10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HARUN AL-RASHID»
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Harun al-Rashid in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Harun al-Rashid and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Harun al-
Rashid and the world of the thousand and one nights
Known in the West as a cultural patron and as the ruler who sent exotic gifts to Charlemagne, Harun al-Rashid was also a soldier who waged war against the Byzantine empire, and a politician who often dealt ruthlessly with the religious and ...
2
Reinterpreting Islamic Historiography:
Harun Al-
Rashid and ...
A brilliant reassessment which will reopen the debate on the veracity of sources in early Islamic history.
3
Islamic Imperial Law:
Harun-
al-
Rashid's Codification Project
Whereas previous research has postulated a greater or lesser degree of endogenous Islamic development, the present study reaches a different conclusion, namely that at the end of the 8th century Muslim state lawyers in Baghdad codified an ...
4
The Caliph's Sister:
Harun Al-
Rashid and the Fall of the ...
It is 803 AD in Baghdad in the closing years of the glorious reign of the Caliph Harun al-Rashid best known in the western world as the caliph whose court is described in the Arabian Nights.
(766–809) Abbasid caliph of Baghdad who achieved legendary status in the
stories of the Arabian Nights Harun al-Rashid was the fifth ruler of the abbasid
caliphate and ruled its vast empire from 786 to 809. A son of the third Abbasid
caliph, ...
6
Historical Atlas of Islam
A romanticized nineteenth- century portrait of Harun al- Rashid with Ottoman-
style mosque in the background. The revival of the caliphate hy the Ottoman
sultans ivas intended to grunt them rights over the Muslim subjects of European
powers ...
7
the arab contribution to islamic art: from the seventh to ...
The cAbbasid empire was strongest in its first hundred years, reaching its peak in
the reign of Caliph Harun al-Rashid (786-809), when commerce, agriculture,
philosophy, literature, the arts, and sciences thrived. At the turn of the ninth
century, ...
8
The Karma of Anthroposophy: Rudolf Steiner, the ...
At the same time as Charlemagne was establishing a kind of Christian culture in
Europe with his own particular stamp, Harun-al-Rashid was exerting an influence
in Asia Minor. At the court of Harun-al-Rashid we see a summation of all ...
Margaret Jonas, Matthew Barton, 2009
9
The History of
al-Tabari Vol. 31: The War between Brothers: ...
... "La successione di Harun ar-Ras1d," 343-51; Kimber, "Harun al-Rashid's
Meccan Settlement"; and Kennedy, Early Abbasid Caliphate, 1 13-17- El-Hibri, in
his recent article "Harun al-Rashid and the Mecca Protocol of 801," rejects the
text of ...
Ṭabarī, Michael Fishbein, 1992
10
Byzantium Viewed by the Arabs
25 THE BYZANTINE EMPERORS AND HARUN AL-RASHID The last decades of
the second/eighth century and the early third/ninth century witnessed the
development of direct diplomatic links between the Byzantine and Abbasid courts
.
Nadia Maria El-Cheikh, 2004
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HARUN AL-RASHID»
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Dining with Darius
By the end of the century, Harun Al-Rashid, best known today from the Thousand and One Nights (although the stories about him are probably ... «ABOUT US EDITOR'S NOTE About Us The Cairo Review of, Jul 15»
Literacy in Islam (Part 1)
As Baghdad transformed itself into a center of learning, Caliph Harun Al-Rashid, and his son, Al-Ma'moon, opened one of history's most ... «Onislam.net, May 15»
'Allow boat people to come ashore'
Caram Asia regional coordinator Mohd Harun Al-Rashid said Malaysia should work with source countries to tackle the issue instead of pushing ... «The Star Online, May 15»
The Week in Pictures: May 7 - 14
... of the death of al-Kadhim, a revered Shiite figure who was imprisoned for four years and poisoned by then-ruler Harun al-Rashid in 795 AD. «NBCNews.com, May 15»
PHOTO GALLERY: Around the world in photos
... one of the 12 imams of Shi'ite, who was imprisoned for four years and poisoned by then-ruler Harun al-Rashid in 795 AD. REUTERS/Stringer. «The Cairo Post, May 15»
Islam in China
Related Links: For Inner Peace ... Remember Allah & Thank Him · Muslim Prayer: The Spiritual Ritual (Folder) · Caliph Harun Al-Rashid Era «Onislam.net, Apr 15»
IS-occupied Syria like living in prison, say visitors to Damascus
Raqqa was once the summer capital of Harun al-Rashid, he points out, the great Arab caliph who ruled from 789-806 AD and whose cultivation ... «Irish Times, Mar 15»
Cairo's Famed Islamic Art Museum Still Hasn't Recovered From Last …
So much history was destroyed,” he said, while surveying an eighth-century pot hailing from the reign of the Abbasid caliph Harun al-Rashid, ... «Slate Magazine, Mar 15»
Islam's Reformation May Be a Very Long Time Coming
Consider the practices of Harun al-Rashid, the Abbasid Caliph (A.D. 786-809). He used to debate Christian priests who publicly declared ... «Wall Street Journal, Feb 15»
Imam Malik's Childhood & Education
In fact, kings and princes like Harun Al-Rashid paid him visits at his home and consulted with him. People saw in this the value and honor of ... «Onislam.net, Feb 15»
