Caliphate Essays

The empire that succeeded the Umayyad Caliphate was the Abbasid Caliphate. The dynasty ruled from 750 to 1258 AD, making it one of the longest and most influential Islamic dynasties. This regime was formed after the Abbasid Revolution which took place between the end of the Umayyad Caliphate and the start of the Abbasid Caliphate. The Umayyads had become increasingly unpopular as they favored Syrian Arabs over other Muslims. The mawali, as mentioned in the previous paragraph, were treated as second-class

The political and religious Fatimid Caliphate dynasty ruled in North Africa and the Middle East. It was a major contribution to the growth of the Muslim Empire. There were important people who were involved in the development. Some of these people are the prophet Muhammad's daughter, Fatimah, and his cousin Ali. The dynasty’s main goal was to take the power away from Abbasid and maintain their political and religious reign. The dynasty strived to take the power away from the Sunni order. The way

How Barbaric were the Barbarians? The Mongols were a powerful people from what is now present day Mongolia, however what they are most notable for their horrifically violent military campaigns. During the time of the Mongol empire from 1206 to 1364 c.a., they committed many atrocities actions and throughout history they have been accused of being barbarians. However, despite their actions the Mongols were not barbarians as they exhibited an organized military, and advanced culture organized by a

The Umayyads are still in control and they have begun to conquer new lands. Because of the Umayyads, the Muslim Empire expanded and they ended up taking control over much of Central Asia. The Umayyads controlled in North Africa from the Nile River to the Atlantic Ocean. They then moved northward across the Mediterranean Sea which is where they took control over nearly the entire Iberian Peninsula. The Umayyads ended up controlling lots of land with lots of people so they needed to start uniting and

considered a political and religious successor to the Islamic prophet, Muhammad. A Caliph is seen as the leader of the Muslim community. Nevertheless the last war known in history from the Islamic world was at the time ordered by an early caliphate. Since then, there has been no universal warfare declared by Muslims on non-believers. A mujahidin is a person who engages in jihad, also known as a soldier. Over the course of the last centuries, many Muslims and scholars disagree on the definition

Sultan Suleyman the Magnificent Suleyman the Magnificent ruled from 1520 to 1566 and was known for expanding the Ottoman Empire on to three continents. Suleyman was the tenth Ottoman sultan and during his reign his empire was the most powerful empire of all time(Hays 1). Suleyman was born in Trabzon and was the only living son of Sultan Selim who was known as Selim the Grim. Suleiman was known as a extraordinary military leader and he is known for his knowledge and wisdom. During Suleyman’s

The Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, otherwise known as ISIS, is an Islamic terrorists group who is very brutal. Beheading, beating to death, and manipulating a lot of others in the world. The world needs to take this group down so nothing worse happens to the world. The countries in the world need to come together and defeat this group. By coming together it would outnumber ISIS and surround them and force them to surrender. Even if they were to surrender, the countries should kill every single

Many stereotypes of African culture have emerged due to western literature and media and first hand accounts of explorers. Things Fall Apart offers a view into the truth and reality of African cultures, which are often misconceptualized by these stereotypes. Acebe shows how African society functions well without assistance from foreign travelers. In Things Fall Apart, Achebe counters the imperialist stereotypes of Africa by keeping certain words in the Igbo language, as opposed to translating them

Is ISIS a state? I think they are not a state l. The first reason why I think they are not a state is because they don’t have a leadership. The reason why I think they do not have a leadership is because they will probably wont trust anyone being a leader because they would probably be in a war non stop. The second reason is that they wont be able to maintain order. The reason why I said that is because the citizen will disagree with what the government. The government will probably want to terrorize

Islamic “Supreme God.” Muslims follow Sharia Islamic Laws. Rather than having emperors, they had Sultans, as their leaders. Islamic Caliphates were able to unite the fighting tribes in the Arabian Peninsula, and spread throughout the Middle East of Europe. The Islamic Caliphates were soon able to conquer North Africa and the Persian Empire. However, as the Islamic Caliphates were expanding their empire, they were seized from expanding by the Byzantine Empire, in the battle of Tours (Spielvogel

