Islam : a short history /
William Montgomery Watt.
- Oxford : Oneworld, c1996
- 159 p. ; 23 cm.
Introduction. - 1. The beginnings. - 2. The political history of the Islamic world. - 3. The teaching of the Qur'an. - 4. Islamic law. - 5. Islamic theology. - 6. The challenge of the modern world. - Appendix: the creed of al-Ash'ari. - Select bibliography. - Index.