Everyday Life & Society in the Abbasid Caliphate

[@AlMuqaddimahYT]

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[@jamesashley9127]

Where is your home country?

[@hamadbuhaleeba5606]

Nice video man

[@hamadbuhaleeba5606]

​@@jamesashley9127 Pakistan

[@theculturedjinni]

Good video about the ordinary life in the heartlands of the Abbasid caliphate. Though I could nit-pick a lot and come with complaints about various missed things, I still think this was a very good overview video.

[@magma9000]

GREAT VIDEO

[@The_Soranid]

Imagine playing chess in a tavern with your friend drinking tea next to the Tigris looking at the sun set and then hearing the call to prayer and going to the central mosque of Baghdad. Bro this is literally living in a fantasy world. It's like lord of the rings but islamic.

[@MhmdBDRD]

if you weren't paying attention, the vid shows how unislamic was the Islamic caliphate top to bottom

[@isamohammed150]

You could do the exact same thing currently in Baghdad 🤣🤣🤣

[@The_Soranid]

@@isamohammed150 you are right 😂. But I'd rather be living under the rule of Harun Al Rashid and not these corrupt Iraqi politicians of today

[@MhmdBDRD]

@@The_Soranid lol Harun was way more corrupt

[@The_Soranid]

@@MhmdBDRD but then how come his Empire was so prosperous?

[@UsefulCharts]

Best. Thumbnail. Ever. 🐈

[@HistoryOfRevolutions]

The Abbasid Poet Abul Atahiya writes: "A Dry loaf of bread that you eat in a corner, A bowl of cold water that you drink from a pure source A narrow room in which your soul can be alone. Or a mosque in which you can be away from the people In it, you read the Qur’an leaning against a pole, considering the past nations This is better than hours in tall palaces, followed by a punishment of the hell fire" رغــيــف خــبـز يــابـس تــأكــلـه فــــي زاويــــة وكــــــوز مــــــاء بـــــارد تـشـربـه مـــن صـافـية وغـــــرفــــة ضـــيـــقـــة نـفـسـك فـيـها خـالـية أو مــســجـد بــمــعـزل عـن الـورى في ناحية تــقــرأ فــيــه مـصـحـفا مــســتـنـدا بــســاريـة مـعـتـبرا بــمـن مـضـى مـــن الـقـرون الـخـالية خــيـر مـــن الـسـاعات فـــي الـقـصور الـعـالية تــعــقــبـهـا عـــقـــوبــة تـصـلـى بــنـار حـامـيـة فــــهــــذه وصـــيـــتــي مـــخـــبــرة بــحــالــيــه طـوبى لـمن يـسمعها تــلـك لـعـمـري كـافـية فاسمع لنصح مشفق يــدعـى أبــا الـعـتاهية

[@heartonfire583]

I absolutely love Arabic poetry any book recommendations for a compilation?

[@EasternRomanHistory]

Really great to see the end result of all of our hard work. nice one man.

[@akira7436]

Just imagine a series / show that explored the sheer vastness of Abbasid-era life, following the stories of various people's non-Muslim and Muslim alike whose occupations ranged from scholars and poets to merchants and soldiers. It would be so interesting.

[@MrHazz111]

There's an upcoming game, Assassin's Creed Mirage where the side quests are said to explore everyday life in the Abbasid caliphate.

[@arkseven]

⁠@@MrHazz111 I’m so hyped for it

[@joshc7656]

I'd like to make one as soon as A.I gets there

[@lastword8783]

A show like HBO's Rome (without the gratuitous nudity).

[@rajaeelastname4878]

@@lastword8783 As if the Abbasides never had non marital sex or saw nude women who were not their wives!! A real sex maniac would prefer living in the Abbasides era to the Roman one

[@MiddleEats]

Man these videos are amazing. I love how you answer things I've wondered about for ages. It's fun to imagine what the life of an NPC was like. Keep it up!

[@pompom0573]

Love videos like this! While I will always find military history and the 'grander' aspects of history fascinating I think it is very important and interesting to see how the average, everyday person went about their day as well as how the society they lived in looked like.

[@JohnnyLodge2]

Jazby has some good videos lije this. One is from day in the life in constantinople.

[@firmanimad]

Military history is only a small portion of life lived by our ancestors. It is fun but grossly overrated.

