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Development of Muslim Theology: Appendix III: Chronological Table

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This is a chronological reference table from a scholarly work on Islamic history, listing key dates in the Islamic calendar (A.H.) alongside significant events, deaths, and dynasties from the early 7th century through the mid-19th century. The table covers the full sweep of classical Islamic civilization: the early caliphates, major conquests, the Umayyad and Abbasid dynasties, the rise of Sufism and its major orders, the development of Islamic legal and theological schools, and the emergence of the Ottoman and Safavid empires. A distinctive feature is its integration of intellectual and religious figures — theologians, mystics, philosophers, and jurists such as al-Ghazzali, Ibn Rushd, Ibn Taymiya, and Ibn 'Arabi — alongside political and military milestones, treating the history of ideas as inseparable from political history. The table also periodically cross-references Christian/Western dates and figures (Charles Martel at Tours, Maimonides, Meister Eckhart, Frederick II), suggesting a comparative or world-history framing aimed at readers situating Islamic civilization within broader intellectual traditions. It would serve someone seeking a quick orientation to the chronology of Islamic theological, mystical, and political development, particularly the interplay between Sunni orthodoxy, Mu'tazilite rationalism, Sufism, and Shi'ite movements.

Development of Muslim Theology: Appendix III: Chronological Table

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