Caliph

Iraq: An Oasis of Uncertainty Iraq, a hostile desert of uncertainties regarding both the past and present. A desert oasis that attracts a variety of human nature that ranges from good to evil. A desert with two life-sustaining rivers, the Tigris and the Euphrates, which fostered the growth of the ancient Sumerians, Akkadians, Babylonians, Elamites, Hatti, Hittites, Assyrians, Hurrians to the modern day cities that most people are familiar with, Mosul, Tikrit and Bagdad (Center for…

Christian symbols, such as mosaics of Jesus Christ and saints, were covered in plaster, decorative candleholders were brought in and placed within the building, and intricate calligraphy discs were suspended from the ceiling, honoring the first four caliphs following Muhammad (Wall). This was the start of an extensive campaign in remodeling the old Christian Church into a mosque that lasted almost five…

Alex Joy CORE 2101AP 2/10/2016 Dr. E. Redwine Reconciliation of Greek Philosophy and Monotheistic Religions “On July 19, 711, an army of Arabs and Berbers unified under the Islamic Umayyad caliphate landed on the Iberian Peninsula” (M 'Bow 2). Over the next several decades, through diplomacy and warfare, they brought the entire peninsula under Islamic control. The new territories, were referred to as al-Andalus. This region of southern Europe produced a wealth of great thinkers which would…

In June 2014, with mass desertions in the Iraqi army, ISIS was able to capture Mosul and several other Iraqi towns, and declared the territory under its control a caliphate. A caliphate is an Islamic state that operates under Sharia law lead by a caliph, a political and religious successor to Muhammad. In the last year, ISIS has gradually lost control of this territory, and their control is declining. But at its peak, ISIS was clearly more organized and powerful than a terrorist organization,…

Feminism is a way of looking at the world, where women are seen less equal to men. It is a way of classifying that there is male dominance, and it is a scheme that in the social and political context demises women (Osborne, 2001). Islamic feminism can be gathered through understanding the decree from Qur’an and hadith which defines the rights and justice for women and men. Islamic feminism is highly criticised and it is also acknowledged by a lot of people. Due to misinterpretation there is a…

administrators or protectors the knights or military, then the large class of commoners. Interesting there are not slaves, yet commoners are tied to the land and their masters. The social structure in the Islamic Empire is topped by God and Muhammad. Next the caliphs or rulers. Then a large upper class of professionals: doctors, teachers, and merchants, scientists. The People of the Book are next was commoners. This includes Muslims, Jews, and Christians. At the bottom are the slaves which…

to all, of the Muslim world. Prior to this achievement, he had also been greatly victorious, conquering the Safavids, after years of conflict, in 1514, as well as Syria and Palestine in 1516. 1520. Suleiman I, one of the most memorable Ottoman caliphs, takes over from his father. ‘The Magnificent’, as he was called, was a poet, and widely supported the arts, flourishing culture, and architecture. Working in the arts, and craftsmanship, became payable careers, and more accepted than before, as…

CE, they had to surrender to Hülegü. Because of their resistance, Hülegü showed no mercy and most of the Assassins were massacred by his troops. Hülegü then continued on to Baghdad where he defeated the Abbasids, plundered Baghdad and executed the caliph by pouring melted…

bringing together fields of criminal justice, security, and political psychology. ISIS and Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi declared Islamic Caliphate with 7 steps or phases that occur every 3 years ending in 2020. ISIS and Al Qaeda divided on who is actually the Caliph based on descendants of the Quaraysh tribe, and who has been selected by the Shura. ISIS is establishing legitimacy among Sunni Muslims around the world and moving away from Al Qaeda. The proclamation of Sunni caliphate may be the glue that…

Within the past couple of years, the news has been filled with stories on the terrorist group, ISIS. ISIS is a jihadist terror group in Iraq. ISIS stands for the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. It is also referred to as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) or the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (also ISIS). ISIS was formed off of the Sunni terrorist group al Qaeda, which is less extreme than ISIS itself. They have began to overshadow the less extreme groups. ISIS is one of the…