Abbasids and Jerusalem
Abbasid Dynasty and Jerusalem In the year 750 CE, the Abbasid dynasty ascended to power over the vast Muslim Empire, moving the capital from Damascus to Iraq and establishing Baghdad.…
Second Generation Sufism
Bāyazīd Bisṭāmī – Annihilation in God (Fanāʾ) Sufism during the Golden Age of the Abbasid Caliphate in Baghdad developed along two main currents: one was the sober, “calm” path of…
Fatimid Shi’ite Spirituality
Ismailism In 969, the Fatimid forces conquered Jerusalem and ruled it for over a century, until 1073—and for an additional year in 1098, just before the arrival of the Crusaders.…