Growing up Muslim in Pakistan, the Islamic history we learnt in school was quite limited especially for events that happened after Prophet Mohammad (P.B.U.H)’s death. I was born in a Shia-Muslim household though and attended majalis regularly and got regular lessons in history (from the Shia perspective) through stories and lectures. Lesley Hazleton’s “After theContinue reading Book Review: “After the Prophet” by Lesley Hazleton
