MAHOMET AND ISLAM.* Sir. Wm. Muir. (Religious Tract Society, 2_s._
6_d._) An epitome of the Author's larger standard works.
THE RELIGION OF THE CRESCENT. W. St. Clair Tisdall, D.D. (3rd
edition, 1910, S.P.C.K., 4_s._ net.) Scholarly and accurate.
MUHAMMAD AND HIS POWER. P. de Lacy Johnstone. (T. & T. Clark, 2_s._
6_d._ net.) An excellent, fair, and well-written biography.
MOHAMMED AND THE RISE OF ISLAM. By Professor D. S. Margoliouth.
('Heroes of the Nations' Series; Putnam, 5_s._ net.) A popular
biography.
THE PREACHING OF ISLAM.* T. W. Arnold. A standard work giving a
very favourable account of the rise of Islam.
* Out of print, but obtainable from Libraries.
RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD. G. M. Grant. (Black, 6_d._ net.) The essay
on Mohammedanism in this valuable little book is full of reliable
history and suggestive thought.
EASTERN CHURCH. Dean Stanley. (Dent, 1_s._ net.) Several chapters
in this standard history deal with the rise of Islam in relation to
the Christian Church. See also Gibbon's 'Decline and Fall of the
Roman Empire,' Vols. V. and VI., and Draper's 'History of the
Intellectual Development of Europe.'
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ISLAM AND CHRISTIANITY IN INDIA AND IN THE FAR EAST. E. M. Wherry.
(Oliphant, Anderson & Ferrier, 4_s._ net.) An invaluable study of
Islam in India, both in history and as it may be seen to-day.
THE GOSPEL IN NORTH AFRICA. By J. Rutherford and E. H. Glenny.
(North African Mission, 1_s._.) A thrilling account of the founding
and work of the gallant North Africa Mission.
RAYMUND LULL, FIRST MISSIONARY TO THE MOSLEMS. By S. M. Zwemer.
(Funk & Wagnalls, 3_s._)
D. M. THORNTON. The Preacher Prophet. (C.M.S., 1_d._)
RIVER, SAND AND SUN, by M. O. Gollock (O.M.S., 2_s._ net), gives many
vivid pictures of Islam as seen in Egypt.
MARY BIRD IN PERSIA. By Clara C. Bice. (C.M.S., 3_s._ 6_d._) A
striking account of work amongst Persian women.
MOHAMMEDANISM. HAS IT ANY FUTURE? C. H. Robinson. (S.P.G., 9_d._
net.) Some most valuable essays on Islam as seen in Hausaland.
THE MOSLEM WORLD. (Christian Literature Society for India, 1_s._
net.) A quarterly review of current events and the progress of
Christian missions in Moslem lands.
The following books would form a valuable addition to School
Libraries:
AMONG THE WILD TRIBES OF THE AFGHAN FRONTIER. Dr. T. L. Pennell.
(Seeley, 5_s._ net.)
D. M. THORNTON. A STUDY IN MISSIONARY IDEALS AND METHODS. W. H. T.
Gairdner. (Hodder, 3_s._ 6_d._ net.)
HENRY MARTYN. By Geo. Smith, C.I.E. (R.T.S., 6_s._)
HON. ION KEITH-FALCONER. By Robert Sinker, D.D. (Bell & Co., 7_s._
6_d._)
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APPENDIX B
A CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE OF SOME OF THE
IMPORTANT EVENTS IN THE STORY OF ISLAM
A.D.
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