NationServant, I had taken Islamic History for CSS 2011. I just studies from Ameer Ali's History of Saracens. N beleive you me keh is men se he lines utha k objectives bnaye huaye hotay hen. If you are at Lahore, I can help you out in this subject very well. I gave it 15 days only and it was such an interesting subjects keh jub tak complete nahin ho gya dil nahin kiya kuch aur krnay ka. I can also refer you to a person here who can teach you this subject in two week time.