History of Muslim States
About this course
A retrospective look at the history of the Islamic State after the death of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) all the way up until the End of the Ottoman Empire. This course includes a study of the Umayyads, the Abbasids, Muslim Spain, Mughals and Ottomans.
(Prerequisite: History of the Rightly Guided Caliphs). (3 credits)
About the Instructor(s)
Jaan Islam

Dr Jaan Islam is both an instructor and former graduate of Mishkah University, and specializes in teaching Seerah and early Islamic history. His PhD in Islamic studies, which he earned at the University of Edinburgh, examines the premodern origins of divine sovereignty in classical Islamic jurisprudence, legal theory, exegesis and theology. Dr Islam i a researcher in Islamic studies at the University of Oxford.