This description will explore the history of Islam, from its origins in the 7th century to its current status as one of the world's major religions. It will examine the spread of Islam throughout the Middle East and beyond, and the impact it has had on the region's culture and politics.
Meccan Trade And The Rise Of Islam is a 1987 book written by scholar and historiographer of early Islam Patricia Crone. The book argues that Islam did not originate in Mecca, located in western Saudi Arabia, but in northern Arabia. Her views are hugely different from those of historians and orientalist scholars like W. Montgomery Watt and Fred Donner, who have publications detailing trade activities and the struggles between competing Meccan tribes for control over trade routes.