ISD 116 Islamic History (Prophetic and Caliphate Period)
ND1 levelSocial Sciences15 topics
ISD 116 covers 15 topics. StudyPath paces them into daily study
sessions that finish before your exam date, with practice questions and worked
answers for each one.
Social, Political and Religious Context of Makkah and Madinah
Pre-Hijrah and Post-Hijrah Developments
Foundations of Islam in the First Ten Years AH
Concept and Historical Importance of Khilafah
The Four Rightly Guided Caliphs
Political, Social and Religious Developments under the Rashidun
Leadership Styles and Policies of the Caliphs
Historical Context of the Umayyad Period
Major Umayyad Caliphs and Their Rule
Political, Social and Administrative Developments in the Umayyad Era
Historical Context of the Abbasid Period
Political, Social and Cultural Developments in the Abbasid Era
Role of the Imams of Ahl al-Bayt in the Umayyad and Abbasid Eras
A sample from this course
One topic, as StudyPath teaches it.
Early Prophetic Period
The Early Prophetic Period (c. 610‑632 CE) covers the first 22 years of Prophet Muhammad’s public life, from the first revelation to his death. Mastering the chronology of key events, the socio‑political context of Mecca and Medina, and the formation of the early Muslim community is essential for understanding subsequent Islamic history and for answering exam questions on this era.
What you get for ISD 116
Every topic above, split into sessions and dated against your exam.
Practice questions per session, with answers that explain themselves.
Offline reading — the whole course is a few hundred KB on your phone.
An AI tutor that answers questions using this course's own material.