[@CHRB-nn6qp]

I've always been more interested personally in the everyday lives of ancient people. The humanity of ancient people is always overlooked. I do like to learn about conquests too but there's something so special about reading a joke that someone wrote on a wall hundreds of years ago and laughing alongside them

[@micahistory]

interesting. You see endless versions of this for Rome so it is nice seeing another major empire being covered in this way for once!

[@AlMuqaddimahYT]

True. Videos about Rome had spoiled me on how much information I expected. Daily Life in most of the Islamic World isn't as well studied as the Roman one and so, there's so much we don't know.

[@micahistory]

@@AlMuqaddimahYT exactly, thank you for this contribution

[@StoicHistorian]

Can’t wait to watch, sometimes I find these social histories more fascinating than war

[@kekovic101]

As an Afghan me and my family still celebrate Nowruz and it is an important part of our and the heritage of the people of Iran and Tajikistan. Which doesn't mean we aren't proud Muslims belonging to the Ummah.

[@kekovic101]

@harrykx I am Tajik. There are many Pashtuns who celebrate it.

[@ramzan6949]

Imam Ghazali an persian but he was Against celebrate nawroz. Nawroz is Zarathustraian religious festival not Muslim.

[@johnkerr67]

excellent video, your narration is really good. So many youtube series have high levels of historical analysis but poor levels of narration. you've absolutely crushed that

[@MahmoodAlGhanimi]

What an amazing video. I watched twice in a row and was entertained and educated every moment. Good job man.

[@lerneanlion]

When Emperor Theophilos was brought up, I was so excited because he accepted an envoy from the Umayyad Emir Abd al-Rahman II of Cordoba, al-Ghazal, into his court and sort of establishing what can be described as Andalusian-Eastern Roman alliance as a way of combating with the Carolingian-Abbasid alliance. Also, between losing freedom in exchange of getting rich, the women seemed to have to make a hard choice living back then in the Middle East.

[@AlMuqaddimahYT]

Oh, yeah, that story is really fascinating. It features the Byzantines, the Andalusians, Arab Pirates, and a Muslim Kingdom in Switzerland.

[@lerneanlion]

@@AlMuqaddimahYT Yeah, I remembered that there was a short-lived Islamic power in Switzerland too. But they were kicked out because nobody likes being "taxed" when using the roads. And by being "taxed", I mean they robbed the travelers.

[@1sultan189]

@@lerneanlion Few decades isn’t short lived

[@lerneanlion]

@@1sultan189 I know that.

[@mrtrollnator123]

​@@AlMuqaddimahYTa Muslim kingdom in Switzerland? How did I not know that

[@muntril123]

Great video as always! Although I was quite shocked to see my own art show up in one of your videos 😂 23:19 Got no problem with it, but I'd appreciate if you left credits for the piece. That being said, if you or Eastern Roman History are ever interested, I'd be happy to provide illustrations! :) At least ones with more visual clarity and research than that old piece 😅

[@AlMuqaddimahYT]

Ah! I'm so sorry. I try not to use any pieces that aren't in the public domain. I'll talk to Eastern Roman History. Can you please email me at [e-mail]? I'd like to stay in touch for illustrations in the future.

[@omerxoX]

I love you my friend, may Allah guide you, greetings from Turkey

[@chaosspork]

"My theory is that women didn't exist yet. They were invented in the 18th century." - Al Muqaddimah Amazing, hahaha.

[@AlMuqaddimahYT]

Is it a coincidence that they were invented just as Capitalism was starting to enter its golden age?

[@BasedYeeter42]

@@AlMuqaddimahYT*Confused Marxist noises*

[@arkseven]

@Harun Obaid debatable

[@muhammadsafwanqureshi7227]

​@Harun Obaid no its not unless you belong to this small group of Salafis

[@tylerdurden-ch8ip]

Real quick. What the hell is a woman?

[@clarkherlin1198]

I found your channel to prepare for Assassin’s Creed Mirage. Gotta learn all I can about one of my favorite empires before October 12th!

[@larrytuft9782]

Thanks!

[@blususpect]

We always tend to look at our history with rose tinted glasses where it was all rainbows & sunshine, when this absolutely not the case. This was a great insight!

