The period of the Abbasid Caliphate (750–1258) has long been recognized as the formative period of Islamic civilization with its various achievements in the areas of science, literature, and culture.

The mystery begins in 1931, in Nice on the French Riviera, when the last caliph of Islam was in exile. In November of that ...

"Welcome to Raqqa, capital of a caliphate under siege": Gabriel Gatehouse ... who established the Seleucid Empire. The first settlement was built near Tal Bia, a hill just to the east of the ...

Despite the demise of its physical caliphate, IS remains a battle-hardened and well-disciplined force whose "enduring defeat" is not assured. The head of the US military's Central Command ...

This anthology of classical Arabic texts, presented in a new English translation, offers a comprehensive overview of the early history of the caliphate and key questions that medieval Muslim scholars ...

Who was the caliph? Activity: Quiz – Introduction to ... After Muhammad's death, leaders called caliphs ruled the Islamic Empire and it continued to grow. Inside the Abbasid palace of Baghdad ...

The findings were published in the journal Antiquity. The Battle of al-Qadisiyyah, fought in 636 AD in what is now Iraq, was ...

The battle saw the Arab Muslim forces of the Rashidun Caliphate decisively defeat the Sasanian Empire of ancient Persia. The early Arab conquests in the seventh and eighth centuries rapidly ...

The Battle of al-Qadisiyyah, fought in 636 AD in what is now Iraq, was a crucial victory for Arab Muslim forces of the Rashidun Caliphate over the Sasanian Empire of ancient Persia. This battle ...

Over 2000 radical Islamists gathered in Hamburg, Germany, on Saturday to call for a caliphate and the implementation of ...