Whereas most works on this subject derive their view of the history of this period from the Muslim literature, Crossroads to Islam also examines important types of evidence hitherto neglected: the literature of the local (Christian) population, archaeological excavations, numismatics, and especially rock inscriptions.
Ọ bụ ezie na ọtụtụ ọrụ n'okwu a na -enweta echiche ha banyere akụkọ ihe mere eme nke oge a site n'akwụkwọ ndị Alakụba, Crossroads to Islam na -enyochakwa ụdị ihe akaebe dị mkpa ruo ugbu a: elele akwụkwọ nke ndị bi na mpaghara (Ndị Kraịst), ihe mgbe ochie, ihe omimi, na ọkachasị okwute. ihe odide.