The concept of classical Islam or a classical period in the history of Islam is largely a construct of non-Islamic scholarship, formed by analogy with the classical period of the Greco-Roman world. The term implies a positive judgement defining a "normative period" in Islamic history, but Western scholars generally extend the period much later than Muslim scholars would allow.
The concept of classical Islam or a classical period in the history of Islam is largely a construct of non-Islamic scholarship, formed by analogy with the classical period of the Greco-Roman world. The term implies a positive judgement defining a "normative period" in Islamic history, but Western scholars generally extend the period much later than Muslim scholars would allow.
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