Abbas the Great – made use of the youths who were captured in Russia (educated and converted them to Islam); became backbone of military forces…
Al-Mahdi- 775-785 CE, 3rd Abbasid caliph tried but failed to reconcile Shi'a to Abbasid rule and failed to resolve succession problem…
Mansa Musa used his trade routes for religious venture. Cortes and the conquistadors were highly trained diplomatic soldiers who were assigned the task of introducing the Aztecs to Christianity and a new civilized way of life with the goal of making a more stable native populations in Mexico. Mansa Musa did not require people to be a muslim but he still practiced African religions. He still gave alms and was a generous god. Citizens were to give alms because god loves charitable and nothing they gave would make they feel fear or regret. God is always aware of whatever good they do and of all the offerings made, (document D). Mansa Musa used 12,000 personal servants and had 1,000 camels which shows the religion that Mansa Musa had. Also, they had 24,000 pounds of gold that could be used for alms giving and gifts. This shows the religion he used because alms given was part of the religion, (document A).…
Mansa Musa was an emperor of the Mali Empire during the 14th century. He became emperor in 1307. He was the first African ruler to be widely known throughout Europe and the Middle East. Mansa Musa was the great nephew of Sundiata Keita, who was the founder of the empire. With an inflation adjusted fortune of $400 billion, Mansa Musa I would have been considerably richer than the world's current richest man, Carlos Slim, who ranks in 22nd place with a relatively paltry $68 billion.…
Great leadership early on in the Muslim empires helped maintain dominance.According to Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq,Suleiman the Magnificent,who was the Ottoman Sultan from 1520-1560 ,chose leaders and high ranked officials based on how their work ethics are."Those who receive the highest offices from the Sultan...do not believe that high qualities are either natural or hereditary... but are partly a gift of God,and are partly result of good training..."Which shows that the empires chose leaders and high ranked officials are chosen very strictly ,which led to great leaders in the dynasties.(Doc.3) Abdul ul-Qadir Bada' uni was a Muslim cleric who wrote about how the emperor Akbar the Great,Mughal ruler from 1556 CE to 1605 CE, who further educated himself from different perspectives,from Brahmans,Priest,Buddhist monks and many…
Deir el-Medina is a little workmans villiage set on the west bank or the River Nile, just below the ancient city of Thebes. The village was inhabited by workmen who were responsible for the construction and decoration of the royal tombs from the New Kingdom. The exploration of Deir el-Medina has yielded a huge quantity of artefacts and texts written on ostraca or papyri, which offer a unique view into the daily life of an ancient Egyptian community.…
Shah Abbas, or Abbas “the great” was by far the most famous and influential ruler of the Safavid empire. Abbas entered the stage of history in the October of 1588 when he overthrew his father Muhammad of Safavid and became شاه or “Shah” of the empire. He was now in charge of an empire that was losing control. The empire’s hated enemies, the Ottomans to the west and the Uzbeks to the North, held large swaths of Persian land. The Safavid empire’s main military force, Turkmen tribesmen, considered his decrees more suggestions than commands. His coffers were empty because of his father’s huge expenditures, and his Capital was Kazvin rested along the ever changing Ottoman border. With these events troubling the country Abbas got to work and never…
Mansa Musa was the leader of Mali and used his wealth and power to his advantage. He completed the 5th pillar of Islam, the journey to Mecca, with over 60,000 people with him, 12,000 being slaves. Mansa Musa was a king whose goals were to show off his wealth and power on the journey to Mecca, convert people to Islam, establish trade partners while being charitable, and earn himself a good reputation for those that had not heard of him.…
Deir el-Medina is not an important site to study when looking at Egyptian culture, architecture and workforce as it only represents a small part of Egyptian society and a specialised one at that. Deir el-Medina was a city that was built for the sole purpose of building tombs for the people of the main Egyptian cities. For this reason it is an important site to study when looking at Egyptian burial practices. It is, however useful when looking at Egyptian culture, architecture and workforce as Deir el-Medina did have a certain degree of contact with the rest of Egypt, namely Thebes.…
It is a symbol of freedom. Just something about being on the open road, there is soothing sensation of the engine. The feel of control. All teenagers have the similar dream of being able to get their license and having that feeling of independence. Here in America we are lucky to have the opportunity to get our license, especially the women in this country. In Saudi Arabia they are not so fortunate.…
The Abbasids came into rule after the Umayyads. It was said that the Abbasids invited the Umayyads to a meeting and they then killed them. The Abbasids had a strong ruling until their empire fell apart. Non-Muslims were supported by the Abbasids. Going through a golden age and being challenged by different groups had an effect on them. Many advancements were made in their time of rule and they were fortunate enough to have a prosperous capital which helped them quite a bit.…
To help break down the tribal system, Abbasid caliphs also created a class of Turkish slave-soldiers, who were loyal only to the caliph. Often educated in Islamic law and government, some of these men rose to high positions in the government, such as vizier. This set the stage for the Turks to become powerful later in the Abbasid era.…
Did you seem to establish a connection with your audience? Why or Why not? Did you appear sincerely interested and enthusiastic in your speech? Why or Why not? Give examples to support your answers.…
Abdullah ibn Yacin was a Muslim leader and scholar. He was also the leader of the Almoravids. His influence on Islam was great indeed, in that he converted believers beyond just practice, he transformed them into the militant force, which came to be known as the Almoravids. Through Abdullah ibn Yacin's rule and his successor Abu Bakr's drive the Almoravids influenced Islam greatly.…
He describes two ways in which Caliph can be elected, the first being that the Caliph has the vote of majority of electorates and the second being that the caliph is nominated by the existing Caliph. In the first method, if there are great number of voters and people themselves choose the Imam, a sly opportunist may trick the voters and a corrupt man might become Caliph. Al Mawardi says that this method is most effective if the qualities of voters are also evaluated and there is a limited number of voter, so that the chances to elect the best man as Caliph increase. In the second method, the existing Caliph can nominate his inheritor as he is aware of the qualities of the candidates. The Caliph can also nominate more than 1 Caliph in succession of one another. Al Mawardi is of opinion that there cannot be more than one Caliph at same time and if there is only one candidate for the position of Caliph, he automatically becomes Caliph without any election necessary.…