[@cyberWarrior7519]

Actually the majority of this video is a bunch of information

[@brunomurek4292]

I just found your channel by stumbling upon video about Muslim view on ancient Egypt, another great resarch and good source for non-Muslim ppl like me to learn more (my country skips most parts of middle-eastern history in schools).

[@Uzair_Of_Babylon465]

Great video keep it up you're doing amazing things 😁👍

[@sapientisessevolo4364]

Merchants: we need infrastructure to trade Camels aggressively: we are the infrastructure!

[@mrtrollnator123]

Mashallah bro, keep up the great work i would love to learn more about islamic history

[@mrtrollnator123]

@mas-udal-hassan9277 what do you mean

[@papazataklaattiranimam]

When the ‘Abbāsid Caliphs were under Buwayhid suzerainty their Mamlūk policy was not free from the pressure of that Daylamite dynasty. The success of the Daylamite soldiers in so many eastern armies is really astounding, but in the slightly longer run they stood no chance against the Turkish Mamlūks, and they disappeared. Even a Buwayhid ruler preferred Turks over them (see e.g.Bosworth, , “Ghaznevid military organisation”, p. 42

[@fathallahelfatehy3279]

I congratulate you on the quality of your work. Greetings from Morocco and keep up the good work.

[@CCCP_Again]

Oh look who finally remembered that they had an amazing KZbin Channel🎉

[@AlMuqaddimahYT]

Duddeeee!!! I've been active for more than a month now.

[@tylerdurden-ch8ip]

love your content, please make one for Ottoman Empire

[@jordanmatt1744]

Absolutely outstanding video love these more granular looks at history that focus on everyday life, it’s cool to learn about the empire level events but it gets a bit boring after a while. Thanks for all the work on this one ❤

[@alenezi989a3]

4:00 in regards to the Jizya, I think there are some mistakes, the Jizya is not far more than Zakat, in fact in many cases it would be less than the Zakat, therefore avoiding the Jizya wouldn't have been a valid reason to convert especially since women, children, elderly, people with disabilities, the poor and religious people like priests and monks do not pay the Jizya while only adult men capable of fighting are required to pay it, but the Zakat is paid by any adult male and female so only children and the poor would not pay, hence it would be disadvantageous for most of these groups to convert to islam if the purpose was only to avoid the Jizya. The Jizya amout was from 1 dinar to 4 while the Zakat is 2.5% of the yearly income which could be much more than the Jizya.

[@EV-EV-EV]

Keep speaking from your feelings while he speaks from the historical data.

[@alenezi989a3]

@EV-EV-EV what feelings? These are historical facts, these are the rules of the Jizya like it or not. I don't think in the video he provided any kind of historical sources or references to back up what he said so why are you assuming that what he is saying is based on historical data? What I said is how Jizya has been historically applied, we have hadeths to tell us the rules of Jizya we historical events that proves how it was applied and we have Omarian treatise that provides even more evidence. I have no interest in defending the Abbasid Caliphate but those were the rules of Jizya history doesn't care about your biases or feelings. If you have any counter arguments then please provide the historical references and sources.

[@cyberWarrior7519]

@@EV-EV-EV what historical data? Lmao

[@papazataklaattiranimam]

Meanwhile Ibn Abi Amir set about making himself caliph in all but name. He recruited new elements into the army, notably Berber tribesmen from North Africa who were brought in not as individuals, like the Slavs from eastern Europe who formed the other main contingent in the armybut in tribal groups operating under their own leaders. His aim was to create an army of many different factions, none of which would be powerful enough to challenge him on their own. He also completed the demilitarization of most of the indigenous Muslim population of Andalus. The military might of the caliphate was now almost entirely composed of foreigners, Slavs brought in from eastern Europe, and Berbers, brought in from Morocco, just as in the Abbasid east it was largely composed of Turks brought in from Central Asia. It was a system which boosted the power of the rulers in the short term but had very deleterious consequences in the long run. This was especially true in Andalus where, in the thirteenth century Slavs and Berbers were no longer available and the local people had neither the resources nor the skills to defend their towns and villages against the advancing Christians.

