Professor Masud-ul-Hasan was a dedicated 20th-century Pakistani scholar, historian, and prolific author who aimed to provide English-speaking audiences with an authentic, un-biased chronicle of Islamic progression. Many contemporary accounts available in Western academia during his era carried orientalist biases. Hasan countered this by synthesizing classical Arabic and Persian primary sources—including Tabari, Ibn Athir, Ibn Khaldun, and traditional Hadith records—into an accessible narrative layout. His work answers three central, philosophical questions: What is history? What is Islam? What does the "History of Islam" mean for human evolution? Structural Breakdown of the Masterwork
The content is broken down chronologically and conceptually, making it easier to follow complex political transformations. history of islam masud ul hasan pdf 82