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The Abbasid Caliphate or Abbasid Empire (/ ə ˈ b æ s ɪ d, ˈ æ b ə s ɪ d /; Arabic: الْخِلَافَة الْعَبَّاسِيَّة, romanized: al-Khilāfa al-ʿAbbāsiyya) was the third caliphate to succeed the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
May 14, 2024 · The Abbasid Caliphate was a major dynasty that ruled over the Islamic world after overthrowing the Umayyad Caliphate in 750 AD. It is known for moving the capital of the Islamic empire from Damascus to Baghdad, which then blossomed into a center of learning and culture.
It was made in the 10th century in Samarkand, modern Uzbekistan, which was part of the Abbasid caliphate at that time. Samarkand was also the site of the first Islamic mill for paper-making, another technology which (like porcelain) originated in China, and which changed the face of book production as paper replaced parchment and papyrus over ...
Jun 27, 2024 · Abbasid caliphate, second of the two great dynasties of the Muslim empire of the caliphate. It overthrew the Umayyad caliphate in 750 CE and reigned until it was destroyed by the Mongol invasion in 1258.
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Feb 5, 2024 · The Abbasid Caliphate was the third major Islamic caliphate that emerged after the death of Prophet Muhammad and ruled from Baghdad between 750 to 1258 AD. It was renowned for having fostered the Golden Age of Islam in the Middle East, promoting intellectual, scientific and cultural advancements.
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He travelled across the Abbasid Caliphate and learned under several influential contemporary scholars. Bukhari memorized thousands of hadith narrations, compiling the Sahih al-Bukhari in 846. He spent the rest of his life teaching the hadith he had collected.
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The Abbasid Caliphate was the third Islamic Caliphate which was built and named after descendant of Muhammad's youngest uncle, Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib. They ruled as caliphs, for most of their period from their capital in Baghdad in modern-day Iraq, after assuming authority over the Muslim empire from the Umayyads in 750 CE.
