
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
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The Line of Ishmael
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How Judaism came to Yemen
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The Companions of the Ditch
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The Story of Abraha and the Elephant
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The History of the Coming of Idols to Mecca
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The Line of Adam to Muhammad ﷺ
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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
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Al-Mansur (754 to 775 )
Part 2: Triumph to Brilliance
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Harun Al-Rashid (786-809)
Notable Notes: The Global Map at the Time of Harun Al-Rashid
Part 3: Brilliance to Disorder
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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)
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Al-Mu’tasim ibn Harun (833-842)
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Al-Wathiq (842-847)
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Al-Mu’tawwakil (847-861)
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Al-Radi (934-940)
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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
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Comparison of Schools and Universities 8th – 15th Centuries
Notable Notes: The Four Great Imams (plus 2)
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Comparison of Medicine 8th to 15th Century
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Comparison of Architecture 8th to 15th Century
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Comparison of Trade 8th to 15th Century
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Comparison of Cities 8th to 15th Century
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Comparison of Women 8th to 15th Century
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Comparison of Weapons of War 8th to 15th Century
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Comparison of Agriculture 8th to 15th Century
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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)
Notable Notes: A Perspective from across the Ocean
Part 2: Humayun, son of Babur (1530-1540 & 1555-1556)
Notable Notes: A Perspective from across the Ocean
Part 3: Akbar son of Humayun (1556-1605)
Notable Notes: A Perspective from across the Ocean
Part 4: Jahangir son of Akbar (1605-1627)
Notable Notes: A Perspective from across the Ocean
Part 5: Shah Jahan son of Jahangir (1627-1658)
Notable Notes: A Perspective from across the Ocean
Part 6: Aurangzeb son of Shah Jahan (1658-1707)
Notable Notes: A Perspective from across the Ocean
Part 7: The Lesser Mughals (1707-1837)
Notable Notes: A Perspective from across the Ocean
Part 8: Bahadur Shah Zafar II (1837-1858)
Notable Notes: A Perspective from across the Ocean
Section 3: The Safavids (1501-1722)
Part 1: Shah Isma’il (1502-1524)
Part 2: Shah Tahmasp I (1524-1576)
Part 3: Shah ‘Abbas I (1587-1629)
Part 4: Shah Sultan Husayn (1694-1722)
Unit 8: The Ottoman Empire (1281-1923)
Story One: An Oral Introduction to the Ottoman Empire
Section 1: A Synopsis of Events between Story One and Story Two
Story Two: The Tale of the Golden Age as told by Doku
Section 2: A Synopsis of Events between Story Two and Story Three
Story Three: The Dismal Decline of the Ottoman Dynasty
Section 3: Abdul Hamid II 1876-1909
Section 4: Ataturk and the Young Turks
Section 5: Timeline of Tyranny and Other Worldly Things 1623 - 1923
Part 1: Region One: China, Japan, Mongolia, Tibet, and Russia
Part 2: Region Two: India, Persia, Indonesia, Australia
Part 3: Region Three: Europe, Turkey, Sham, Finland, Sweden
Part 4: Region Four: North and South America
Part 5: Region Five: Arabia and Africa
Section 6: A Fall of Epic Proportions
Part 1: World War I 1914-1918
Part 2: The Sykes-Picot Treaty
Part 3: Mustafa Kamal and the Republic of Turkey
Section 7: Bani Israel, the Khazars, the Zionists, and World Jewry 1CE to 1923 - A Continuation of the Timeline of Bani Israel in Volume I
Appendix: Sources for Volume II & Map and Picture Attributions