"Fruit of Knowledge, Wheel of Learning is an outstanding tribute to a truly exceptional honorand. Like the volume itself, Carole Hillenbrand’s scholarship calls out to lovers of learning from the medieval Islamic world to the twenty-first century, inviting us to work together to promote mutual respect and understanding. Read this book and savour for yourself the fruits of knowledge at their sweetest."

Caroline Humfress, Professor in Medieval History, University of St Andrews

"A lively and scholarly collection of new articles, mostly about the ‘middle period’ of Islamic history, ranging from the Fatimids and Seljuqs to a nineteenth century Persian history of Britain. In its different approaches and erudition, this volume is certainly a worthy celebration of Professor Hillenbrand's achievements."

Hugh Kennedy, Professor of Arabic, SOAS, University of London

"In a long and distinguished career of scholarship, teaching and university service, Carole Hillenbrand has led from the front, nurturing generations of research students and younger colleagues. This handsome volume brings some of them together to pay tribute to her formidable achievements. Written with insight and a keen eye for detail, the essays in Fruit of Knowledge, Wheel of Learning will inform and delight historians and scholars of Islam for years to come."

Yasir Suleiman, Emeritus Professor of Modern Arabic Studies, University of Cambridge