool in the methodology of divesting history from the biases of historians.P/B