‘upholders of Ali’), who believe that the caliphate should have passed to the Prophet’s descendants by Ali and Fatima instead of to the Umayyad dynasty founded by Muawiyyah. The split has lasted ever ...

7th: The Umayyad Caliphate, 4.29 million square miles Ergovius/Wikimedia Commons/CC BY-SA 4.0 The Umayyad Caliphate was the second caliphate established after the death of the Prophet Muhammad ...

Many Yuan monuments remain, including Beijing’s Drum Tower and Bell Tower, pictured here. The Umayyad Caliphate was the second caliphate established after the death of the Prophet Muhammad, and an ...

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A radical Islamic group's Canadian conference for the establishment of a caliphate across much of Europe, Africa and the Middle East was cancelled on Tuesday, according to an announcement by ...

According to the event's webpage, the conference's purpose was to discuss "eliminating the obstacles that are delaying" the return of the caliphate — or leader of the Muslim world. The group is ...

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's sudden resignation has intensified scrutiny over his handling of terrorism-related issues. Controversy surrounds Hizb ut-Tahrir's upcoming conference in ...

The crowds gathered at Umayyad Square waving the new regime's flag and chanting slogans against Assad. (AP Video by Ghaith Al-Sayed) Ripples of Los Angeles fires continue as Meghan delays Netflix ...

Thousands of Syrians, many newly returned to the country after the fall of Assad, celebrated in Damascus’s Umayyad Square. Delhi election: BJP promises ₹2,500 monthly aid to women ...

By 661 the Umayyads had ascended to the caliphate, having won the first of many wars fought for leadership of the religion and its growing sphere of influence. The first Umayyad caliph ...

Theophilus constructed northern fortresses as defences against Vikings and Magyars, but the biggest threat he faced was the Abbasid Caliphate, which had overthrown the Umayyad Caliphate in 750.