Before Orthodoxy, Islam was in Russia

The book analyzes / Before Orthodoxy Islam in Russia, by the author / Mohamed Ali Al-Barr, the history and present of Muslims in Russia through eighteen chapters. It begins with a geographical and historical introduction about Russia and the Russian people, and traces the development of the state until the Bolshevik Revolution. Then it focuses on the main Islamic regions, reviewing the journey of Ibn Fadlan, the Tatar Islamic state, and the modern history of the Tatars. After that, it discusses in detail republics and regions such as: Bashkortostan, Crimea, and Siberia. It also dedicates expanded chapters to the Caucasus region: its north (Dagestan, Chechnya, Ingushetia), its south, and Azerbaijan. The book aims to prove the ancient history of Islam in this land before Orthodox Christianity, and to analyze the contemporary reality of Muslims and the challenges they face.