Zurayk had a strong view on history and rejected all forms of “historical determinism and all forms of dogmatic ideological reading of history”.[26] His most critical belief was that of Arab history in particular. He rejected the thin view of Arab history that limited it to Islamic history. Zurayk felt Arab history needed to be understood in the widest sense possible and needed to be explored in connection with other ancient civilizations of the area.[27] He firmly expressed that history should be judged with a mind completely free of dogma.