In the early years of Islam the Prophet Muhammad and his supporters faced many challenges and threats. Even after leaving Mecca for the nearby town of Medina, the Muslims were not safe from attack and had to fight several battles to defend themselves. This book includes exciting accounts of four of the early battles fought by the Muslims against their enemies.

 

 

There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published in 2011 by Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Publishing .

Denys Johnson-Davies (Abdel-Wadoud) is one of the most important translators of Arabic today. He was the first to translate Naguib Mahfouz, Tayeb Saleh, Tawfiq al Hakim, Taha Hussein and Sonallah Ibrahim. Abdel Wahhab Bilal is an Egyptian illustrator who co-illustrated Festivals of Egypt with Tim Loveless. Denys Johnson-Davies (Abdel-Wadoud) is one of the most important translators of Arabic today. He was the first to translate Naguib Mahfouz, Tayeb Saleh, Tawfiq al Hakim, Taha Hussein and Sonallah Ibrahim. Ashraf Abdel Azim is an Egyptian illustrator who has also collaborated with Denys Johnson-Davies on Stories from the Arab Past.