the Umayyad rulers had built many buildings like Abd al-Malik Palace and Umayyad Mosque. The Abbasid caliphs moved the capital from Damascus to Baghdad in modern day Iraq. In 750 AD, the Abbasid ...

They were the successors to Muhammad. The first major caliphate was the Rashidun Caliphate, followed by the Umayyad Caliphate and the Abbasid Caliphate. The Islamic Golden age began during the ...

Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq (PBUH), the sixth Imam of the Shia, was martyred on the 25th of Shawwal, 14 A.H., during the reign of the Abbasid Caliph Abu Jafar Mansoor. His Imamate lasted 34 years, coinciding ...

The treasure includes Abbasid dirhams, proof of the extraordinary interconnectivity and long distance trade (MEE/Jan Keulen) Nelleke Ijssennagger, a specialist in medieval history at Groningen ...