The volumes present a history of Islam that focuses on Islamic events and their causes over the centuries. They deal with the sources of Islamic history and happenings and persons in Islam who influenced the course of its history. Translated from the original in Urdu, they throw light on the society, religion and culture in Arabia at the time of the prophet Muhammad, the establishment of the Caliphate and its important events, the Umayyad and Abbasid Caliphates and Islamic rule in Europe, Africa and other parts of Asia including the Caliphs in Spain, Morocco, Egypt and Iran. With maps, they dispel many ambiguities relating to Islamic dynasties and peoples.