In this episode of the Islamic History Podcast, we explore the Umayyad Caliphate’s growing instability during 121–122 AH. From failed Byzantine campaigns to major rebellions in Iraq and North Africa, the empire's reliance on Syrian troops reaches a breaking point.
11-0: The First Signs of Decay
Despite fleeting military victories, internal cracks deepen in the Umayyad Caliphate as unjust taxes, tribal rivalries, and the rise of the Mawali set the stage for the empire’s inevitable downfall.
Name The Surah takes its name from the alphabetic letter Suad with which it begins. Period of Revelation As will be explained below, according to some traditions this Surah was sent down in the period when the Holy Prophet had started calling the people openly to Islam in Ma ...Show more
دعاء أبي حمزة الثمالي في المصباح عَن أبي حمزة الثمالي (رضوان الله تعالى عليه) قال: كانَ زينُ العابدين (عليه السلام) يصلّي عامّة اللَّيل في شَهر رَمَضان، فاذا كانَ في السحر دعا بهذا الدُّعاء أبو حمزة الثمالي ثابت بن أبي صفية بن دينار الكوفي وكنيته ولقبه المشهور به هو أبو حمزة الثم ...Show more
Abu Bakr_ Second to None in the Pursuit of God Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (ra) was the ultimate “first”: quick to believe, quick to do good, never hesitant to follow the Prophet ï·º, and had a natural instinct toward good. In Episode 9 of The Firsts, Sh. Omar Suleiman describes the noble ...Show more
Name The Surah takes its name Ar-Rum from the second verse in which the words ghulibat-ir-Rum have occurred. Period of Revelation The period of the revelation of this Surah is determined absolutely by the historical event that has been mentioned at the outset. It says: "The ...Show more