Download or read book The Preaching of Islam (1896), by Thomas Walker Arnold written by Thomas Walker Arnold and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-03-31 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Preaching of Islam: A History of the Propagation of the Muslim Faith Sir Thomas Walker Arnold (1864, Devonport, Devon - 1930) was an eminent British orientalist and historian of Islamic art who taught at MAO College, Aligarh Muslim University, then Aligarh College, and Government College University, Lahore. He was a friend of Sir Syed Ahmed Khan, and wrote his famous book "The preaching of Islam" at the insistence of Sir Syed. He was also the teacher of famous poet-philosopher Muhammad Iqbal, Syed Sulaiman Nadvi and a very close friend of Shibli Nomani who was also a teacher at Aligarh