Convivencia: Making Of The Muslim Civilisation

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Convivencia: Making of the Muslim Civilisation is a course that will take you from the beginning of Islam to the flourishment of the Muslim Civilisation. While doing so it responds to the some of the popular misconceptions about the Muslim Civilisation such as “Was Islam spread by the sword?”, “Did Muslims invade lands and wiped out the minorities, or they managed to find ways of co-existence?

The course talks about how the Muslims practiced the Quranic principles of Justice, tolerance, compassion and how the outcome of the application of these principles resulted in progress and flourishment of the Muslim and non-muslim societies.

By the end of the course, you’ll

  • Have an understanding of the Muslim Civilisation with the historical data taken from both Islamic and western sources.
  • Learn how and why the early Muslims were motivated to expand into afar lands.
  • Be able to debunk the systematic suppression of facts made by the colonial powers throughout the years.

Adnan Rashid

Adnan Rashid is a historian with a specialty in the history of Islamic civilisation, comparative religion and Hadith literature. He has an honors degree in history from the University of London and is currently pursuing further studies. He has also gained Ijazah’s in Hadith from a number of scholars. He also takes a keen interest in Islamic numismatics and ancient manuscripts. He has debated many high profile figures in the field of politics, history and Christian/ Islamic theology. Adnan Rashid loves history, poetry, travelling, antiquities, books and numismatics.

1
Introduction: "Mercy for the worlds"
19 Minutes
2
The Expansion of Islam
10 Minutes
3
Was Islam Spread By The Sword?
17 Minutes
4
How did Islam Spread so Rapidly?
25 Minutes
5
Muslims Come With Justice
15 Minutes
6
Egypt Welcomes Muslims
16 Minutes
7
Quiz 1
17 questions
8
The Rise of Al-Andalus (Islamic Spain)
20 Minutes
9
Making Of The Muslim Civilization
21 Minutes
10
How Civilisations Are Made
18 Minutes
11
Quiz 2
21 questions
12
Treaties With Non-Muslims
22 Minutes
13
Did The Treaties Work?
13 Minutes
14
The Outcome of Justice, Tolerance and Compassion
36 Minutes
15
The Suppression Of The Facts By The Colonial Powers
16 Minutes
16
Solutions and Conclusion
17 Minutes
17
Quiz 3
7 questions