Harun Al-Rashid: Greatest Abbasid Caliphate.
From Abbasid Caliphate, Harun
Al-Rashid is gretaest Abbasid Caliph. His characters often illustrated at legends
at worse leader and drunkers, but, it is true Harun Al-Rashid like this? How
really Harun Al-Rashid at Islamic History? Lets discuss it, but, before this,
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Harun Al-Rashid is caliph who near
with Islamic Scholars, included Abu Muawiyah Ad-Dharir and Fudhail Ibn Iyyadh.
He also built Bait Al-Hikmah, a giant library with many books from India,
Persia, and Anatolia, he lead Abbasid Caliphate with Baghdad at his capital. He
built Baghdad as capital of knowledge, at his era, at Baghdad, many doctors,
architects , and other. At 9 TH century, Abbasid Caliphate under Harun became
prime power at world.
Harun Al-Rashid held diplomatic
relation with King Of France, Charlemagne, at 797 AD, Charlemagne want search
the ally for facing Byzantine Empire. Harun Al-Rashid give many gift to
Charlemagne, included elephant and spices.
At 751-791 AD, Al-Rashid send army
to conquer Byzantine s territories at Mediterrania because many pirates at this
location, Abbasid Army occupied Island Of Rhodes, at 806-901 AD, Al-Rashid
attack Islands Of Crete and Cyprus, Queen Irene Of Byzantine held peace
treatment with Harun Al-Rashid and pay tribute.
Byzantine under Queen Irene ( ruled 797-802 AD) held relation with Harun
Al-Rashid, but, Irene s sucessor, Nicheporus I ( ruled 802-811 AD) doesnt obey
treatment and Harun Al-Rashid do invation to Byzantine Empire territories at
Anatolia. At 806 AD, Abbasids Army reach
Heraclea and Tyna, he burn City Of
Heraclea and moved to Constantinople, but Emperor Nicheporus I came to Harun
and bring tribute, Harun Al-Rashid forced Nicheporus liberate all of Muslim
Prisoners at Byzantine s jails.
At Government Of Al-Rashid, mosque
became Center Of Muslim Activities, at mosque, many Islamic Scholars that teach
their knowledge and held dialog about this, until the mosque is so full with men.
Baghdad under Al-Rashid became world
center economy, merchandises from China, India, Europe, and Africa came to
Baghdad, Baghdad full with palaces, mosques, and beautiful buildings.
Harun Al-Rashid die at expedition to
eastern province. From Harun Al-Rashid, we can take a lessons, for Muslim
Readers, i message, prosper our mosque, make him as center of Muslim Activites,
dont permit mosques empty without people, because, mosque is biggest energy
center for Muslims, forwards or no Muslims Civilization , seeing by mosques.
Refrences:
At-Turbani, Jihad: 100 Tokoh
Islam Yang Mengubah Sejarah, Penerbit Aqwam, 2016 M.
Hitti, Philip.K.H: History Of The
Arabs, Penerbit Serambi, 2006 M.
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