The Battle of Karbala: The Turning Tide of Sunni/Shi’a Relations In the hot, summer heat of 632, the newly crowned conqueror of Mecca took ill and suddenly died. This was …
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After reading Lesley Hazelton’s “After the Prophet,” I have become immensely interested in Islam. In the west, there is a lack of understanding regarding the actual beliefs of Muslims, whether …
I read “After the Prophet” last year, but the book is so compelling that I had to read it again. Hazelton is truly a master story teller. I felt like …