Introduction to Islamic History Part I
Explore the first six-hundred years of Islamic History from the period of the Khulafa al-Rashidun to the Ayyubids in the first of three Essential Courses which will look at the Golden Millennium or the first thousand years of Islam's incredible past!
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Lesson 1 - A Study of History: From the Islamic Perspective
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Lesson 2 - Early History: Death of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and its Aftermath
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Lesson 3 - The First Dynasty: The Umayyad Caliphate
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Lesson 4 - A Golden Age: The Abbasid Caliphate
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Lesson 5 - European Islam: Islamic Spain & Sicily
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Lesson 6 - Islam in the East: Persia, Khurasan & the Turks
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Lesson 7 - Christendom Strikes: Reconquests, Crusades & Occupation
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Lesson 8 – Awakening: Rise of the Ayyubids
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What you’ll learn
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Learn about important dynasties such as the Umayyads, the Abbasids, the Saljuqs and the Ayyubids along with their impact on history
Learn about important historical figures such as 'Umar ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz, Abu Jafar al-Mansur, Nizam al-Mulk and Salah al-Din and the great legacies they left behind
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Learn about the early Muslim expansions into Persian, Egypt, North Africa and to the borders of India
Learn about the Golden Age when Science and Religion flourished in cities like Baghdad, Cairo and Cordoba
Learn about al-Andalus and the legacy of Islamic Spain
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Learn about how to study History from an Islamic perspective
Learn about how to decipher Arab names and break them down into the five components which names are comprised of
Learn about which Sources and Books are available such as the unique literary genre of "Mirrors for Princes", works of Rihla, and collections of Tabaqat