Islam: A Short History: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Islam: A Short History audiobook runs 6.7 hours unabridged, narrated by Richard M. Davidson (about 4.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 6.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 14 days |
| 1 hour / day | 7 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 5 days |
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What our data says
- At 6.7 hours, it runs longer than 70% of the 4,755 World Religions audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Richard M. Davidson
Richard M. Davidson narrates 53 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 544 hours in all.
About as long, on the World Religions shelf
429 World Religions audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
Islam: A Short History is an audiobook by Karen Armstrong: a 6.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Richard M. Davidson, released July 15, 2005, on the World Religions and History shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 6.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Richard M. Davidson
- Released
- July 15, 2005
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World Religions, History
- ISBN
- 9781440799310
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Islam: A Short History audiobook?
Islam: A Short History runs 6.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.5 hours.
Is the Islam: A Short History audiobook free?
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Who narrates Islam: A Short History?
Islam: A Short History is narrated by Richard M. Davidson.