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

The basis for this revival was the deliberate emphasis placed upon the Abbasids as religious leaders of the Sunni Muslim populations across the globe, as opposed to military warlords. “We do a ...

Similarly, the Abbasid Golden Age begins from accession of al-Mansur and ends with elevation of al-Mu’tasim in year 833 AD, ... reactionary brigade of religious scholars.

The Abbasid Caliphate ruled all of West Asia and North Africa from 750 AD until about 1000, ... “From all over the Middle East people came to Baghdad; it was the most important religious, ...

In 750 AD, the Abbasid Caliphs established rule in Syria. The Abbasid caliphs shifted the capital from Damascus to Baghdad and Syria remained under the Abbasid caliphs until 1260.

Baghdad, the majestic capital city of the great Abbasid Caliphate. For centuries, the city was a center of culture, learning, trade and religious life. However, in the 1250’s, Hulagu, brother of ...

The Abbasids claimed to be related to the prophet Muhammad, and therefore to have inherited a particular charisma for themselves; the Carolingians, on the other hand, established a close alliance with ...

All ideas discussing religion have a political aspect that is as important as the religious one, if not more so. Abu Muslim al-Khurasani is a controversial character.

The religion they followed was called Islam. Image caption, Courtyard of Ibn Tulun mosque in Cairo, Egypt. It was built in AD876 during the Abbasid dynasty.