Islamic Civilization: Culture, Art, and Architecture

Islamic Civilization: Culture, Art, and Architecture

Islamic civilization was born through the determination of the first generation of Islam's standard-bearers, and later grew and flourished, spanning a vast geography over which the sun never set. Its outward expression crystallized through a unifying state encompassing all those lands under a single banner and flag. Although that unifying state eventually fragmented and Muslims dispersed into nearly fifty-seven states, the Muslim individual — despite limited scholarly awareness of their civilizational history — remains proud of their Islamic civilization and cherishes their glorious past.

Out of our desire to serve successive generations and open their eyes to their glorious past, out of love for strengthening the bonds between past and present, and out of our devotion to enriching the Muslim individual with sufficient knowledge of their Islamic civilization, we have published this book.