[@muhammadedwards8425]

Failures of past generations who sought power. Inshallah the future would be great if we learned from them

[@pseudonym9215]

One of the most underrated History channels on KZbin

[@cyberWarrior7519]

Nope it isn’t lol Its viewing history from a western biased perspective

[@OriginalVirtuoso]

@2:10 the sarcasm is astounding!🤣

[@nicco-sixty]

Probably one of your best video yet

[@CaptainSpackJarrow7]

Amazing video man! can't wait for the reign of the Caliphs until 945

[@alehaim]

I have to commen that the Iranians have continued to have praise for their past as a basis for the own culture which to look back on, like how many Arabs and Muslims will look back on the first Caliphates. As for modern longing for the past, it's really a reaction to Islam being forced upon the Iranians by the Islamic republic that has grown increasingly distant with the people, instead of giving the people the ability to choose their religion, and how they live generally. It is the story of modern Iran, where change has been forced upon the population who have then pushed back with the alternative, as the modern Islamic republic came about in part due to the last Iranian dynasty's rulers forcefully modernizing the nation through secularisation, combined with reppression of dissent by force and the economic crisis. When you deprive the people the ability to determine their own fate peacefully, that desire to gain that choise will lead to more extreme change through violence.

[@MhmdBDRD]

It appears that you have zero knowledge of what the people of Iran want and don't want, stop looking at the world with your narrow western lebral lens and stop forcing your views on others, practice what you preach

[@polishherowitoldpilecki5521]

@@MhmdBDRDWhat do the people of Iran want according to you?

[@MhmdBDRD]

@@polishherowitoldpilecki5521 The majority of the Iranians support their country and their Islamic way of life, other regimes with no support would've changed already by the economic and cultural war against Iran for over 40 years if it weren't that much supported

[@alehaim]

@@MhmdBDRD The generation of women who grew up after the Islamic revolution in Iran want to choose whether to wear a veil or not themselves instead of having the decision be decided by old men. Religious choices should be the choice of a person themselves, instead of like in Iran where renouncing faith to Islam is punishable by death by law, which also states that basically all marriages lead to a non-Muslim woman becoming automatically Muslim while marriages with non-Muslim men aren't allowed. Also what you might not be aware of is the fact that the Iranian revolution was done by a lot of different groups who were much more popular than the more fringe hardline Shia clergy of Ayatollah, including republicans, social democrats, conservatives and all kinds of different anti-Shah forces. However it was a little thing of the Mosques having been the only place not surpressed by the Shah during his reign that gave the more fringe clergy disproportionate power following the revolution, which they used to betray literally all the other participants of the revolution in the name of forcing hardline Shia faith on Iran. A similar story played out in Cuba, where the anti dictatorship protestors succeeded who were in majority comprised of more social democratic/moderate socialists, only to see Fidel Castro's more hardline socialist communists take over after the revolution was won, ignoring the will of the majority. Also while the Iranian embargo today is less of a justified thing leftover from the cold war (though the idea of revoking them has become less popular after Mahsa Amini was beaten to death despite wearing the hijab correctly and the subsequent killing of protestors and gassing of girls schools), it was originally embargoed for the fact that the US embassy was attacked and the people inside were taken hostage, against basically all international law.

[@MhmdBDRD]

@@alehaim The women and men of Iran elected their representatives for the parliament who is on charge of legislation and their legislation says it's against the law to not wear a scarf on the head, I bet whatever country you are from, it's legislation ban walking naked in public, why do you let "old men" decide for you by banning walking naked in the streets, typical liberal twisted logic, your subjective opinion of what is permitted and what is not is irrelevant, the world don't revolve around your oppressive ideology, what Islam permits and doesn't permits is none of your business, keep to your country and destroy your societies with woke culture and take your hands of of our way of life, The Iranian revolution was carried out by different groups yes but that majority of the people decided, again decided to make it an Islamic republic with Islamic law and traditions and customs having a role in their life, that's their choice, respect it and stop being hypocritical calling for democracy and liberty only when it suits you, The issue of Mahasa was a tragic case and the ones who were responsible got punished, are your racist police that kill and oppress based on color Angels ?? Save your hypocrisy, the US got what they deserve for meddling in other nations business, your governments killed the millions of people worldwide in that name democracy and freedom just to steal resources, your hypocrisy has no limits

[@Pendekar-1144]

Al Muqaddimah answer me, why, ​ Why are you Potraying As if our Islamic sources isn't that valid or that reliable nor so trustworthy, but Rather as If The Orientalist and non Muslim sources combined is more trustworthy? (like about Our prophet Muhammad Salallahualaiwassalam BIOGRAPHY) This is what vibe I gets from you based on what I sees from your videos, answer me Al Muqaddimah (anyway here's some money, put it on good use insya'allah)

