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The Ummayyad Califate AYA M A S A R WA & M A I S A B D A L H A I Why do we choose to talk about the Ummayyad Caliphate?  The civilization of the Arab Muslims introduced the barbaric European nations into the world of humanity. The Arabs were our teachers. The universities of the West...

The Ummayyad Califate AYA M A S A R WA & M A I S A B D A L H A I Why do we choose to talk about the Ummayyad Caliphate?  The civilization of the Arab Muslims introduced the barbaric European nations into the world of humanity. The Arabs were our teachers. The universities of the West did not know any scientific resource other than the writings of the Arabs. They are the ones who civilized Europe in terms of material, mind, and morals. History does not know of a nation that produced what they produced. The French physician and historian Gustave Le Bon (Umayyad Andalusia)  1 3 It was the second caliphate established The capital city of the after the death of the first ummayyed empire prophet Muhammad. was Damascus 2 4 It was started by The ummayyed Muawiyah bin Abi caliphate lasted about Sufyan -The writer of 370 years the revelation- and continued with his dynasty.  Umayyad Caliphate The The first second period period It lasted 70 years It lasted The capital 280 The cities are years capital Cordoba city is and Zahraa Damascus  The system and the regime in the Umayyad Caliphate: Provinc Coinage es Geographically, the Byzantine coinage was used until the Umayyad empire was divided into government began to several provinces. Each mint its own coins in province had a governor Damascus These were appointed by the caliph. the first coins minted by a Muslim government in Military history. The Umayyad army was mainly Arab Architecture The new religion and customs of the Arab rulers leads to a different usage of space. The Dome of the Rock Mosque Umayyad Mosque in in Jerusalem, built by the Damascus, built by Cordoba Palace Umayyad Caliph Abd al-Malik Umayyad Caliph Alwalid ibn Marwan bin Abd al-Malik The Art of the Umayyad Period Umayyad period is often considered the formative period in Islamic art. through a process of adoption, adaptation, and creation, a new sense of artistic expression emerged that became distinctly Islamic. Vessels Woven Tapestry Fragments Slabs Vessels Slabs Woven Tapestry Fragments  Excerpts from the biographies of Some Umayyad caliphs The Umayyad The first Umayyad Caliphate Calephate fell and the Fall of the was beginning of the Umayyad established 74 second period 62 state 6 2 66 76 Abo 103 2 0 muslim’s 1 revolution The last caliph was started removed from position and imprisoned  The Umayyads continued the Muslim conquests, conquering Africa, Transoxiana, Sind, the China Maghreb and al-Andalus. At its greatest extent the Cordoba Asia Umayyad Caliphate covered Damascu 11,100,000 km2, making it s one of the largest empires in Africa history in terms of area. After they was toppled by the Abbasids. Survivors established themselves in Cordoba, which became a world centre of science, medicine, philosophy and invention during the Islamic There was no country in Islam more noble than it... And with its destruction, Andalusia was destroyed until now, and the splendor of the world was lost with its disappearance. ]Ibn Hazm[ THE END