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Books on: Umayyads

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The First Dynasty of Islam: The Umayyad Caliphate AD 661-750

Book by G. R. Hawting; Routledge, 2000

Subjects:

Islamic Empire--History--661-750

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

Gerald Hawting's book has long been acknowledged as the standard introductory survey of this complex period in Arab and Islamic history. Now it is once more made available, with the addition of a new introduction by the author which examines recent significant contributions to scholarship in the ...
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Gerald Hawting's book has long been acknowledged as the standard introductory survey of this complex period in Arab and Islamic history. Now it is once more made available, with the addition of a new introduction by the author which examines recent significant contributions to scholarship in the field. It is certain to be welcomed by students and academics alike.
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The First Dynasty of Islam: The Umayyad Caliphate A.D. 661-750

Book by G. R. Hawting; Southern Illinois University Press, 1987

Subjects:

Islamic Empire--History--661-750

Collections: History, Entire Library

...9 The Umayyads in Muslim Tradition 11...The Background of the Umayyads 21...Figure 2: The Southerners Figure 3: The Umayyads Figure 4: The Other Descendants of Abd...
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History of the Arabs: From the Earliest Times to the Present

Book by Philip K. Hitti; Macmillan, 1956

Subjects:

Arabian Peninsula--History, Arabs, Civilization, Arab

Collections: History, Entire Library

...POLITICAL ADMINISTRATION AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS UNDER THE UMAYYADS 224 Military organization--Royal life...CHAPTER XXI INTELLECTUAL ASPECTS OF LIFE UNDER THE UMAYYADS 240 Al-Ba rah and al-Kufah--Arabic grammar...
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History of the Arabs: From the Earliest Times to the Present

Book by Philip K. Hitti; Macmillan, 1951

Subjects:

Arabian Peninsula--History, Arabs, Civilization, Arab, Islamic Empire--History

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

...POLITICAL ADMINISTRATION AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS UNDER THE UMAYYADS 224 Military organization--Royal life...CHAPTER XXI INTELLECTUAL ASPECTS OF LIFE UNDER THE UMAYYADS 240 Al-Ba rah and al-Kufah--Arabic grammar...
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The Oxford History of Islam

Book by John L. Esposito; Oxford University Press, 1999

Subjects:

Islam--History

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

...at the remove of one generation. The Umayyads, whose hold on the caliphate from their...al-Malik ibn Marwan (r. 685-?05?. The Umayyads faced wide- spread opposition. From...broad support made his resistance to the Umayyads as formidable as his fathers had been...

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Journal Articles on: Umayyads

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Competitive Hagiography in Biographies of Al-Awza'i and Sufyan Al-Thawri

Journal article by Steven C. Judd; The Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 122, 2002

Subjects:

Awza'i, 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Amr al---Portrayals, depictions, etc., Hagiography, Islamic law--History, Religious biography--Political aspects, Religious biography--Politics and government, Sufyan al-Thawri--Portrayals, depictions, etc.

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

...as a loyal advisor to Hisham and other Umayyads, how had al-Awza.sup.subseti survived...asking al-Awza.sup.subseti whether the Umayyads blood was licit for the Abbasids.sup...prudently avoids suggesting whether the Umayyads fit into any of these categories. Abdallah...
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The Succession to the Caliph Musa Al-Hadi

Journal article by Richard Kimber; The Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 121, 2001

Subjects:

Arabs and Islam--History, Harun al-Rashid--Political activity, Islamic Empire--History

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

...but only insofar as it excluded the Umayyads as non-Hashemites. Which particular Hashemite...was used by rebels and opponents of the Umayyads as a counter to Umayyad dynastic pretensions...subset ibn al-Khattab was invoked by the Umayyads themselves as the basis of their dynastic...
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Religious Inquisition as Social Policy: The Persecution of the 'Zanadiqa' in the Early Abbasid Caliphate

Journal article by Mahmood Ibrahim; Arab Studies Quarterly (ASQ), Vol. 16, 1994

Subjects:

Islam--History, Religion and politics--History

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...supporting one side against the other. The Umayyads, for example, encouraged the Murjia and...Lapidus first distinguished between the Umayyads whom he describes as defenders of an...as Lapidus sees it, contrasting the Umayyads to the Abbasids in this instance is meaningless...
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The Origin and Diffusion of Qanats in Arabia: New Evidence from the Northern and Southern Peninsula

Journal article by Dale R. Lightfoot; The Geographical Journal, Vol. 166, 2000

Subjects:

Aquifers--Middle East, Arabian Peninsula--Water-supply, History--Middle East, Water-supply engineering--Middle East

Collections: Entire Library

...Persians, and the Islamic empires of the Umayyads and Abbasids have all been implicated...agriculture and trade in this region. The Umayyads added tunnel casings and birkas (small...Lightfoot, 1997). Therefore, the Islamic Umayyads appear to have utilized at least some...
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God's Rule: Government and Islam, Six Centuries of Medieval Islamic Political Thought

Journal article by Zouhair Ghazzal; The Historian, Vol. 67, 2005

Subjects:

Books--Book reviews, God's Rule: Government and Islam, Six Centuries of Medieval Islamic Political Thought (Book)--Book reviews

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

...battled the then-emerging clan of the Umayyads (also from Quraysh), and when a Kharijite...abruptly ending his rule. Subsequently the Umayyads transferred the caliphate from the Mecca-Medina...into a quasi-hereditary monarchy, the Umayyads voluntarily set themselves apart from...

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Magazine Articles on: Umayyads

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A Papal Bridge Too Far?

