Islam Beyond Terrorists and Terrorism: Biographies of the Most Influential Muslims in History [Paperback]

Recent incidents in the United States have drawn much attention towards Islam and its followers. Unfortunately, these incidents combined with the public's lack of knowledge about Islam and its intellectual heritage have caused many to view Islam in a negative light. InIslam Beyond Terrorists and Terrorism, Dr. Iftekhar Mahmood provides readers with a brief introduction to the life and contributions of the most influential Muslims throughout history. Dr. Mahmood details the lives of various Muslim scholars, scientists, philosophers, writers, politicians, rulers, religious figures, and military commanders, in an effort to educate both Muslims and non-Muslims.Iftekhar Mahmood, Ph.D.is Senior Clinical Pharmacology/Pharmacokinetics and Biopharmaceutics Reviewer at the Food and Drug Administration.

Chapter 1 Preface
Chapter 2 Introduction
Chapter 3 A Brief History of Islam
Chapter 4 Khalid Bin Walid
Chapter 5 Hasan al-Basri
Chapter 6 Mohammad Bin Qasim
Chapter 7 Abu Hanifa
Chapter 8 Abd-ar Rahman I
Chapter 9 Jabir Ibn Hayyan
Chapter 10 Al-Jahiz
Chapter 11 Ibn Hanbal
Chapter 12 Al-Khwarizmi
Chapter 13 Al-Mamun
Chapter 14 Al-Kindi
Chapter 15 Ibn Junayd
Chapter 16 Al-Tabari
Chapter 17 Al-Battani
Chapter 18 Al-Razi
Chapter 19 Al-Ashari
Chapter 20 Al-Farabi
Chapter 21 Al-Masudi
Chapter 22 Abd-ar Rahman III
Chapter 23 Firdowsi
Chapter 24 Abu al-Wefa
Chapter 25 Al-Haytham
Chapter 26 Mahmud Ghaznavi
Chapter 27 Al-Biruni
Chapter 28 Ibnsina
Chapter 29 Ibn Hazm
Chapter 30 Nizam al-Mulk Tusi
Chapter 31 Alp Arslan
Chapter 32 Omar Khayyam
Chapter 33 Al-Ghazali
Chapter 34 Yusuf Ibn Tashfin
Chapter 35 Ibn Tumart
Chapter 36 Ibn Zuhr
Chapter 37 Abd al-Mumin
Chapter 38 Ibn Bajjah
Chapter 39 Al-Idrisi
Chapter 40 Ibn Tufyl
Chapter 41 Ibn Rushd
Chapter 42 Salahuddin Ayubi
Chapter 43 Moinuddin Chishti
Chapter 44 Fakhr al-Din Razi
Chapter 45 Suharawal$