[@AlMuqaddimahYT]

Okay, I don't think of Muslim sources as untrustworthy. However, if we can recount a story from both Muslim and Non-Muslim sources, that lends credence to the story if both sides are telling the same or similar stories. "Orientalist" historians also rely on Islamic sources but they analyze them to come to a conclusion about their authenticity. As far as the biography of the Prophet is concerned, that is uniquely unreliable, not because it's from an Islamic Source (the same problem exists for the biography of Jesus) but because it comes from a deeply religious and pious source. That source was obviously biased and we can not accept any word at face value.

[@Pendekar-1144]

​ Ah okay, well have you talk to like sheikh uthman ibn Farooq or Muslim Lantern, both will shows how authentic biography of Prophet Muhammad Salallahualaiwassalam, if not all then some will, but I understand your intentions, sorry brother if I sounds condescending, I just wanna asked that for so long, take care

[@elkhaqelfida5972]

This is the era in islamic history that probably had the highest happiness/capita and scholar/capita.

[@doriangrayapologist]

if i were to live in any historical time period, i’d choose the abassid caliphate!

[@cyberWarrior7519]

Nope it isn’t The highest happiness in islamic history was during the caliphate and the time of the prophet

[@thegrunbeld6876]

It's also an era where muslims were very liberal and very open to outside influences.

[@RyhanMuhammad-bb2xh]

What a hell is that muslim women were mentioned in the 18th century ? This is a fatal mistake. Throughout the ages, various biographies have documented the lives of dozens or even hundreds of prominent and influential women in those periods. From female jurists, hadith scholars, poets, and singers since the time of the Messenger, his wives, daughters, and female companions It included mentioning women, their role in their societies, and their contributions to science, arts and culture. Rather, through the books of jurisprudence, we can monitor recommendations for teaching girls a difficult science, such as medicine, by Ibn al-Attar Likewise, the lives of prominent non-Muslims who played a role in scientific life were documented. I mention Ishaq bin Hunayn, Ibn al-Abri, the famous Umayyad Christian poet al-Akhtal, and more.

[@sephoramandondo2548]

It’s a joke

[@Nasir3623]

Interesting fact : French women Weren’t allowed to work without their husband’s permission until the 1960s

[@arkseven]

⁠@Afghan Lion avg afghan

[@12gmkk29]

Meanwhile turkish women had the equality since 1934

[@cyberWarrior7519]

@@12gmkk29 “equality” isn’t a good thing btq

[@cyberWarrior7519]

@@12gmkk29 women and men are different and the man is the provider and the leader naturally

[@MrArianM]

perfect video. love your content.

[@mr.patriotic881]

I love your videos

[@SquaredCircIe]

Love your unique content!

[@zxera9702]

Very informative video by the way ❤❤

[@sariahmarier42]

I lived in Saudi Arabia for a year in the 90s, and there are a lot of points for discussion brought up in this video. First, the morality police were a thing and had a function to include obeying Islamic law in public appearance, dress, hair cut, clothing, behavior, etc. It was not uncommon to see them exercise their authority. (I was stopped quite frequently). Also, their markets were called the Souq, I wonder if it's a derivative of the word you mentioned. And wheels do not work on sand. People have suggested that Arabian and African cultures weren't intelligent enough to build the wheel, but wheels dont work on sand. There's more stuff... I might add when I watch this for the second time, because I always do. Great content!

[@AlMuqaddimahYT]

Also, if you go to any Islamic country, you'll find markets like the ones I described with people putting their wares in the street and being an annoyance for passersby. Remarkable how some things don't change.

[@sariahmarier42]

Oh... The sale and purchase of alcohol was forbidden. But at the entry of every grocery store would be a pile 8ft high of everything you might want or need to brew your own, which we found intriguing.

[@sariahmarier42]

​@@AlMuqaddimahYTJust want to mention how very appreciated your work is. You're one of my favorite content creators. I saw your video regarding anti-islamic sentiment and the burning of the library at Alexandra. It was very moving and well done!

