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Robinson draws on the long tradition in Muslim scholarship of commemorating in writing the biographies of notable figures, but weaves these ambitious lives together to create a rich narrative of early Islamic civilization, from the Prophet Muhammad to fearsome Tamerlane. Beginning in Islam’s heartland, Mecca, we move across Arabia to follow Islam’s journey across North Africa, as far as Spain in the West, and eastwards through Central and East Asia; we see the rise and fall of Islamic states through the political and military leaders working to secure peace or expand their power, and, within this political climate, the development of Islamic law, scientific thought and literature through the words of the scholars who devoted themselves to these pursuits. Alongside the famous characters who coloured this landscape, including Muhammad’s controversial cousin, ’Ali; the first Sultan of Egypt, Saladin; and the poet Rumi, the reader will also meet less wellknown figures, such as Shajar al-Durr, slave-turned-Sultana of Egypt, and Ibn Fadlan, whose travels in Eurasia brought first-hand accounts of the Volka Vikings to the Abbasid Caliph.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"I H Pentz Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47195855519906,"sku":null,"price":100.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0364\/4047\/3732\/files\/71u-kpPx5eL._SY342.jpg?v=1776925698"},{"product_id":"in-the-forbidden-land-an-account-of-a-journey-in-tibet-2-vols-in-1-hardcover","title":"In The Forbidden Land: An Account of a Journey In Tibet 2 Vols in 1 (Hardcover)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN: 0705415090\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTime-Life: 1985\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e263 pages, Hardcover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA seasoned explorer of the Far East who had already published books on Korea and on Japan's aboriginals - the hairy Ainu - he determined in 1897 to pull aside the veil that shrouded Tibet. His plan was to reach the source of the Brahmaputra and to collect specimens of fauna and flora, but his prime purpose was to study the people of Tibet, their customs and character.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"I H Pentz Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47241585524898,"sku":null,"price":350.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0364\/4047\/3732\/files\/30581456199.jpg?v=1777987998"},{"product_id":"the-water-kingdom-by-philip-ball","title":"The Water Kingdom by  Philip Ball","description":"\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9781784701543\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVintage, August 2017\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e352 pages, Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChina's history is an epic tapestry of courtly philosophies, warring factions and imperial intrigue. 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