This accessible biography treats al-Ma'mum (786-833) as the product of his age, which was a formative period in the development of Islamic law and theology. It
This collection of the sayings of the Prophet was highly praised in its earlier edition, and it has now been carefully revised and classified. It is published i
A dazzling account of the men (and occasional woman) who led the world’s empires, a book that probes the essence of leadership and power through the centuries