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Table of Contents

Volume II

Introduction

Unit 1- The Brick Layer and the Old Man

Section 1: The World Between Isa and the Birth of Muhammad ﷺ

Part 1: Region One: China, Japan, Mongolia, Tibet, and Russia

Part 2: Region Two: India, Persia, Indonesia and Australia

Part 3: Region Three: Iraq, Italy, Turkey, Europe, Sham

Part 4: Region Four: North and South America

Part 5: Region Five: Africa and Arabia

The Line of Ishmael
How Judaism came to Yemen
The Companions of the Ditch
The Story of Abraha and the Elephant
The History of the Coming of Idols to Mecca
The Line of Adam to Muhammad ﷺ
Events Leading up to the Birth of the Prophet ﷺ

Unit 2: Darkness to Light

An Historical Narrative of Prophet Muhammadﷺ The Vanguard of Islam

Section 1: Introduction

Section 2: Letter to the Prophet ﷺ from a Convert of the Modern Day:

Section 3: The Short List of Reasons Why Islam came to Arabia:

Section 4: Sunrise Over the Horizon-How Islam Spread Over the Earth

Section 5: Historical Description of the Prophet ﷺ

Section 6: A Selection of Thirteen Roles of the Prophet ﷺ

Part 1: Seal of the Prophets

Part 2: A Mercy to the Worlds

Part 3: Transmitter of the Qur’an

Notable Notes: Science and the Qur’an and Miracles

Part 4: Teacher and Religious Guide

Part 5: Conqueror of Hearts

Part 6: Husband to the Mothers of the Believers and Father to the Ummah

Part 7: Defender of Women’s Rights

Part 8: Humble Servant and Friend

Part 9: Leader of a Nation

Part 10: General

Part 11: Statesman

Part 12: Judge

Part 13: Friend of Allah

Play #1: Muhammad ﷺ in Manhattan

Section 7: Wormholes in the Qur’an

Section 8: Significant Historical Events which came after the Death of the Prophet ﷺ

Unit 3: The Endearing Tree that bears the Sweetest of Fruit

Section 1: Islam and the Four Rightly-Guided Caliphs-Introduction

Part 1: Roots – The Prophet ﷺ

Part 2: Trunk – Abu Bakr Siddiqui

Part 3: Branches and Blossoms – Umar ibn al-Khattab

Part 4: Leaves – Uthman ibn Affan

Part 5: Seeds – Ali ibn Abu Talib

Unit 4: History of Islamic Dynasties (661-1923)

Section 1: (661-1186) Introduction

Part 1: A limited timeline of relevant dynasties

Story: The Slaying of Ali

Section 2: The Umayyads of Syria (661-750)

Part 1: Yazeed ibn Mu’awiyah

Part 2: What Happened at Karbala?

Part 3: Abd Al Malik bin Marwan (685-705)

Part 4: Al-Walid Abd Al Malik (705-715)

Play #2 Why We Love our Blessed Jerusalem

Part 5: Umar ibn Abdul Azeez (717-720)

Story: Umar the True

Notable Notes: China around the time of Umar II

Play #3 Tales of the Tabi’een

Section 3: The Abbasid Dynasty (749-1258)

Part 1: Triumph

Al-Mansur (754 to 775 )

Part 2: Triumph to Brilliance

Harun Al-Rashid (786-809)

Notable Notes: The Global Map at the Time of Harun Al-Rashid

Part 3: Brilliance to Disorder

Al-Ma’mun ibn Harun (813-833)

Story: What he thought he knew…

Part 4: Disorder to Collapse

Part 5: Collapse to Annihilation (833-1258)

Al-Mu’tasim ibn Harun (833-842)
- Al-Wathiq (842-847)
- Al-Mu’tawwakil (847-861)
- Al-Radi (934-940)

Part 6: Annihilation

Section 4: The Umayyads of Spain (756-1492) Introduction

Story: The Tour Guide and the Stranger

Part 1: Compare and Contrast - The Muslim Roots of the Medieval Renaissance

Part 2: Europe verses the Muslims

Comparison of Schools and Universities 8th – 15th Centuries

Notable Notes: The Four Great Imams (plus 2)

Comparison of Medicine 8th to 15th Century

Comparison of Architecture 8th to 15th Century

Comparison of Trade 8th to 15th Century

Comparison of Cities 8th to 15th Century

Comparison of Women 8th to 15th Century

Comparison of Weapons of War 8th to 15th Century

Comparison of Agriculture 8th to 15th Century

Comparison of Exploration and Maps 8th to 15th Century

Play #4: The Pursuit of the Jewel of Ilm

Section 5: Serious Shi’ites, Submitting Sindh, and Forever Farsi

The Impact of the Fatamid, Samanid, and Ghaznavid Dynasties

Part 1: The Fatamids

Part 2: The Samanids

Part 3: The Ghaznavids

Conclusion to Unit 4 - Sections 1-5

Unit 5: The Great Seljuks to the Ayyubids (1077-1260)

Section 1: The Great Seljuks (1040-1194)

Story: Sanjar the Turk and the Great Sweep West

Section 2: The Seljuks of Rum (1077-1307)

An Acrostic Communique of the Ottomans

Section 3: Berber Dynasties I – The Almoravids (1056-1147)

Section 4: Berber Dynasties II – The Almohads (1130-1269)

Section 5: The Ayyubid Dynasty (1169-1260)

Unit 6: Delhi Sultanate, Nasrids, Mamluks, Ilkhanids, Timurids (1206-1517)

Section 1: The Brick Layer Teaches-World History Brought Close

Section 2: The Delhi Sultanate is Born

Section 3: The Nasrids of Spain (1232-1492)

Play # 5: Granada and the Fall of the Uighurs

Section 4: The Mamluks of Egypt (1250-1517 and Beyond)

Part 1: The Bahriyyah Mamluks (1250-1382)

Notable Notes: Mali and the Golden King

Part 2: The Burjiyyah Mamluks (1382-1517)

Section 5: The Ilkhanids of Iran

Part 1: Genghis Khan (1206-1227)

Part 2: Hulagu Khan (1256-1265)

Part 3: Aqaba, son of Hulagu (1265-1282)

Part 4: Mahmud Ghazan Khan, grandson of Genghis Khan (1295- 1304)

Section 6: The Timurids (1370 – 1506)

Story: The Marauding Muslim and the Gentle Girl

Part 1: Timur Lane (1370-1405)

Notable Notes: Zheng He (1371-1433)

Part 2: Samarqand

Story: The Marauding Muslim and the Gentle Girl Part 2

Part 3: Ulugh Beg (1447-1449)

Unit 7: The Mughals and the Safavids (1526-1722)

Section 1: The Mughal Dynasty Family Tree

Section 2: The Mughals of India (1526-1858)

Part 1: Babur (1526-1530)