Tens of thousands of pilgrims arrived in the Iraqi city of Karbala on Saturday ahead of Ashoura, the holy day on which Shiite ...

The Umayyad Caliphate once ruled a vast Islamic empire, but internal divisions, social unrest, and rising opposition led to ...

PLATTSBURGH — Three caliphates emerged in early Islam after the death of the Prophet Muhammad in 632 C.E. The first four caliphs or successors — Abu Bakr ibn Qhuafah, Umar ibn al-Khattab ...

The civil war ended in Sufyan’s victory and the formation of the Umayyad caliphate in A.D. 661. ... Both before and after the fall of the Abbasids in A.D. 1258, ...

The Spanish Reconquista of Islamic Andalusia was advancing, and Córdoba, capital of the Umayyad caliphate in the 10th century, was the latest to fall. It had once been the brightest and most ...

His would be the newest caliphate in a line extending from the Rashidun Caliphate (632-661), through the Umayyads (661-750), Abbasids (750-1517) and Ottomans (1453-1924).

The civil war ended in Sufyan’s victory and the formation of the Umayyad caliphate in A.D. 661. ... Both before and after the fall of the Abbasids in A.D. 1258, ...

Throughout human history, we have seen the rise and fall of many empires which have shaped civilizations, ... Considered among the largest empires, the Umayyad Caliphate was founded in 632 CE.

Facing the Umayyad army was an army of possibly 30,000 Franks led by Charles Martel, who confronted the invaders near Tours. The Frankish way of war was the antithesis of their opponents.