[@zxera9702]

What an honor to live under the days of the khilafah wallahi also when is the Fatimid dynasty video comming

[@josmccarthy2901]

Could you make videos about ottoman empire We would be pleased Thank you

[@farisabdurrahman8416]

Whats the soundtrack at 17:57 ?

[@Cataphoric559]

Thank you so much for recognising the male bias in the sources. I think that's the first time I've ever heard it noted in a historical documentary. ❤

[@24xv555]

Quality 🔥🔥🔥

[@novushomo1311]

Iranian here: this man is firing shots and they're super accurate and fucking hurt 😂

[@AlMuqaddimahYT]

I love Iran and Iranian culture (especially the poetry) so much but Iranian Nationalists have been annoying me a lot recently.

[@novushomo1311]

@@AlMuqaddimahYT Bro I could def tell you love Iran nd have a lot of Persian people in your life, you were too accurate 😂 ain't no one that don't love that place and people know that much. I used to be one of those annoying Iranian nationalists as a young man - it's practically a rite of passage for us all lol

[@beepboop204]

damn i was literally wondering about this on the bus

[@miketacos9034]

I'd love to hear more about the matriarchal tribes in Arabia! I didn't know about that!

[@SetuwoKecik]

​@mas-udal-hassan9277 Shut up bot. Its unrelated.

[@SetuwoKecik]

@mas-udal-hassan9277 Dont use quranic script to justify your biased political agenda, bot.

[@cyberWarrior7519]

@@SetuwoKecik cry me a river 😂

[@SetuwoKecik]

@mas-udal-hassan9277 ok bot

[@Guyfromfuture-vq2td]

Brilliant videos

[@sasino4569]

5:17 In a parallel universe where Arab imperialists never set foot in Persia and annexed it. Somehow the Persians kept their previous religion Zoroastrianism as the main religion of the nation. Everything went smoothly until the 1970s when Ayatollah Khomeini showed up and abused and exploited Zoroastrianism in order to gain and boost his own political power. Eventually leading to persecuting his own people and depriving them from their freedom in the name of that religion. In that alternative timeline, some Iranians started to blame Zoroastrianism for everything that went wrong in it vast history. To the point of denying all the good things that, if not for Zoroastrianism, will cease to exist. In short words, they have started to use Zoroastrianism as a scapegoat for all their problems calling it the 'Source of all Evil'. Some even wanted to go back to pre-Zoroastrian religions (which in most if its history were oppressed under Zoroastrianism.) Their logic behind this is that older religions were the only authentic and pure Iranian religion. It sucks to live in a universe like this.

[@polishherowitoldpilecki5521]

Zoroastrians never prosecuted other religions. Unless the Ayatollah is religious then Zoroastrianism are likely to become secular. Zoroastrian is an ethnic religion like Judaism

[@theokra]

@@polishherowitoldpilecki5521 Zoroastrians are known for forcibly eliminating Iranian religions like Zurvanism and Manichaeism, even flaying the prophet Mani. It is wrong to say they never persecuted other religions.

[@aktube9084]

Islam ruined Iran a lot earlier than 1979. The arab conquests really did set us back by centuries.

[@masahibbhatti4088]

Love the videos keep it up

[@ibadurrehman1210]

Dhimmi is pronounced as "Zimmi", the with the tongue in a position to make a more Z-like sound. It is derived from dhimma/zimma which means responsibilty. Dhimmis were called as such because they become the responsibility of the Islamic state to look after and protect in return for jizyah.

[@esmaeelsamhan8161]

No its a dhal sound ذ and should not be pronounced as "zimmi". Bless you brother make sure of the info that you give. ذمة is a person who has a covenant which means we as muslims have an obligations towards them and they have an obligation towards us too

[@gtc239]

No, the Dh sound is not pronounced as the Z sound. Dh is phonetically a dental fricative like the "TH" sound of English as in the word "the".

[@AbdullahMikalRodriguez]

This is a common mistake made by some of the Indo-Paki brothers when speaking Arabic... do not give advice on speaking Arabic if you are not an expert brother.

[@disturbedjester8154]

Stick to one language

[@toraxe9021]

No Its like "themmi"

[@amori11100]

amazing video

[@خالدالبريكي-س9ر]

3:54 Here you are wrong and not correct. The tribute tax is less than the zakat, so how do they convert to Islam because of the money and taxes!

