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

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

Aside from the fact that this battle put an end to the first massive wave of Islamic conquests, there are some indications that it also precipitated the fall of the Umayyad caliphate, which, as ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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.

The 6th century gold dinar dates from when the Umayyad Caliphate ruled from the year 660 to 750. Coins from the period are common but the Arabic phrase inscribed on the dinar is said to be rare.