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Tariq ibn Ziad
After landing on the coastal strip overlooking the rock that was later named as Jabal al-Tariq (Gibraltar), Its conqueror Tariq ibn Ziad, ordered the burning of the ships that had brought his muslim troops from Africa in 711 A.C.
“Why are you doing this, Sir?” cried the astonished soldiers.
“How will we return?” enquired some.
Tariq remained unmoved by these appeals.
In reply, he uttered those historic words, which will always inspire people to embark on brave deeds. He said: “we have not come here to return. Either we shall conquer this country and establish ourselves here or we will perish”.
Emboldened by these words, Tariq and his soldiers routed one of the most formidable armies of the wet and carried the banner of Islam even beyond the high walls of the Pyrenees.
The Islamic principles of equality and fraternity had enabled the conquered and newly converted races to take their share in the government along …
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Umar Ibn Abdul Aziz
Umar bin Abdul Aziz, the celebrated Umayyad caliph whose empire stretched from the shores of the Atlantic to the highlands of Pamir, was sitting In his private chamber examining a pile of State documents. The dim light of the room was adding to the serenity and somberness of the place and the Caliph could scarcely feel the arrival of his wife, Fatima, till she addressed him:
“Sire! Will you spare a few moments for me? I want to discuss some private matter with you.”
“Of course”, replied the pious caliph, raising his head from the papers, “But, please put off this state lamp and light your own, as I do not want to burn the State oil for our private talk.”
The obedient wife, who was the daughter of Abdul Malik, the mighty Umayyad Caliph and the sister of two successive Umayyad Caliphs, Waleed and Sulaiman, complied accordingly.
The short rule of Hazrat Umar …
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HAROON AR-RASHID
Haroon ar-Rashid, the celebrated Abbasside Caliph of Baghdad, is universally recognized as one of the greatest Muslim rulers of the world, whose reign ushered in the most brilliant period of Saracenic rule in Asia. “The stories of Arabian Nights”, says Ameer Ali, “have lent a fascination to the name of the remarkable Caliph who was wont to roam the streets of Baghdad by night to remedy injustice and to relieve the oppressed and the destitute. Faithful in the observation of this religious duties, abstemious in his life, unostentatiously pious and charitable and yet fond of surrounding himself with the pomp and insignia of grandeur, he impressed his personality of popular imagination and exercised a great influence by his character on society”.
Haroon ar-Rashid, son of the Abbasside Caliph Mahdi, was born at Rayy in February 763 A.C. He was given a thorough education by the talented Barmakide Yahya bin Khalid and …
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