Al-Mansur

The city of Mansoul was built for the glory of the King Shaddai. It was made out of his own “delight” (16). This city was a place so “copious” (16) it nearly contained the entire world within it. The city was well watered and “adorned” (15). It had “very fruitful” (15) landscapes which the townspeople. All in all- it was a paradise. It was “equal under heaven” (16). Diabolus, a once “great” and “honour[able]” prince would become the making of this city’s downfall (17). This all because he committed

INTRODUCTION In each country there are lots of folklore stories or also known as folktales that have been told by generation to the younger generations. For example, in America there are famous folklore stories such as Bloody Mary, Heroes, Villains and so on. In Malaysia, there are also folklore stories that are famous such as Lady White Snake, Hikayat 1001 Malam, Pak Kaduk, Si Luncai, and so on. Before we discover more about the other side of folklore, we need to know the meaning of the it. Folklore

Averroes, is working under an Islamic caliphate under Muslim caliph al-Mansur. They are never seen clashing with each other, as they even sit together at the dinner table, where Averroes, also a physician, actually works with al-Mansur, as he is worried about his sons. They show respect to each other, despite one being Jewish and another being Muslim. In addition, they are both in a political position: Averroes, a judge, and al-Mansur, the caliph. There may have been some clashes, as displayed in

their family over that of Ali, and continuing the subjugation of the Shiites. Even Abu Muslim, the popular leader who more than any other single individual was the architect of the Abbasid victory, was put to death by the second Abbasid Caliph, Al- Mansur. However, the Abbasids did prove loyal to their Persian mawali allies. In fact, Abbasid culture would come to be dominated by the legacy of Persian civilization. The Abbasid court was heavily influenced by Persian customs, and members of the powerful

overthrown by the Abbasids, which is how the rise of the Abbasids started. How the Abbasids ruled compared to the Umayyads didn’t change, so the Muslims weren’t very happy. The Abbasids promoted Sunnis more than the Shiites. Non-arabs were welcomed by Al-Mansur. So the Muslim court was influenced by Persian cultures as the empire began to expand. Damascus was the old capital as the Abbasids moved

first Abbasid caliph, Abu al-Abbas as Saffah. Over time the Abbisid Empire became twice as large as the Umayyad Empire. Unlike the Umayyad, the Abbasids wanted to increase their number of believers instead of just growing the Arab nationality. Islamic law was recognized publicly and their rule would be based on the Islam religion. Abbasids would continue to grow more than just their group of followers to the faith. Especially during the reign of al-Mansur, Harun ar-Rashid, and al Ma’mun power and standing

investigation will examine the achievements al-Khawarizmi made in science and the achievements that were made in this library and how they were preserved through time. The area of research will be focused during the time of the Islamic Golden Age, 750-1258, and in the city of Baghdad, where the House of Wisdom flourished. A method that will be used during this investigation is the examination of

conquest of Spain shows a great example for its succession. The kingdom of “Al Andalus” displayed political centralism; it became an important location for trade It is also true that conquering armies too are affected by the culture of the conquered lands. The Abbasid period also witnessed the Muslim Agriculture Revolution and the Scientific Revolution during the reigns of al-Mansur 9754-775, Harun Al Rashid 786-809 and Al-Mamun 809-813.Thus, when Crete was conquered in 827 AD, the Arab civilization

The Abbasid dynasty was gaining power quickly after the fall of the Umayyad dynasty in 750 C.E. The empire was formed from al-Abbas, the uncle of the Prophet. The empire stretched from North Africa to Central Asia and was ruled by a series of powerful rulers that included al-Mansur, al-Mahdi, Harun al-Rashid and al-Mamun. The Golden Age of the Abbasid was in the eighth and ninth century enjoying high cultural, economic and scientific standards. Although it was such a large dynasty its political authority

an arm bone of Prophet Mohammed, an original copy of Quran, and increased the size of the Mosque. Then, Abd ar-Rahman III added a new minaret in the beginning of 9th century. Following Abd ar-Rahman III, Al-Hakam II magnified the mosque and enhanced the mihrab in the year 961. Finally, Al-Mansur Ibn Abi Aamir enlarged it further through the addition of the orange tree courtyard and the outer aisles in the year 987. As a result, this mosque turned Cordoba into a kind of paradise on earth where the