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15 hours ago · The Abbasid Caliphate or Abbasid Empire ( / əˈbæsɪd, ˈæbəsɪd /; Arabic: الْخِلَافَة الْعَبَّاسِيَّة, romanized : al-Khilāfa al-ʿAbbāsiyya) was the third caliphate to succeed the Islamic prophet Muhammad. It was founded by a dynasty descended from Muhammad's uncle, Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib (566–653 CE ), from whom the dynasty takes its name. [6] .
- Mamluk Sultanate
The Mamluk Sultanate (Arabic: سلطنة المماليك, romanized:...
- Abbas Ibn Abd al-Muttalib
Al-Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib (Arabic: ٱلْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ...
- Dabuyid Dynasty
Farrukhan the Great defeated a major Muslim invasion led by...
- Anarchy at Samarra
The Anarchy at Samarra (Arabic: فوضى سامراء, romanized:...
- Mamluk Sultanate
1 day ago · It is situated at the northeastern end of the line of the three main pyramids at Giza . Initially standing at 146.6 metres (481 feet), the Great Pyramid was the world's tallest human-made structure for more than 3,800 years.
15 hours ago · Sunni Islam ( / ˈsuːni, ˈsʊni /) is the largest branch of Islam, followed by 85–90% of the world's Muslims, and simultaneously the largest religious denomination in the world. Its name comes from the word Sunnah, referring to the tradition of Muhammad. [1] [2] The differences between Sunni and Shia Muslims arose from a disagreement over ...
3 days ago · He has written about “absolutism” based on anecdotes that deal with Caliph Harun al-Rashid (popularly known from the later 1001 Nights), about the Oedipus complex of Caliph al-Maʾmun, and a study that deals with an obscene classical Arabic insult.
2 days ago · Around 830 CE, Caliph al-Ma’mun encouraged al-Khwārizmī to write a treatise on algebra, Al-Jabr (or The Compendious Book on Calculation by Completion and Balancing). This became his most important work.
2 days ago · Abbasid Caliphs Harun al-Rashid and his son, al-Ma’mun, who succeeded him, established a House of Wisdom in Baghdad, the place was dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge and scholarship. During al-Ma’mun’s rule (813–833), the House of Wisdom expanded in use and prestige.
3 days ago · The renowned Al-Ma'mun Academy in Khorezm was a center for pioneering work in astronomy, mathematics, medicine, and chemistry. The region gave rise to illustrious scholars such as Muhammad bin Musa Al-Khwarizmi, known as the Father of Algebra, and Abu Al-Rayhan Al-Biruni, a polymath who made significant contributions to astronomy and philosophy.
