The rise and fall of the Islamic Caliphate from its beginnings to its end can be summarized as follows:
1) The first Caliphate, the Rashidun Caliphate, was established after the death of the Prophet Muhammad and spanned from 632-661 CE under the leadership of the first four caliphs. It expanded Muslim rule across the Middle East and North Africa.
2) The Umayyad Caliphate (661-750 CE) continued expanding the empire significantly to include most of the Iberian Peninsula and the Caucasus. Conflict between Shia and Sunni Muslims grew during this period.
3) The Abbasid Caliphate (750-12
The rise andfall of the Islamic
CALIPHATE
FROM THE BEGINNING TO THE END
2.
What is CALIPHATE?
Islamic caliphate is a government system based on Islamic
sharia law. First caliphate was formed after the death of
prophet Muhammad (.)ﷺ
The successors of Prophet Muhammad, who was the head
of the Islamic state, were called "caliphs," a term
translated as "successor“ in English. Starting from the 11th
century, various states were established on the lands the
Muslims ruled, from the Atlantic Ocean to deep inside
China and the authority of the caliph became symbolic in
these countries.
3.
All Islamic Caliphatein a list
The Rashidun Caliphate (632–661)
The Umayyad Caliphate (661–750)
The Abbasid Caliphate (750–1258, 1261–1517)
The Ottoman Caliphate (1517–1924)
A few other states that existed through history have called themselves caliphates, including
the Isma'ili Fatimid Caliphate in Northeast Africa (909–1171), the Umayyad Caliphate of
Córdoba in Iberia (929–1031), the Berber Almohad Caliphate in Morocco (1121–1269) and
the Fula Sokoto Caliphate in present-day northern Nigeria (1804–1903).
The Rashidun Caliphate(632–661)
الخالفةالراشدة
The rightly guided caliphate
Creating of Rashidun Caliphate:
In the immediate aftermath of the death of Muhammad(,)ﷺ a gathering
of Ansar (The helpers) took place to elect the leader of muslim
community among themselves. Learning it, Abu Bakr and Umar
(Rdiallahanhum) went there and said a hadith of rasulullah that leader might be
from Kuraish tribe. After this incident Rashidun Caliphate had been established.
Caliphs of Rashidun Caliphate:
1. Abu Bakr رضيهللاعنه
2. Umar رضيهللاعنه
3. Uthman رضيهللاعنه
4. Ali رضيهللاعنه
The expansion ofRashidun Caliphate
Name of CALIPH Border of caliphate
Abu Bakr put down rebellions by various Arab tribes
after Muhammad died and established the
Caliphate as the ruling force in the region.
Umar took control of the Middle East including
conquering the Sassanids of Iraq. He then
took control of many surrounding areas
including Egypt, Syria, and North Africa.
Uthman continued the conquests that had steadily
increased the size of the Islamic empire,
but the victories now came at a greater
cost and brought less wealth in return.
Ali Last caliph of Rashidun caliphate.
Kept the control of Muslim territory
9.
Hazrat Abu Bakr( هللا رضيعنه )
After the death of prophet MUHAMMAD (PEACE BE UPON HIM) Abu Bakr was
elected as caliph of Muslim ummah.
Abu Bakr was near-universally accepted as head of the Muslim community
(under the title of Caliph) as a result of Saqifah, though he did face
contention as a result of the rushed nature of the event.
War against false prophet, as like Musailama Bin Kazzabd and war against
disbelievers.
10.
Hazrat Umar (عنههللا )رضي
Second caliph of Rashidun caliphate. Under umar, the caliphate extended at
an unprecedented rate, ruling the Sasanian Empire and more than two-thirds
of the Byzantine Empire
11.
Hazrat Uthman (عنههللا )رضي
During his rule, Uthman's military style was more autonomical in nature as he
delegated much military authority to his trusted kinsmen—e.g., Abdullah ibn
Aamir, Muawiyah I and Abdullāh ibn Sa'ad ibn Abī as-Sarâḥ—unlike Umar's more
centralized policy. Consequently, this more independent policy allowed more
expansion until Sindh, in modern Pakistan, which had not been touched during
the tenure of Umar.
12.
Hazrat Ali (عنههللا )رضي
During Hazrat Ali’s ruling there happened the first fitna, a battle
among Muslim. He could stop it, but as a result he was martyred.
13.