Magazine article by Peggy Polk; The Christian Century, Vol. 118, May 23, 2001

Subjects:

Assad, Bashar--Social policy, Catholic Church--Officials and employees, Christodoulos, Archbishop--Social policy, Crossing the Threshold of Hope (Book)--Publishing, Easter--Rites and ceremonies, John Paul II, Pope--Social policy, Kuftaro, Ahmed--Social policy, Messori, Vittorio--Works, Mosque of the Umayyads--Rites and ceremonies, Navarro-Valls, Joaquin--Public relations, Orthodox Eastern Church--Officials and employees, Peace--Endorsements, Pilgrims and pilgrimages--Conduct of life

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...groups were sharply critical of the remarks and the popes failure to respond. During John Pauls visit to the Mosque of the Umayyads May 6, the grand mufti called for Christians and Muslims to stand together against the "atrocious aggression" of Jews and Zionists...
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The Sacred City

Magazine article; The Middle East, February 1995

Subjects:

Jerusalem, Israel--Bibliography, Kroyanker, David--Bibliography

Collections: Entire Library

...magnet for Christian pilgrims. The new rulers of the city, the Umayyads, the first Muslim dynasty whose capital was Damascus, sought...so with all the energy of their conquering new faith The Umayyads also acknowledged the importance of Jerusalem - Islams third...
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Islam's First Terrorists: Clive Foss Introduces the Kharijites, a Radical Sect from the First Century of Islam Based in Southern Iraq and Iran, Who Adopted an Extreme Interpretation of the Koran, Ruthless Tactics and Opposed Hereditary Political Leadership. after Causing Centuries of Problems to the Caliphate, They Survive in a Quietist Form in East Africa and Oman

Magazine article by Clive Foss; History Today, Vol. 57, December 2007

Subjects:

Ideology--History, Ideology--Political aspects, Islamic militants--History, Kharijites--History, Kharijites--Military aspects, Political ideologies--History, Terrorists--History

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

...Ali, the party of Ali). Long after the Umayyads were gone from the scene, the difference...Quraysh (Muhammads own tribe) and of the Umayyads. Their views, reflecting an ancient tribal...he had to face the opposition of the Umayyads in Syria, led by their caliph Abd al...
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Religion by the Sword: In the Century Following the Death of Muhammad, the Religion of Islam Formed the Basis for the Rapid Conquest of the Christian Lands of Europe, North Africa, and the near East

Magazine article by Dennis Behreandt; The New American, Vol. 23, September 3, 2007

Subjects:

Franks--Evaluation, French history, to 987, Islam and politics, Islam--Evaluation, Islam--France, Islam--Saudi Arabia, Muhammad--Evaluation, Prophets--Evaluation

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...674-680. The motivation was as much political as religious: the Umayyads sought to expand their empire. The attempted conquest was...leadership of the Abbasid Caliphate, the successors to the Umayyads, did make many important contributions. This is particularly...
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Illustrious Arab Poets through the Centuries

Magazine article by Habeeb Salloum; Contemporary Review, Vol. 285, August 2004

Subjects:

Arabic poetry--Criticism and interpretation, Arabic poetry--Works, Poets--Criticism and interpretation, Poets--Works

Collections: Entire Library

...640-710). He was an honoured Christian poet in the court of the Umayyads and an ardent propagandist of this dynasty. Along with his...Although al-Akhtal was the poet laureate of the Umayyads, he still believed that the caliphate was not rightly theirs...

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Newspaper Articles on: Umayyads

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Hybrid Artistry of Islamic Spain

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, May 15, 2004

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...gift box "Pyxis" (circa 966) from the Umayyad dynasty. The Umayyads, the first to conquer the Iberian Peninsula, came from Syria...and expensive perfumes of camphor, musk and ambergris. The Umayyads also were masters of coin making. Coin minters produced dinars...
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Opening Our Eyes to New Perspectives on the Muslim World; TV WATCH Glories of Islamic Art Five

Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), November 29, 2006

Subjects:

Muslims

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...have developed a serious 40 ziggurat-a-day habit. Last nights programme focused on two of the great mosques constructed by the Umayyads, an Arab people who swept northwards into Syria and North Africa during the late seventh century. As part of their mission...

Encyclopedia Articles on: Umayyads

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Hasan

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...was not strong enough to withstand the threat of arms of the Umayyads and under pressure abdicated in favor of Muawiya . He retired...family cause. The Shiites believe that Hasan was murdered by the Umayyads and venerate him as a martyr. ____________________ The Columbia...
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Abbasid

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...with the Shiite faction in opposing the Umayyads, and in 747 the gifted Abu Muslim...most of the empire in revolt against the Umayyads. The head of the Abbasid family became...surviving member fled to Spain, where the Umayyads came to rule. Under the second Abbasid...
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Khorasan

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...arid. Khorasan was occupied by the Arabs in the mid-7th cent., and Abu Muslim began (8th cent.) his campaign against the Umayyads there. The province contributed to the power of the early Abbasid caliphs. Khorasan was devastated by the Oghuz Turks in 1153...
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Idrisids

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...later established a state. His son, Idris II, became known as the founder of Fes. Berber insurrections and invasions by the Umayyads of Spain and the Fatimids of Tunisia brought an end to the Idrisid dynasty. 2 A family of rulers in Arabia at the beginning...
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Islam in Africa

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Ethiopia, where the Negus gave them protection. The spread of Islam in Africa began in the 7th and 8th cent. with the Umayyads , who brought the religion to the Middle East and to the littoral of North Africa. Along the coast of Africa Islam spread among...

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