Written by one of the West's foremost scholars of Islam, this book gives a coherent account of the development of Islamic thought beginning with Muhammad's death in 632. Drawing on many previously unresearched Arabic sources, William Watt describes how various religious and political movements within Islam contributed to what has become its standard form.
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Written by one of the West's foremost scholars of Islam, this book gives a coherent account of the development of Islamic thought beginning with Muhammad's death in 632. Drawing on many previously unresearched Arabic sources, William Watt describes how various religious and political movements within Islam contributed to what has become its standard form.
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