My understanding is that Chinese postmodernity is the implosion of Maoist civilization, a space of struggle between the residual of the socialist past and the illusion of the present. Here is where an additional version of Chinese postmodernism establishes itself: after the economic theorem and the historical periodization, it is the time of aesthetic practices. The horrors of the past (Maoism) and the violence of the post-Maoist regime (Tiananmen 1989) generates a general condition of alienation

The character development of people varies between each individual. It depends on a person’s strive for the betterment. Some people are afraid of change, but development is something different that attracts the eyes of society. In Louisa May Alcott’s “Little Women”, Amy March undergoes the least amount of character development in comparison to her sisters. Amy portrays stubbornness, irresponsibility, and selfishness throughout the novel. A person possessing a trait such as selfishness, can control

UTPT Essay - Education Dreams, visions that people see hoping it will come true. Dreams, a goal set fairly high for us to achieve. Dreams, an unrealistic sense of hope that people try to make reality. Staples portrays a true sense of a dream coming true in Under the Persimmon Tree. Children across the world, in the Middle East, are not as fortunate to be given the opportunity to fulfill a dream. But for Najmah, one of her dreams was education - which came true. The fictional portrayal of education

KITAB AL-KHARAJ Kitab al-Kharaj is Abu Yusuf’s most famous book and it is also a classic text on fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence) which is the book that discussed a subject thoroughly and carefully about the taxation and fiscal problems of the state. Kitab al-Kharaj is written by Abu Yusuf at the request of the Abbasid Caliph, Harun al-Rashid. Harun al-Rashid request Abu Yusuf to write this book because he was the most famous student of Imam Abu Hanifah who helped spread the influence of the Hanafi School

Terrorism causes fear all across the world. People are terrified because of what happens in these attacks. There are many different kinds of fear caused by terrorist attacks. Some react to these attacks differently than others. Many react to these attacks in a constructive and rational matter, this helps to not give the terrorists what they want. If we can do this we can minimize these attacks across the world. So, are you with me? Will you help to minimize this problem? Terrorism is a big

The most sudden and dramatic movements of people in history is the expansion of the Arabs in the 7th century. The love of warfare and natural ferocity of Muslim armies, combined with the sense of moral principles provided by their new religion, formed an irresistible blend. When Prophet Muhammad PBUH died in 632 AD, the western half of Arabia was Muslim. Two years later the entire peninsula was brought to faith. It was in the Arab land that man first organized into a settled form of society, raising

Ali Shariati is a Shi’a Muslim living in Iran. Iran is an Islamic country to which majority is Shi’ite. Shariati is a revolutionary thinker, philosopher activist and one of the brilliant modern interpreters of Islam. He was described by Muhammad Tariq as, “a reactionary fanatic who rejects anything new without knowledge nor he was an intellectual imitating the western perspectives without his independent judgement (Tariq, n.d.)”. He studied Islam and presented an Islamic critiques in response to

DBQ #2 The Islamic Caliphate gave way to much change in the Middle East during its reigning times, roughly 600-1300 C.E. Many political, economic, and social changes were imposed by the Caliph to different regions and cultures. New political changes were imposed on the people of Arabia and Africa. Christians and Jews also faced pressure from Muslims to convert due to benefits. Women’s rights also changed as part of the Caliphate. Let me show the ways life in this time period was changed politically

in both systems. A difference that Islamic Caliphate had from Christian Feudalism was that it was based off of trade and not land. The system that had better definition, rights, and responsibilities was the Christian system of Feudalism. Citizenship in Feudalism was having rights and responsibilities. Every person, no matter what class was in charge of things and gave things in return. This same definition of citizenship is found in Islamic Caliphate. But, a difference that is evident between

During the Abbasid Caliphate, the Islamic Empire contributed greatly, offering many genius inventions and changes that altered the world in which they knew before. This period of flourishment, known now as 750-1258, was described as the ‘Jewel of the World’ and this said statement is most certainly true. These people enjoyed refinement and had a lavish way of life, even walking on paved roads. To put this to perspective, other parts of the world still walked on muddy alleyways at the time. The Muslim