Umayyad Caliphate (661–750)
Rise of Umayyad Caliphate:
After the death of Hazrat Ali, Ali's son Hasan was elected as the next caliph, but
abdicated in favor of Mu'awiyah a few months later to avoid any conflict within
the Muslims. Mu'awiyah became the sixth caliph, establishing the Umayyad
Dynasty,[26] named after the great-grandfather of Uthman and Mu'awiyah,
Umayya ibn Abd Shams.
Expansion of Caliphateunder
Umayyad
Under the Umayyads, the Caliphate
grew rapidly in territory.
Incorporating the Caucasus,
Transoxiana, Sindh, the Maghreb and
most of the Iberian Peninsula(Al-
Andalus) into the Muslim world.
Area: 5.17 million square miles (13,400,000
km2)
The sixth-largest empire ever to exist in
history.
16.
Battle of Karbalaand fall of Umayyad
Battle of Karbala
At the command of Yazid
son of Muawiya, an army led
by Umar ibn Saad, a
commander by the name of
Shimr Ibn Thil-Jawshan
killed Ali's son Hussein and
his family at the Battle of
Karbala in 680, solidifying
the Shia-Sunni split.
There were numerous rebellions against the Umayyads, as well as splits within
the Umayyad ranks (notably, the rivalry between Yaman and Qays).
And this is the reason for the fall of Umayyads caliphate
Fall of Umayyad
Supporters of the Banu
Hashim and the supporters of
the lineage of Ali united to
bring down the Umayyads in
750. However, the Shi‘at ‘Alī,
"the Party of Ali", were again
disappointed when the
Abbasid dynasty took power,
as the Abbasids were
descended from Muhammad's
uncle, ‘Abbas ibn ‘Abd al-
Muttalib and not from Ali.
17.
Abbasid Caliphate (750–1258,1261–1517)
First fall of Abbasid
This period of cultural fruition ended in 1258 with the sack of Baghdad
by the Mongols under Hulagu Khan. The Abbasid Caliphate had
however lost its effective power outside Iraq already by c. 920. By
945, the loss of power became official when the Buyids conquered
Baghdad and all of Iraq. The empire fell apart and its parts were ruled
for the next century by local dynasties.
Abbasid are famous for science and technology. Their time represented a
scientific, cultural and religious flowering. Their major city and capital
Baghdad began to flourish as a center of knowledge, culture and trade.
18.
Under the MamlukSultanate of Cairo
(1261–1517)
After losing the Bagdad, they grow up their empire in Cairo.
There were many rulers. From 1261-1517 they leads Muslim caliphate.
Final fall of Abbasid
The Ottoman Great Sultan Selim I defeated the Mamluk Sultanate and
made Egypt part of the Ottoman Empire in 1517. Al-Mutawakkil III was
captured together with his family and transported to Constantinople as a
prisoner where he had a ceremonial role.
19.
Ottoman Caliphate (1517–1924)
The caliphate was claimed by the sultans of the Ottoman Empire
beginning with Murad I (reigned 1362 to 1389), while recognising no
authority on the part of the Abbasid caliphs of the Mamluk-ruled
Cairo.
Ottomans are one of the greatest caliphates because of bringing all
muslim region under one caliphate.
Even there are also many Parallel Regional Caliphates to the
Ottomans.
20.
Abolition of theCaliphate (1924)
After the Armistice of Mudros of October 1918 with the military occupation of
Constantinople and Treaty of Versailles (1919), the position of the Ottomans
was uncertain. The movement to protect or restore the Ottomans gained
force after the Treaty of Sèvres (August 1920) which imposed the partitioning
of the Ottoman Empire and gave Greece a powerful position in Anatolia, to
the distress of the Turks. They called for help and the movement was the
result. The movement had collapsed by late 1922. On 3 March 1924, the first
President of the Turkish Republic, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, as part of his
reforms, constitutionally abolished the institution of the caliphate.[13] Its
powers within Turkey were transferred to the Grand National Assembly of
Turkey, the parliament of the newly formed Turkish Republic. The title was
then claimed by Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca and Hejaz, leader of the Arab
Revolt, but his kingdom was defeated and annexed by ibn Saud in 1925.
21.
The Reason behindabolition of
Caliphate
Ottomans push western ideology in their constitution. In example, they
legalize LGBT among Muslims which is undoubtedly haram in Islamic Sariah.
They employ some young army officer, who were known as ‘Young Turk’. They
change Muslim ideology and set western ideology in government. As a result
they were able to create a revolt against caliph Abdul Hamid. After Abdul
Hamid next caliph was nothing but a puppet. So, just after the first world
war, caliphate was destroyed.