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Kennedy's description of the reign of the first 4 caliphs was fascinating. He manages to give a coherent account of the difficulties that arose in managing such a fast-growing religion that not only had tribal affiliations to deal with but also had to contend with structuring a growing empire.
— May 01, 2014 10:06PM
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Carlos
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So far so good, Kennedy is doing a good job at giving the necessary, though not overwhelming, political background needed to understand the rise of Islam. Likewise, he paints a good image of the political realities of Mecca and Medina during the first years of the Hijra. Lastly, he is very good at keeping this a historical description and abstaining from making moral judgement of the actions taken by Muhammad.
— Apr 30, 2014 10:25PM