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**gWhya5ct** · 03-11-2008, 05:24 AM

Well he's not a Muslim scholar, but the famous academic historian Arnold Toynbee said of the Muqaddimah:

"Undoubtedly the greatest work of its kind that has ever been created by any mind in any time or place...the most comprehensive and illuminating analysis of how human affairs work that has ever been made anywhere."

Certainly depending on your views, there might be some things people find controversial. He justifies Mu`awiya selecting Yazid as his heir. He plays down (though does not reject) the idea of the mehdi.

03-11-2008, 05:24 AM	#6
gWhya5ct Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 482 Senior Member	Well he's not a Muslim scholar, but the famous academic historian Arnold Toynbee said of the Muqaddimah: "Undoubtedly the greatest work of its kind that has ever been created by any mind in any time or place...the most comprehensive and illuminating analysis of how human affairs work that has ever been made anywhere." Certainly depending on your views, there might be some things people find controversial. He justifies Mu`awiya selecting Yazid as his heir. He plays down (though does not reject) the idea of the mehdi.
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