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 Harun al-Rashid - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Julius Köckert's painting of Harun al-Rashid receiving the delegation of Charlemagne demonstrates the latter's recognition of Hārūn ar-Rashīd as the most powerful man of his culture.
Harun receives the honorific title ar-Rashīd, named second in succession to the caliphal throne and also appointed governor of Tunisia, Egypt, Syria, Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Harun al-Rashid is also celebrated in the 1923 poem by W.B. Yeats, The Gift of Harun al-Rashid, first published as part of The Dial in 1924.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Harun_al-Rashid   (2089 words)

  
 Harun ar-Rashid
Harun's palace was enormous and contained a luxury that was in stark contrast to the modest living conditions of the average inhabitants in Baghdad.
Harun's 23 year long reign was marked by long periods of peace in some regions, and several revolts in other regions.
Harun gave Tunisia semi-autonomy in 800, which partly paved the ground for the disintegration of the caliph's power that was to follow in the coming centuries.
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 The Caliphate: Its Rise, Decline, and Fall - From Original Sources [Chapter 64]
Harun is noted for his careful observance of the ritual of Islam: daily he performed one hundred prostrations, and distributed 1000 dirhems in alms.
Harun was so alarmed at the near approach of this danger, that to commemorate the victory, he performed in thanksgiving both the Lesser and the Greater pilgrimage, visiting on foot the various Holy stations.
Harun stayed four months at Ar-Reiy, which he loved as his birthplace, and there receiving duty in person from the native chiefs to the north—who still retained something of their ancient power under the suzerainty of the Caliphate—he settled the affairs of Tabaristan, the Deilem, and other provinces in that direction.
www.answering-islam.org /Books/Muir/Caliphate/chap64.htm   (4492 words)

  
 All Empires History Forum: Caliph Harun Al Rashid and Constantinople
Harun had an Arab wife and a Persian wife, his son from the Arab wife was the older one and his name was Al Ameen, and the son from the Persian wife was a bit younger and his name was Al Mamoon.
Harun died in today's Iran and his tomb is there, he was born in Iran too i think.
Harun and his son's period were the Golden Age of the Abbasids Caliphate in mostly everything and specially science.
www.allempires.com /forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=11239   (2984 words)

  
 Zubaida - wife of Harun ar-Rashid   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Among the secret followers, the name of Zubaida, the wife of caliph Harun ar-Rashid is a significant.
She was the daughter of the Abbasid caliph Mansur's elder son, Jafar; and her mother was Salsal, the sister of Harun ar-Rashid's own mother, named Khaizuran.
Zubaida was thus the cousin of Harun ar-Rashid, and professed batini tariqah of the Ismailis secretly.
ismaili.net /histoire/history04/history415.html   (445 words)

  
 PM - Australia's decision to grant refugee status to former Bangladeshi PM contested   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
MOHAMMAD HARUN AR-RASHID: He was convicted in the law court of the corruption charges during his tenure as Prime Minister, but there is appeal on behalf of Mr Zafar and that appeal is pending in the high court.
MOHAMMAD HARUN AR-RASHID: I don't agree with that one, because the judiciary is a completely separate pillar of the country and judiciary is functioning and it is functioning well independent of any other executive decision.
MOHAMMAD HARUN AR-RASHID: Well, the case has been dealt with by the civil court, so once the case was done in the civil court, he has his defence and the prosecution has the prosecution witnesses.
www.abc.net.au /pm/content/2003/s879582.htm   (836 words)

  
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Although he was a Christian, Papa named the home "Villa Harun ar-Rashid," in honor of the Muslim Abbasid caliph, renowned for his eloquence, passion for learning and generosity.
Villa Harun ar-Rashid was picked by armed Zionist groups for the commanding view it offered from its roof.
Anticipating a visit from then UN secretary general Dag Hammerskjold, it is said, she ordered the sandblasting of the tiles in the front of the house to obliterate the name "Villa Harun ar-Rashid" and thereby conceal the fact that she was living in an Arab home.
www.ccmep.org /2004_articles/palestine/1_7_04_the_family_never_lived_here.htm   (1778 words)

  
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Harun ar-Rashid, who was known for his admiration, among other things, of music and song.
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 Harun Al-Rashid and the Poet by Eloïse-Caroline Huitel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Harun Al-Rashid and the Poet by Eloïse-Caroline Huitel
Harun Ar-Rashid (763-809) was the Caliph of Baghdad, who figures in many tales of the Arabian Nights, upon which the subject of the present work is based.
Having had his vizier Jaffar the Barmecide killed, Harun forbade that Jaffar's name be mentioned in his presence.
www.persiancarpetguide.com /sw-asia/Islamic/Orientalist/Harun_Al_Rashid_and_the_Poet_by_Eloise_Caroline_Huitel.htm   (126 words)

