Crossroads To Islam: The Origins Of The Arab Religion And The Arab State

In the view of early Muslim history, the Arab tribes, inspired by Muhammad's teachings, embarked on a military jihad that wrested Syria and Palestine from the Byzantine Empire. This book argues that Byzantium voluntarily transferred her eastern provinces to Arab client states in continuance of an imperial policy stretching back for centuries.

• | By (Author): Yehuda D. Nevo
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• | Publisher: Prometheus Books
• | Publication Date: Aug 01, 2003
• | Country of Publication: United States
• | Number of Pages: 470 pages
• | Language: Not available
• | Binding: Hardback
• | ISBN-10: 0007233485
• | ISBN-13: 9781591020837