Fatimid Caliphate

Shias that were in close regional proximity. These regional dynasties defined the important role of religious tolerance and the flexible policies of Sunni traditions that favored localized rulers as a challenge to the traditional orthodoxy of the caliphate: “The history of the Islamic east becomes primarily that of largely autonomous, hereditary, regional dynasties: The Tahirids, Saffarids, Samanids and Ghaznavids.” These autonomous dynasties define the flexibility of orthodoxy, which was…

Ḥusaīn b. ʿAbd Allāh b. Ṭāhir (2002: 207, 212-217), in 256/870, Yaʿqūb expanded his empire all over present-day Afghanistan and most parts of modern-day Pakistan and Iran. Unlike the Ṭāhirids, who were accepting the ʿAbbāsids as the legitimate caliphate (Khunjī, n.d.: 28-30), Yaʿqūb developed a strong anti-ʿAbbāsid sentiment and became determined to end their religious authority over the Muslim world. The anonymous author of the earlier mentioned Tārīkh-e Sīstān further adds that Yaʿqūb’s the…

There are very many reasons why ISIS has been able to spread across the Middle East and why their control and reign is hard to stop. ISIS, though not said very often, is tactically very smart in their choice of where and when to attack. The group has strong leadership including some of the top members of the party that was overthrown in the takedown of the Hussein dictatorship. Over time this group had been oppressed and been outcast by society due to the loss of their party. Another problem is…

• Jamiat Ulama-i-Islam, JUI-F: The history and orientation of Jamiat Ulama-i-Islam (JUI) dates back to the Dar-ul-Ulum Deoband which became a reference point of Sunni intellectual activity in 1867 when this Madrasa was established but actually it was formed in 1945 when members like Shabir Ahmad Usmani broke from the Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind to support All India Muslim League by joining the Pakistan cause in the Indian subcontinent. Its first president was Allama Shabir Ahmed Usmani.…

ALLAHABAD ADDRESS: In 1930 Iqbal distributed the Presidential Address the Allahabad Address, afore address Iqbal additionally distributed landmark lectures on Islam in 1928 and 1929 in Aligarh, Hyderabad and Madras. Because Iqbal's address ocular perceiver-plot was predicated on Islam. Iqbal's views on Islam and introversion with the modern conditions and modern situation avails him to engender the Allahabad Address. In 1932, Iqbal additionally presided over All India Conference that was held at…

impacted with the Islamic civilization. Areas of commerce, technology, medicine, navigation, astronomy, and other scientific areas were touched by the hand of new discoveries brought forth by the learning centers of the Islamic world. The Islamic caliphates had an economy that was flourishing due to the established trade routes. The procession of people trading through the region also spawned the development of technologies, ideas, and spread the religion of Islam across many different…

audience with some knowledge of the conflict in Iraq and history. ISIS and The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller, have many connections between each other that link religion and fear. For example, the terrorising group’s only main goal is to create a caliphate across the Middle East in which they control under an extremely strict religious rule. Some of the rules are, women must wear burqas, workplaces must be shut down during times of worship, and abandoning islam is punishable by beheading.…

reinforces his claim as Caliph with being a descendent from the Quraysh tribe. ISIS is establishing legitimacy among Sunni Muslims around the world and moving away from Al Qaeda who influence remote areas of Afghanistan. The proclamation of Sunni Caliphate may be the glue to hold together disparate groups like ex-Baathists, Salafists, Naqshabadis, and ex-Iraqi army of Saddam Hussain. Ways to mitigate the bomb threat of Pan Am flight 103. In the 1980s, terrorists resorted to hiding explosives in…

The Abbasid Caliphate was one of the most powerful empires to rule over the Arab World. From around 750BCE to 1517BCE the Abbasid Caliphate controlled territory that spanned from Northern Africa to the western border of modern day India. This research paper will focus on forms of gender segregation in the Abbasid Caliphate from 760BCE to 1258BCE. For the purposes of this paper I will split gender segregation into two main forms: physical segregation which includes institutions like the harem,…

overwhelming obstacles and rallies them onward to fortune and glory. This striking image coincidentally illustrates the origin of two disparate domains: Aeneas begetting the Roman people and Tariq ibn Zayid seizing the Iberian Peninsula for the Islamic Caliphate. The scenes of these heroes’ rousing speeches echo each other both literally and literarily as they open the classic tale of the birth of their cultures. The fictional Aeneas of Virgil’s epic poem as well as Tariq ibn Ziyad, who would be…