[@خالدالبريكي-س9ر]

Treating non-Arabs as a lower class than the Arabs happened at the end of the Umayyad state, not during the Rashidun Caliphate!

[@rezasalamati9652]

Missed the opportunity to use a screenshot from Assassin's Creed Mirage which is set in Baghdad, 850.

[@SaSpursFan]

The non Muslims paid taxes but did not pay zakat from my understanding

[@shahnazparvin7285]

He avoid it Muslim pay zakat

[@Guyfromfuture-vq2td]

zakat is fixed but jizya is not it can be higher than zakat or lower it depends on the ruler but i ca not think society and goverment can be run on 2.5 percent taxes although i heard only working men payed the jizya

[@12gmkk29]

When assassin creed mirage comes out i want you take us in a tour road by road teach everything about Baghdad. Just like what invetca did with assassin creed odyssey

[@carltonleboss]

Very interesting stuff.

[@halimeeeee]

FAV VIDEO!! Allahumma baarik

[@AMAli-ct5df]

"My theory is women were invented in the 18th century.😂😂😂😂 That one really made me laugh

[@MicaiahBaron]

Wait a minute... You talk about poetesses and female singers about halfway into the video, but at the beginning you said women were invented in the 17th century. What gives?

[@AlMuqaddimahYT]

Those sources that talk about women were also invented in the 17th century. For legal reasons, I'm joking.

[@mnco5741]

Could you please make a video about Kalam (speculative theology) and the differences that happened within the main Sunni theology schools through the caliphates starting from the Early days to today.

[@mostafakhosht-r9p]

13:05 Hey , those are modern egyptian Coins with muhammed Ali Pasha Mosque on it 😂😂

[@IamSolon]

Finally! The wait is over, I can finally rest.

[@EasternRomanHistory]

Hope you enjoyed it.

[@istvansipos9940]

19:57 tough guys in the corner of the Arabian Peninsula, or just tough terrain nobody bothered to conquer? thanks

[@MhmdBDRD]

The shia Zaydis in Yemen became pretty much independent from the sunni caliphate plus the rough terrain and the distance from the center of the empire

[@MhmdBDRD]

@mas-udal-hassan9277 Indeed what, what do you mean by mentioning this verse ?

[@AMplaymaker93]

As Salaamu Alaykum amazing quality of videos I must say! Can you remove the picture of the women when you were discussing prostitution as it was quite revealing and unbefitting for a channel of your calibre and respect to include regardless of how visually encapsulating it is for your discussion point. Thank you. Keep up the great work!

[@rafiqjennings5262]

So islam wasn’t forced on Iran? Is there ever an event in history where a conquest was peaceful - where a people decided to allow themselves to be conquered?

[@AlMuqaddimahYT]

The way the liberal Persians living in the west treat Islam as a foreign imposition on them is baffling given that Persians crafted major parts of Islam. They embraced it and took it further. It is as much theirs as any other nation. I don't mind that they're connected to their rich ancient traditions so much but Islam is a part of Persian tradition as well. I don't even know what kind of Iran these guys want. Like, what would Iran without Islam look like? Not the Islamic Republic, I mean Islam. How much would a Zoroastrian Iran differ from Muslim Iran, really?

[@magma9000]

BUTT HURT WESTROID SPOTTED 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@fnansjy456]

​@@AlMuqaddimahYT if Iran was still zorastrian , we would say sweat home Iran instead of Alabama

[@MhmdBDRD]

@@fnansjy456 Don't worry Islam is coming to you in the west, guess you better run to the moon

[@polishherowitoldpilecki5521]

@@MhmdBDRDAre you Iranian.

[@muhammadalrubah8672]

anyone noticed how funny the narrator is with his hilarious comments? xD no really the guy got it in him

[@Nom_AnorVSJedi]

Was there regular contact with the Tang dynasty in China?

[@AlMuqaddimahYT]

Not really. After the Battle of the Talas, there wasn't much contact between the two. Except, al-Mansur (I think) sent some men during the An Lushan Rebellion. They were known as the Black Flags because of the Abbasid black banner.

[@Nom_AnorVSJedi]

@@AlMuqaddimahYT what a pity. Two of the greatest empires on earth not talking regularly.

[@Dawn.tless.]

