Week7
A New Era
The Umayyad Dynasty
661-750.
Al-Husayin ibn Ali
Al-Imamah (imamamite)
Al-Husayn revolting.
From Medianh to Karbila'.
Al-Najaf and Karbila'.
The End of the Umayyad house.
The Marwanids.
Marwan ibn al-Hakam (683-85).
`Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan (685-705).
The 2nd Civil War, 683-692.
Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr, calaiming the Caliphate.
The Umayyad reaction.
Attack al-Madianh and Mecca.
The Reign of Abd al-Malik 685-705.
Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf:
The end of Ibn al-Zubayr.
120 thousand.
Qutaybah ibn Muslim: the East 715.
Muhammad ibn al-Qasim: India 713.
Musa ibn Nusayr in the West 711-732.
The Islamic Empire
From the Atlantic to China.
Accomplishments:
Arabization of the records.
Coins (695)
Arabic orthography.
Architectures.
The Dome of Rock.
The Umayyad Mosque in Damascus.
The Reign of `Umar II 717-720
Who is he?
Taxes
More people converted to Islam.
Immigration to the cities.
Agriculture:
Canals.
Swamps.
Hisham 724-743
The end of the Jihad State.
The end of al-`Asabiyah.
The Arab and mawali (Clients).
The `Abbasid Dynasty 749-1258
Who are they?
Preparations for 32 years.
Al-Humaymah the center of the Da`wah.
Al-Rida min Al-Muhammad.
Revolution, Why?
Asabiyah.
Social discontent.
Economics.
Coins.
Security of the routes.
Influence of Persian thinking.
`The `Abbasid Da`wah 100/715
The Role of Merchants.
Financed
Propagandization.
Political leadership and Military leadership.
Abu Salamah al-Khallal and Abu Muslim al-Khurasani.
Marv, the capital of Khurasan, the start of the revolt 747.
The Success of the Revolution.
The `Abbasid seizer of power.
Post Revolution Era.
Iraq, Baghdad.
The end of the Umayyads in the East.
The Umayyads continued in Spain.
The Abbasids show of "appreciation".
Religio-Philosophical schools
Mu`tazilites (seceders), Wasil b. `Ata'.
Moral sin (medial position.
Rationalism.
People of justice and unity (Allah attributes)
Qadarites (power).
Free will.
Jabriites (compulsion)
Kharijites:
religio-political sect.
Caliphate.
Murji'ites:
suspension of judgement agains believers.
Abu Hanifah (d. 767)
Shi`ites: Issue of imamship (Ali and his descendent from Fatimah.
Ahl al-Bayt (Qur'an).
Imam is the leader to salvation.
Extreme Shi`ism and moderate Shi`ism.
Zaydis, 12ers, 7ers.