Destiny Disrupted

Outline

Destiny Disrupted (2009) retells world history from the perspective of the Islamic world. Beginning with the life of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and the early Muslim community, Tamim Ansary traces the rise of Islamic civilisation, its achievements in science and culture, its encounters with Europe, and the challenges of the modern era. The book helps readers understand how Muslims have seen their own history.

• Destiny Disrupted retells world history from the point of view of the Islamic world rather than from a European one.
• The story begins with the life of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and the early Muslim community.
• Tamim Ansary traces how Islamic civilisation rose and what it achieved in science and culture.
• The book follows Islam's encounters with Europe and the challenges Muslims faced in the modern era.
• Reading it helps you understand how Muslims have seen their own history.

Tamim Ansary is an Afghan-American author and historian, born in Kabul in 1948. He writes about history, Afghanistan, and the Islamic world for general readers. His other books include West of Kabul, East of New York and Games without Rules.