2:10 Ngl, I really really love that theory

[@ahmedal-akki2078]

At the beginning of the video you said that you are not going to talk about women because they are absent from the Islamic sources and you even made a sarcastic remark about women being invented in the 18th century. Anyhow, at the middle of the video you started talking bout women during the period in question. I don’t understand what sources you used when talking about women. I’m starting to doubt the intentions of your channel. You seem like someone we say in Arabic: تدس السم في العسل

[@SetuwoKecik]

Can you talk about islamic medieval cuisines next? 😋

[@Altair.1187]

Thank you brother I like your content.

[@lakibjornson281]

Brilliant video! I was just wondering what is the name of the painting and painter you have used in the thumbnail?

[@hanadsayid7081]

Islamic civilization is a place where you don't have an idol but a statue. I think this is what made the golden age of Islam one of the greatest things that man has ever achieved.

[@eee9034]

Islam can have golden age only why attacking and looting other nations

[@rafliysafariy9820]

Masha Allah,best topic

[@CCCP_Again]

Every Muslim needs to watch this video.

[@cyberWarrior7519]

Why?

[@cyberWarrior7519]

Its full of misinformation

[@blususpect]

Since Assassin’s Creed Mirage is also set in the Abbasid Caliphate, I can’t wait for you to make a video or series analyzing the accuracies/inaccuracies in the game! It’s going to interesting

[@rusi6219]

The game is pure anti-khilafah propaganda

[@HolyArmor]

Siavash are you from Iran ?

[@fahdchmanti7632]

i really need to know the name of the soundtrack in this video!!

[@awabgabir1972]

Amazing video brother. Very well presented and researched. But the joke @ 2:12 was off-putting. It projected modern liberal feminists' (which are self-contradictory and false ideologies regardless) standards of the West to the past.

[@loudirga]

Why do you say the tax for non muslim is high in this era? While the fact is the jizyah for non moslem was lower than zakat for moslems?

[@AlMuqaddimahYT]

Just because Islam says that it should be lower doesn't mean that it was. People do all kinds of things Islam doesn't allow.

[@loudirga]

@@AlMuqaddimahYT so we need to see the record. Islam says it's lower or not, we need to see how much and how Jizyah was actually, right?

[@baqiusmani786]

Hello dear, what have you used for creating such videos, i mean what software, tools ... do you use? it would be so kind of you to suggest me those.

[@magma9000]

I got Mangos you wanna buy it

[@ocudagledam]

"So, in the first century of Islam, the conquests were bringing Muslims a lot of captured booty. There was also a lot of loot." Ok, mister funny historian, nice one. :D

[@cyberWarrior7519]

Ok and what is wrong with what he said?

[@SPEEDYYYY22]

Pls I have a few questions

[@firstnamelastname6976]

Do a similar video about India.

[@starcapture3040]

you didn't mention Zakat tax on Muslims

[@eee9034]

I believe the slaves who are captured in jihad and being sold in these caliph markets were very happy to be bought

[@cyberWarrior7519]

Yes, if i was captured by the romans i would rather be given as a slave and bought rather than being put in a concentration camp 😂

[@mazinal-siyabi2719]

Wish if I lived at that time.

[@houseoftawhid]

Brother how do you edit the videos?

[@Caliban_80]

Can anyone recommend a good comprehensive history book of the Arabian region and culture?

[@gh4738]

Taxes did not make people convert and al jezia wich is tax on non muslims was even less then muslim taxes , be careful of how u narrate history It is really precious

[@alirazakhakwaniark9860]

Suggest me any authentic book on Mamoon Al-Rasheed

[@polishherowitoldpilecki5521]

What happened to the Bedouins after the conquests?

[@y5anger]

Many of them reverted back to nomadic life, during the later Abbasid caliphate armies had to be dispatched to assert control over land in Syria and Iraq that had been taken over by tribes.

[@polishherowitoldpilecki5521]

@@y5anger Crazy how they conquered empires and ushered in the Islamic golden ages. Only to go back as herdsmen.

[@madhegelian4816]

many of them settled in the newly founded cities and became urbanized, like basra - baghdad - kufa and some of them returned to the desert over conflicts and returned to nomadic life.

[@madhegelian4816]

@@y5anger and many settled in cities and became urban people.

[@mrtrollnator123]

​@@y5angersome settled in cities, some returned to nomadic life in the desert