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100 1 _aZwemer, Samuel Marinus,
_d1867-1952
245 1 0 _aArabia: The Cradle of Islam :
_bStudies in the Geography, People and Politics of the Peninsula, with an Account of Islam and Mission-Work.
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2020
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2020-12-01
508 _aProduced by Michael Ciesielski, Les Galloway and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"Arabia: The Cradle of Islam" by Samuel Marinus Zwemer is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book explores the geography, people, and politics of the Arabian Peninsula, alongside an examination of Islam and the missionary work associated with it. The author aims to enlighten readers about the complexities and historical significance of Arabia as the birthplace of Islam and to emphasize the need for missionary efforts in the region. The opening of the work sets the stage for the importance of Arabia not only within the context of Islamic history but also as a geographic region of interest. Zwemer discusses the misconceptions surrounding Arabia, highlighting its rich diversity in terms of landscape and climate. He elaborates on how Arabia has been historically perceived as a vast desert yet emphasizes the fertile regions within it, particularly in Yemen. The introduction sketches the historical figures of missionaries preceding him and outlines the existing gaps in Western knowledge about the area, foreshadowing the detailed investigation into Arabia's cultural and religious heritage that follows. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aIslam
653 _aMissions -- Arabian Peninsula
653 _aArabian Peninsula
700 1 _aDennis, James S.
_q(James Shepard),
_d1842-1914
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/63928
999 _c104752
_d104752