Status Updates From The History of Islam, Vol. 2

The Seljuks were new converts but they were the embodiment of sincerity and free from the conspiring and intriguing of the Alawis. They had many opportunities to serve the cause of Islam. They served the cause of religious knowledge and encouraged noble-hearted people as much as they could. They were simple, straightforward and true Muslims.

Sultan Saleem took the last Abbasid caliph with him when he left Egypt. That Abbasid Caliph made Sultan Amir his heir-apparent and thus in 922 AH. the Abbasid caliphate that began with Saffah and had been reduced to name only after 800 years met its end and the Ottoman dynasty which deserved the Caliphate most at that time began.

“Abu Tahir looted the people of Makkah for 11 days, loaded the black stone on a camel and started for Hajr (the capital of Bahrain). 40 camels one after another died carrying the black stone between Makkah and Hajr. It remained under Qaramata's possession for 22 years.”

we need more writers like this:

“With the given circumstances if the remainder of the Abbasid Caliphate is dealt with in the same detail as we have dealt with it up to this point in history, the readers' interest in history will evaporate and they will feel unnecessarily and mentally burdened. Brevity has been maintained and in the rest of the narrative, our concentration will be on the important events.”

Mamoon was interested in having Aristotle's works translated. He wrote to the Roman Emperor requesting him to send all of Aristotle's works available with him. The Emperor hesitated. He consulted his Christian scholars. They said to him:

"The books on philosophy are under lock and key in our country and none is allowed to read and teach them because they expel respect for religion from the people's hearts.

“Following this Mamoon stopped wearing black clothes, which was the mark of the Abbasids and began to put on green clothes, which was the mark of the Alawites. Then all the territories followed suit.”

This policy reminds us of the Indian King Akbar and his dual policy, which he had adopted to safeguard himself against the powerful and influential Pathans, in India. He thought it essential to breathe a new life into the dead Hindu community and make them powerful in order to avert and lessen the danger from the Pathans

The Abbasids went on searching for banu umayyah and killing them for years. Those who managed to escape from the general massacre went to other places, disguised themselves, changed their names and places of origin and went pass the Islamic borders.

this makes sm sense

“the arab tribes which reached khorasan in large numbers and were succeeding in turning the country's language and society into Arabic were all put to death and the Arabic factor which was influencing the whole country suddenly lost its power and died. That was how the Iranian language, culture, society and morality which were dying, got a new lease of life and Iran and Khorasan

“It was during this period, that Imam Ibrahim's letter, which he sent to Abu Muslim asking him to kill all the Arabic speaking people in Khorasan including Nasr and Kermani, was intercepted. It was presented to Marwan II. That was the first information that Banu Umayyah had about the conspiracy of the Abbasids.”

Rebellions were common in those territories (modern Uzbekistan & Kazakhstan) and Islamic rule was maintained by the point of sword. Ashras prescribed the best remedy,the people were educated in Islam and then converted to it.

Maimoon bin Mehran says that many well known scholars used to live in Umars company as students. Mujahid says "We went to Umar bin Abdul Aziz with the intention that he would learn something from us but after coming to him we had much to learn from him"

It is unfortunate that Sulaiman considered Mohammed bin Qasim worthy of execution. Mohammed b Qasim was a wise, brave & pious youth. As a young man, he excelled Rustam and Alexander in the size of his conquests of Sindh and India and proved himself superior to Nausherwan the Just in matters of imparting justice & loving the people. He had never done anything against Sulaiman except be the relative of the hated Hajjaj

*blows dust off cover* maybe i should get back to this

:( Abdullah bin Zubair went to his mother, Asma bint Abu Bakr and said to her: I have been left with no one (to support me). Only five persons worth the name of friend are with me who have supported me until now. The people have betrayed me just as they betrayed Husain bin Ali. Their sons fought with their swords in front of their fathers only as long as they lived. My sons also went over to the wicked.

“Hajjaj resumed his attack with the catapult. A large boulder fell on the roof of the Ka'bah and it collapsed. Lightning flashed and then darkness engulfed the earth and the sky. Hajjaj's soldiers became terrified and gave up using the catapult. Hajjaj consoled and encouraged them and said, "This lightning and this peal of thunder have come to help me. They symbolize my victory. Don't give way to fear at all."

“Just as Umar bin Khattab's death saw the revival of the old enmity between Banu Umayyah and Banu Hashim, similarly Amir Muawiya's death brought to life the old forgotten rivalry between Banu Qais and Banu Kalb. And the battle of Marj Rahat transformed the rivalry into a durable and permanent enmity and caused an irreparable damage to the cause of Islam in the Islamic world.”

lmao ‘One day Aqil bin Abi Talib went to Amir Muawiya. Seeing him Amir Muawiya out of good humor said "Here is Aqil. His uncle was Abu Lahab". Aqil quickly retorted, "Here is Amir Muawiya, his father's sister was Hammalat al-Hatab. (This is in reference to the chapter Masad, the Palm Fiber, of Quran where Allah is promising punishment to Abu Lahab and Hammalat al-Hatab, his wife who brings the fuel for the fire)’