Khilafat aur Jangen
خلافت اور جنگیں
Caliphates and Wars, 632 to 2026. The history on this site in one Urdu PDF, with 14 maps, family trees of the caliphs, charts and timelines, from the Rashidun caliphs to the wars of 2026.
Price for buyers outside Pakistan. In Pakistan: PKR 499. In Saudi Arabia: SAR 5.63.
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- Urdu text with years in English digits, like 1996 and 2012
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Sample pages
Eight of the 64 pages. Tap a page to see it full size.
What is inside the book
Introduction
The fourteen centuries on one chart, and the size of every empire
Part 1: The Rashidun Caliphate
The Prophet's battles, the four caliphs, Yarmouk to Nahavand, the first civil war, why it ended
Part 2: The Umayyads
Family tree, Karbala and the second civil war, conquests on three continents, the Abbasid revolution
Part 3: Abbasids, Crusades and Mongols
Family tree, the golden age, three caliphs at once, Salahuddin, who killed the last caliph
Part 4: Al-Andalus and the Subcontinent
781 years of al-Andalus, Muhammad bin Qasim to the Delhi Sultanate, the Mughal line
Part 5: The Ottomans
Rise, Constantinople 1453, Selim I and Suleiman, all 36 sultans, decline and 1924
Part 6: Al-Aqsa and Jerusalem
Who held Jerusalem from 637 to 2026, and who conquered it or tried
Part 7: The modern era
Saudi kings and America, Arab-Israeli wars and Gaza, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Syria and Yemen
Summary and references
How long each empire lasted, why caliphates rose and fell, and the sources
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Questions
What language is the book in?
Urdu, in Nastaliq script, with years written in English digits so they are easy to read. An English edition will follow.
Is it a printed book?
No. It is a PDF only, so you can read it on your phone, tablet or computer.
How is it different from this website?
The website tells the story in English. The book is the complete Urdu edition, with all 14 maps, the family trees and the charts together in one file.
Which price do I pay?
Pay PKR 499 in Pakistan, or US$1.50 anywhere else. In Saudi Arabia that is SAR 5.63 at the fixed rate of 3.75 riyals to the dollar.
I found a mistake. Where do I tell you?
Thank you. Use the correction form or message us on WhatsApp, and we will fix it in the next edition.