  
 Quaest.io on Harun Al Rashid
Hārūn ar-Rashīd (Arabic هارون الرشيد also spelled Harun ar-Rashid, Haroun al-Rashid or Haroon al Rasheed; English: Aaron the Upright or rightly-guided; ca.
The real reason for the fall of the Barkamids is far more likely due to the fact that Barkamids were behaving in a manner that Harun found disrespectful (such as entering his court unannounced) and were making decisions of the state without consulting him first.
He is often seen prophesizing on the streets of Shapeir as The Poet Omar.
www.quaest.io /?title=harun-al-rashid   (2008 words)

  
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Harun Ar-Rashid, of course, was the Caliph and the familiar figure from "1001 Arabian Nights" and, at the time, was occupied in a campaign against the Byzantines.
He was beginning to guess where he was, but he somehow continued to hope that either the Friendlyville pitching staff or some other women's group with which he was familiar, was somehow simply treating him to some sort of an elaborate practical joke.
The last time Harun Ar-Rashid was through here was a year and a half ago and Allah alone knows when he might return, and even when he is around, each of our chances of getting anything out of it are around one in 300." "I take it there are 300 of you here." said Wilburque.
www.bearfabrique.org /Fairytales/d38   (4646 words)

  
 The Ultimate Ar Raqqah - American History Information Guide and Reference
Ar Raqqah (الرقة, also spelled Rakka), city in north central Syria, capital of the Raqqah province, located on the north bank of the Euphrates River, about 160 km east of Aleppo.
In the 8th century, the town gained importance as Caliph Harun ar-Rashid used it as a headquarters against the Byzantine Empire and renamed it to ar-Rashid.
The arab astronomer Al-Battani made his observations in ar-Raqqah and in Antioch.
www.historymania.com /american_history/Ar_Raqqah   (101 words)

  
 Home - History Of Our Ummah's Greatest   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Abu'l Fadl Jafar Mutawakkil ala'Allah bin Mu'tasim bin Harun ar-Rashid was a great reviver of the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (saw).
He encouraged and invited the Scholars of Hadith to teach publicly and he halted the grave worship which was developing in Karbala.
His full name is Abu Jafar Harun ar-Rashid ibn Mahdi ibn Mansour ibn Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Abdullah ibn Abbas ibn Abdul Muttalib.
www.caliphate.info /main   (314 words)

  
 The family never lived here
Across the street is the famous mansion of Miles Sherover, the philanthropist who built the Jerusalem Theater.
Architect David Kroyanker, who published a book on the neighborhoods of Jerusalem not long ago, writes that in the early 1950s, the occupant of the first floor of Villa Harun ar-Rashid, as the family called it, was Zvi Berenson, then director-general of the Ministry of Labor and later a Supreme Court justice.
Shlomo Arazi, a Finance Ministry official in charge of government property (his son Efi is the founder of Scitex) lived on the second floor.
www.israelblog.org /Articles/The_family_never_lived_here.html   (1844 words)

  
 MUHAMMAD BIN ISMAIL (158-197/775-813)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
He died in 170/786, and then his brother, Harun ar-Rashid became the next ruler till 193/809.
When Harun ar-Rashid learnt news of it, he sent his officials to arrest and bring the Imam to his court.
In the time of Harun ar-Rashid, finally Musa Kazim was arrested, who died in prison in 183/799.
ismaili.net /histoire/history04/history408.html   (488 words)

  
 Rite of return to a Palestinian home   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Two of my uncles were born while the family lived there; one uncle succumbed to pneumonia in Villa Harun ar-Rashid.
Anticipating a visit from U.N. Secretary General Dag Hammerskjold, it is said, she ordered the sandblasting of the tiles on the front of the house to obliterate the "Villa Harun ar-Rashid" and thereby conceal the fact that she was living in an Arab home.
At home in California I have a thick file that is the documentary record of my family's efforts to regain Villa Harun ar-Rashid.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/05/18/IN206581.DTL   (1560 words)

  
 Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Harun ar-Rashid   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
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Axe falls on Gen Harun, Gen Mashhud new Chief of Army Staff, THE INDEPENDENT
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 History News Network   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
My family moved a short distance to a more modest house.
Anticipating a visit from U.N. Secretary-General Dag Hammerskjold, some claim, she ordered the sandblasting of tiles on front of the house to obliterate the "Villa Harun ar-Rashid" and conceal the fact that she was living in an Arab home.
As I hurried across the street, I could just make out the name in the tile: Villa Harun ar-Rashid.
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