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The Renaissance of Islam (Translated from German) by Salahuddin Khuda Bakhsh and D. S. Margoliouth

1937

of one and the same Empire and the historian thus makes the inventory of the liquidation : West Iran is Buwayyid Mesopotamia Hamadanid Egypt and Syria render homage to the Ikhshidids Africa to the Fatimids Spain to the Omayyads Transoxiana and Khorasan to the Samanids South Arabia and Bahrain to the Kamathians and Jurjan to the Dailamites Basra and Wasit to the Barids; while naught but Ba [...] According to Ibn Haukal it is bounded on the East by India and the Persian Gulf ; on the West by peoples of the Sudan who dwell on the shores of the Atlantic; on the North by the countries of the Romans the Armenians the Alans the Arrans the Khazars the Russians the Bulgarians the Slays the Turks the Chinese; on the South by the Persian See. [...] There was no occasion before to discuss the insignia of the true Caliph but now in view of the disputes regarding the position of the Caliph the theory was put forward that the true Caliph was the one who held the holy territory. [...] He laments the victories of the Romans over the faithful; the desolation of the roads used by pilgrims; the cessation of the holy war. [...] Like a presage of the fall of the Caliphate the great dome of the palace of Mansur came crashing down in a tremendous storm in the year 329/940—the dome which constituted the crown and glory of Baghdad'.
philosophy religion
Pages
526
Published in
India
SARF Document ID
sarf.141779
Segment Pages Author Actions
Frontmatter
i-ix Salahuddin Bakhsh, D. S. Margoliouth view
I. The Empire
1-7 unknown view
II. The Caliphs
8-14 unknown view
III. The Princes of the Empire
15-31 unknown view
IV. Christians and Jews
32-58 unknown view
V. Shiah
59-75 unknown view
VI. The Administration
76-88 unknown view
VII. The Wazir
89-106 unknown view
VIII. Finances
107-131 unknown view
IX. The Court
132-146 unknown view
X. The Nobility
147-155 unknown view
XI. The Slaves
156-169 unknown view
XII. The Savant
170-188 unknown view
XIII.—Theology
189-210 unknown view
XIV—The Schools of Jurisprudence
211-215 unknown view
XV. The Qadi
216-234 unknown view
XVI—Philology
235-237 unknown view
XVII. Literature
238-274 unknown view
XVIII—Geography
275-279 unknown view
XIX—Religion
280-352 unknown view
XX. Manners and Morals
353-378 unknown view
XXI. The Standard of Living
379-408 unknown view
XXII. Municipal Organization
409-417 unknown view
XXIII. The Festivals
418-429 unknown view
XXIV. Land Products
430-458 unknown view
XXV. Industry
459-469 unknown view
XXVI. Trade
470-484 unknown view
XXVII. Inland Navigation
485-491 unknown view
XXVIII. Communication by Road
492-504 unknown view
XXIX. Marine Navigation
505-517 unknown view

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