This book was first published in English in 9981 AD, and its editions continue to be published until now, which confirms that it is still popular with Western readers, and that its translation, which was published in Cairo in 8391 AD, was an important addition to the Arabic library. The author of the book is the Indian historian and thinker, Mr. Amir Ali (9481-8291 AD), who was distinguished by his ability to address the West in a Western language, and to present his ideas in a scientific guise that the Western mind would appreciate and the Islamic mind would not deny, so that he presented to the West the most beautiful and accurate picture of ancient Islamic society, its civility, and its thinking. . In this book, Amir Ali presented the Arab-Islamic history during successive eras, covering the history of Islamic countries state by state, presenting to the reader the history of Islam and its countries in the light of modern theories, whether in terms of state or politics, researching the renaissance of Muslims, the decline of their authority, and economic, social, and intellectual development. In the Arab nation from the earliest times until the Tatar raid on Baghdad, he focused on both the social and intellectual aspects, providing an in-depth and enjoyable overview of them at the end of each country.