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In the seventh century, the Arabic civilization was completely without political organization of any form. One man's faith united the Arabs and became one of the most widely accepted faiths in the world. No God But God is the story of a religion that changed the world. Summary of the Book In all recorded history, never has a religion revolutionized an entire race with its very Indeed, until the advent of the Prophet, Arabia was a mix of nomadic clans without a master, without a common god to unite them. Reza Aslan helps readers understand what it was about the man that transformed the entire legacy of the Arab nation into one that continues to have a major role in the current world. Starting with the advent of Islam and throughout its propagation throughout Asia, Europe and the entire world, Aslan tells the story seated at the heart of Muslims everywhere. There is no God but God, and Muhammad is the messenger of God. About Reza Aslan Reza Aslan is an Iranian-American writer and religious scholar. He is best known for: Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth and How to Win a Cosmic War. Aslan received a D.Phil. in Sociology from University of California, Santa Barbara. He is currently an Associate Professor of Creative Writing at the University of California, Riverside, a Research Associate at the University of Southern California Center on Public Diplomacy and contributes to The Daily Beast as an occasional editor.