“The Rise of Islam: Muhammad, the Early Muslim Community, and the Evolution of Islamic Societies”

Muhammad and the Early Muslim Community
Readings for Today: Ansary, Destiny Disrupted, pp. 17-66
The Umayyads and Abbasids
Readings for Today: Ansary, Destiny Disrupted, pp. 67-115.
The Qur’an
Readings for Today: Sells, Approaching the Qur’an, pp. 1-71.