Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Figures and Plates vii
4. Acknowledgements x
5. Preface xi
6. 1 Islamic Orthodoxy or Realpolitik? Al-Ghazali’s Views on Government 1
7. 2 Al-Mustanjid 37
8. 3 Al-Mustansir 40
9. 4 Al-Mustarshid 46
10. 5 Al-Mustazhir 54
11. 6 Some Aspects of al-Ghazali’s Views on Beauty 59
12. 7 New Introduction to Nasir al-Din Shah, The Diary of HM the Shah of Persia during His Tour through Europe in ad 1873 75
13. 8 A Little-known Mirror for Princes of al-Ghazali* 87
14. 9 Muhammad and the Rise of Islam 97
15. 10 Sources in Arabic 133
16. 11 Some Medieval Muslim Views of Constantinople 208
17. 12 Gardens beneath which Rivers Flow: The Significance of Water in Classical Islamic Culture 223
18. 13 Sayf al-Dawla, al-Mutanabbi and Byzantium: The Evidence of a Textile 242
19. 14 The Kimiya-yi sa‘adat (The Alchemy of Happiness) of al-Ghazali: A Misunderstood Work? 258
20. 15 A Neglected Source on the Life of Hasan-i Sabbah, the Founder of the Nizari ‘Assassin’ Sect 275
21. 16 The Impact of a Sixteenth-century Jihad Treatise on Colonial and Modern India 293
22. 17 Ancient Iranian Kings in the World History of Rashid al-Din 314
23. 18 Al-Ghazali: In Praise of Sufism 341
24. 19 Life in Pre-Mongol Marv According to the Medieval Muslim Geographers 359
25. 20 Bernard Lewis: 31 May 1916–19 May 2018 373
26. 21 ‘Seek Ye Knowledge, Even Unto China’: The Literature of Travel in the Lands of Islam 399
27. Original Sources of the Items in this Volume 417
28. Index 419