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The Umayyad Caliphate or Umayyad Empire (UK: / uːˈmaɪjæd /, [2] US: / uːˈmaɪæd /; [3] Arabic: ٱلْخِلَافَة ٱلْأُمَوِيَّة, romanized: al-Khilāfa al-Umawiyya) [4] was the second caliphate established after the death of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and was ruled by the Umayyad dynasty. [pron 1] Uthman ibn Affan, the third of the Rashidun caliphs, wa...
An Islamic flag is the flag either representing an Islamic Caliphate, religious order, state, civil society, military force or other entity associated with Islam. Islamic flags have a distinct history due to the Islamic prescription on aniconism, making particular colours, inscriptions or symbols such as crescent-and-star popular
بنو أمية) – ród arabski, jako dynastia kalifów panujący nad światem islamu w latach 661 do 750, a następnie rządzący w Al-Andalus od roku 756 do 1031. Zgodnie z arabską tradycją eponimicznym protoplastą Umajjadów był Umajja Ibn Abd Szams, którego ojciec był bratem Haszima, protoplasty Haszymitów.
The Umayyads were the first Muslim dynasty, established in 661 in Damascus. Their dynasty succeeded the leadership of the first four caliphs— Abū Bakr ʿUmar I ʿUthmān. It was established by Muʿāwiyah ibn Abī Sufyān, a native of Mecca and a contemporary of the Prophet Muḥammad.
'Sons of Umayya') or Umayyads (Arabic: الأمويون, romanized: al-Umawiyyūn) was an Arab clan within the Quraysh tribe who were the ruling family of the Caliphate between 661 and 750 and later of al-Andalus between 756 and 1031. In the pre-Islamic period, they were a prominent clan of the Meccan tribe of Quraysh, descended from Umayya ibn Abd Shams.
Umayyad dynasty, (661–750) First great Muslim dynasty. It was founded by Muʿāwiyah I, who triumphed over the Prophet Muhammad’s son-in-law, ʿAlī, to become the fifth caliph. He moved the capital from Medina to Damascus and used the Syrian army to extend the Arab empire.
The Umayyad Caliphate was the first major Islamic caliphate, ruling from 661 to 750 CE, known for its vast expansion and establishment of a unified Islamic empire. The caliphate played a crucial role in the spread of Islam and the Arab culture across the Middle East, North Africa, and into parts of Europe, setting the stage for subsequent ...
