The Princeton encyclopedia of Islamic political thought

by Gerhard Böwering, Patricia Crone, Mahan Mirza

2012 656 pages eng

"In 2012, the year 1433 of the Muslim calendar, the Islamic population throughout the world was estimated at approximately a billion and a half, representing about one-fifth of humanity. In geographical terms, Islam occupies the center of the world, stretching like a big belt across the globe from e…