Who are mawali? Medieval Islam
Shiite shrine at Karbala (from the 1800s AD): the tomb of Ali's son Hussein: Mawali history What are mawali? Mawali is the Arabic name for people all over the Islamic Empire who [...]
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The Umayyads – Early Islamic History
Tomb of Ali, the first Imam and the fourth caliph, in Iraq (it was rebuilt about 1500 AD by the Safavids) Mohammed died in 632 AD. His second wife's father, a rich [...]
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Central Asian religion from Deva to Islam
Bamiyan Buddhas (Afghanistan, ca. 500 AD, now destroyed by the Taliban) - Central Asian religion Many different religions Central Asia's wide steppe is very easy to ride horses or camels [...]
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The Silk Road to the Great Game – Central Asian History
A melon stall in Central Asia After Tamerlane died in 1405, his Altaic people kept on ruling Central Asia, but not as one big empire. There were lots of little [...]
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Ibn Battuta – an African traveler
Ibn Battuta on his travels Who was ibn Battuta? He was born in Morocco, in Africa, in 1304 AD. He was from a rich Muslim family, and he went to [...]
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History of Islam
The religious faith of Islam, as it was practiced between about 650 and 1500 AD, was closely related to Judaism and Christianity. Like Jews and Christians, Muslims believed that there was only one God, [...]
