A study of Islamic civilisation and the intimate link between Jewish religion and the earliest forms of Islam.

A look at the developing conflicts in Christian-Muslim relations during late antiquity and the early Islamic era How did the medieval Middle East transform from

A study of Islamic civilisation and the intimate link between Jewish religion and the earliest forms of Islam.

This study examines how religious authority was distributed in early Islam. It argues the case that, as in Shi'ism, it was concentrated in the head of state, ra

This book tests the hypothesis that Roman law was a formative influence on Islamic law.