anthro
two empires
Sassanid and Byzantine
what was Qurayish in control of
Kaba
Mecca
Relations with other merchants in syria and sw arabia
How was Arabia at the dawn of time
monotheism/ainism
Kaaba was home to pagan dieities
Hubal was god in huan form
Manat , Al-lat, Al-‘Uzza
what year was the prophet born in
570 AD
who did the prophet live with after the death of his parents
Abu Talib
what was the first year of the hijra
622 AD
sharia
path
ulama
religious scholars
Jihad
struggles within oneself
five pillars in order
Shahada
salat
fast
zakat
hajj
first four caliphs
Abu Baker al-Siddiq: 632 A.D. -634 A.D.
Omar Ibn al-Khattab: 634 A.D. -644A.D.
Uthman Ibn ‘Affan 644 A.D. -656 A.D.
Ali Ibn Abi Taleb: 656 A.D. -661 A.D
who was Ali
fourth caliph
became in kufa
assasinated in 661 by kharijite
who was Mu’awiya Ibn Abi Sufian
first caliph of the umayyad dynasty
who was Abdel-Malek Ibn Marwan
fifth caliph and most influential
Arabic becoming the official language of administration, idiom of culture and lingua franca of the empire
main challenges in the ummayad empire
Resentment between arabs and mawali
Kharijis who opposed both ali and uthman
Alis supporters
Abbasids growing force claiming the right to rule
last ruler of the umayyad
Marwan II
who were the Abbasids
Descendants of the prophets uncle
Led he longest islamic caliphate known as the Golden Age
when did the abasids attack the ummayad
750 AD
who was the first Abbasid caliph
Abu Al abbas
who was the strongest caliph
Al mansour
why was al mansour considered strong
built baghdad in 762 which became the centre of culture
to whom is the golden age attributed to
Harun al Rashid