Main Focus:  To find information concerning the history of Islam, Muslims and Muslim civilization.  The major historical periods to note are as follows:

1.  History of the Prophet Muhammad (p)
2.  The Khulafa ar Rashidun.  Abu Bakr, 
     Umar, Uthman and 'Ali.
3.  The Ummayids.
4.  The Abbasids.
5.  The Seljuks, the Crusades, the 
     Saffavids, Mamluks, and Fatimids.
6.  The Mongols and Mughals.
7.  The Ottomans.
8.  Colonialism by Europeans.
9.  Liberation struggles.
10.  Contemporary states and Islamic 
       Movements.