History often speaks of the continuous rise of Islam with the arrival of Prophet Muhammad in the 7th century. But Buddhism ...

Middle East, a new dynasty seized control of one of the world’s greatest empires – the Islamic Caliphate. Though little remembered in the west today, the Abbasids reigned for five centuries. They ...

They headed a Muslim empire that extended from Tunisia ... then a parity of essential input. Without the Abbasid Caliphs of Baghdad, would we have had Aquinas, the Renaissance scholars and ...

Imam Muhammad Taqi (AS), better known as Al-Jawad (AS) (‘The Generous’), was born in Medina in 811 AD. He was killed by the ...

This great era in Islamic history is known as The Abbasid Dynasty. It was a time of growth and change and the round city of Baghdad was the heart of Arabic and Islamic civilisation. Muhammad ...

By Islam Salah The Middle East is home to some of the most remarkable architectural achievements in history. From the ...

After Muhammad's death, leaders called caliphs ruled the Islamic Empire and it continued to grow. Inside the Abbasid palace of Baghdad, built in around 12th century. The caliphates (Islamic states ...

The Dulafid or Dolafid dynasty was an Arab dynasty that served as governors of Jibal for the Abbasid caliphs in the 9th century. During the weakening of the authority of the caliphs after 861, their ...