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The Umayyad Caliphate or Umayyad Empire (UK: / ʊ ˈ m aɪ j æ d, uː ˈ-/, US: / uː ˈ m aɪ (j) ə d,-aɪ æ d /; Arabic: ٱلْخِلَافَة ٱلْأُمَوِيَّة, romanized: al-Khilāfa al-Umawiyya) was the second caliphate established after the death of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and was ruled by the Umayyad dynasty.
Mar 8, 2024 · Umayyad dynasty, the first great Muslim dynasty to rule the empire of the caliphate (661–750). Prior to the advent of Islam, the Umayyads were a largely merchant family of the Quraysh tribe centered at Mecca. Muawiyah ibn Abu Sufyan was the first Umayyad caliph, ruling from 661 to 680.
Umayyad Caliphate: Caliph Reign Muʿāwiya I ibn Abī Sufyān: 28 July 661 – 27 April 680 Yazīd I ibn Muʿāwiya: 27 April 680 – 11 November 683 Muʿāwiya II ibn Yazīd: 11 November 683– June 684 Marwān I ibn al-Ḥakam: June 684– 12 April 685 ʿAbd al-Malik ibn Marwān: 12 April 685 – 8 October 705 Al-Walīd I ibn ʿAbd al-Malik
Jan 28, 2020 · The Umayyad Dynasty (661-750 CE), the first dynasty to take the title of Caliphate, was established in 661 CE by Muawiya (l. c. 602-680 CE), who had served as the governor of Syria under the Rashidun Caliphate, after the death of the fourth caliph, Ali in 661 CE.
Umayyad dynasty, (661–750) First great Muslim dynasty. It was founded by Muʿāwiyah I , who triumphed over the Prophet Muhammad’s son-in-law, ʿAlī , to become the fifth caliph. He moved the capital from Medina to Damascus and used the Syrian army to extend the Arab empire.
The only Umayyad prince to survive was ‘Abd al-Rahman I, and he escaped to found his own dynasty in Spain. Rooted in the Syrian traditions of his forefathers (and supported by Syrian immigrants), he established an alternative caliphate to the Abbasid caliph in Baghdad.
The Umayyad Caliphate. The Umayads were the first Muslim dynasty — that is, they were the first rulers of the Islamic Empire to pass down power within their family. According to tradition, the Umayyad family (also known as the Banu Abd-Shams) and Muhammad [saw] both descended from a common ancestor, Abd Manaf ibn Qusai, and they originally ...
