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Harun Al-Rashid: Greatest Abbasid Caliphate.

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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, please subscribe my blog for more information about Islamic History, lets started it.

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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