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The history of Islam. As time passed, it is sad to see that the new generations are no longer exposed to the long Islamic history. History that are very rich with knowledge and lessons which has been stolen and benefited by the Westerners.
Thus, it is our responsibility to recreate the awareness in the Muslim community the importance of knowing our Islamic history and to educate them with the authentic informations. Let's us briefly take a look at the different medieval Islamic dynasties of our history.
UMAYYAD
The Umayyads ruled as caliphs from Damascus from 661–750. They came to power in the civil war following the death of Uthman when Mu’awiyah Ibn Abu Sufyan defeated the forces of Ali Ibn Abi Talib after the latter’s assassination.
ABBASID
The Abbasids reigned as caliphs from Baghdad from 750–1258, and later from Cairo from 1261–1517. They rode to power on widespread disaffection with the Umayyads and the sense that a member of the Prophet’s family was best qualified to lead the community.
FATIMID
The Fatimids were Isma’ili Shi’ite Imams who founded their state in North Africa in 909 under the caliph al-Mahdi. They conquered Egypt in 969 under al-Muizz and built Cairo, becoming the Abbasids’ rivals.
SELJUQ
The Seljuqs were a family of Ghuzz Turks who invaded the Middle East in the eleventh century and came to control the Abbasid caliphs of Baghdad.
AYYUBID
The Ayyubids were Kurds who took control of Egypt under the Zengids.
MAMLUK
The Mamluks were slave soldiers of foreign origin who deposed the Ayyubids in 1250.
OTTOMAN
The Ottomans were Turks of uncertain origin who conquered the Balkans and the Middle East and brought the central Islamic lands into the European state system.
MUGHAL
The Mughals ruled most of India from the early 16th until the mid-18th century, and claimed descent from both Genghis Khan and Tamerlane. Their empire was founded by Babur and expanded under his grandson Akbar.
SAFAVID
The Safavids were founded by a Sunni Sufi (mystic) order under Shah Ismail, and ruled Iran from 1502 until 1736. They forcibly converted Iran to Shi’ism, and later converted themselves (this sounds strange, and is — it’s one of history’s mysteries).
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