Harun al-Rashid, The Golden Prime | 766CE - 809CE | Abbasid Caliphate #03

Harun al-Rashid is, without a doubt, the most famous caliph. Even those who don’t know anything about Islamic history know the name of Harun al-Rashid. Most of what we think we know about him comes more from exotic imagination and the Arabian Nights than from actual history. Whenever someone talks about a good leader in the Islamic World, Harun is almost always one of the people they’re thinking about - a just and stern autocrat. Still, no one has ever been able to live up to that man, not even the real Harun.
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[@UsefulCharts]

Last time I was this early, the Umayyads were still caliphs.

[@AlMuqaddimahYT]

I miss them. Good times.

[@sajidteg4682]

@@AlMuqaddimahYT ummayads were pretty unIslamic and racist you know taxing all the non Arabs

[@ahmadganteng7435]

@@AlMuqaddimahYT Yup.. I really enjoy the fact that the treacherous family of Muawiyah is all being killed for the sake of keeping a title. I am only pity for the underage Muawiyah II who still only think of his toys on his coronation up to the day of his poisoning to death -- possibly by his own protector Marwan cum successor who also nor achive nor enjoy much of his reign.

[@Omegaeon1]

Sajid TEG don’t really like people doing some judgement on the largest caliphate on earth based on their 10 last years at most. Who was unislamic and racist. Muawiya. Muawiya 2, marwan, abd al malik, al walid, seuleiman, umar 2nd, hicham ? All of these are strong umayyad caliphs let alone the iberian ones. There few unjust rulers , but in whole the abbassids had far worst. Umayyads while ruling iberia alone could compete against the giant abbassids with borders stretched from china to Algeria. Umayyads were far better rulers and even based on viable sources, people liked Umayyads more than abbassids. Umayyads were masters of politics and art and war and architecture. They were far from racists and iberian ones are enough proof of that. Having berbers in main army and slavic enuchs as bodyguards and caliphs trusted men. People back then said in poetry.. « If only the tyranny of Umayyads persisted, and the justice of the abbassids was thrown into the fire. » 🏳️🏳️>🏴🏴 And don’t get me started with family of the prophet massacre thing, because unless you’re a shia extremist. Even shia sources confirm that the Umayyads themselves had nothing to do with Hussain ( RA ) death, he was betrayed by the people who invited him. Compared to that , the abbassids were extremely harsh towards the Alids while Umayyads married from them. Umayyads were the bulk of the people who participated in Rachidun conquest and were excellent governors. Compared to them the abbassids had only abdullah ibn abbas as a famous scholar. Except the few early caliphs ( which most only lived on their few others works ) the rest were only « religious » and later « ceremonial » figures

[@ahamedihamiyun5927]

@@Omegaeon1 islam was at it's peak and golden age under the abbasids F the ummayads for whay they did to hussain and also more people love the abbasids than the ummayads not a single ummayad caliph that can complete with Harun al Rashid and his accomplishment

[@daniellakarlsson8072]

My name is Harun. I’m from Bosnia but live in Germany. Every time when I say my name to little older Arab men I know it’s 80% chance they will say RASHID🤣. It was funny to see this video, now I know who this man was.

[@AlMuqaddimahYT]

You should legally change your name to Harun Not al-Rashid.

[@englishvocabulary6110]

Harun also is prophet. He is brother of prophet Moses peace upon them

[@MiddleEast-4Ever]

@@englishvocabulary6110 yes but that is other harun

[@MiddleEast-4Ever]

What about Daniella isnt it your name

[@yousefshahin2654]

@@AlMuqaddimahYT XD

[@mikkopenttila7604]

Interestingly 13 hundred years before, Cyrus the Great, founder of the Achaemenid empire, tried to pass power onto his two sons, one ruling as Great King, the Other as governor of Khorasan.

[@haitamc5611]

I love how the Queen was the biggest reason behind his securing his succesion. Women played a huge rule in islamic history but are always eliminated. A lot of these caliphs were manipulated or killed by their own wives, concubines or mothers, and they played a huge role in succesion.

[@jacobscrackers98]

Can you give some sources please?

[@haitamc5611]

@@jacobscrackers98 this video

[@ahmadl1419]

Man it's all over history, psycho controlling women + weak men = catastrophe and the decline of a greatly built empire by great men it's sad actually.

[@mercpindi5522]

Zubaidah khatoon

[@roland7178]

@@ahmadl1419 if it is a strong man and a genius and loving woman like shagart- aldur and her husband was they will make a second justian and Theodora . And so they did

[@TarekMidani]

So he was basically the quiet kid that snapped XD

[@Gaster_Edits]

Lol XD

[@yousefshahin2654]

XD

[@filhanislamictv8712]

Never wake the sleeping giant

[@modinsabamullamulla9456]

I think you r a kid from snapped XD never mess with Muslims other wise u will see a your own end

[@yaminiasir4594]

“A girl sitting on your face is not the worst way to die” that was an inside joke 🤦🏾‍♂️💀💀💀

[@azeemos]

Destroyed the credibility of the narrator, so Joke's on him! 😂

[@Razmatazist]

Thought it was just me - hearing this 😀

[@LionKing-ew9rm]

Hey man, I'm a history buff, especially Islamic history and I just found your channel. Just wanted to say keep up the good work 👍

[@ayoubyakoob7146]

Me too 😊👍🏽

[@silveryuno]

Learning about historical figures, while being explained the world they lived in for context, is my favourite way to learn about history! When I visited Cordoba in 2016 I bought two books about the "Al-Andalus Period" there. One about historical figures. One about battles and campains. Despite being the bigger book, I finished the book about historical figures in little over a week, never finished reading the book about battles and campains. GREAT VIDEO!

[@freetube5304]

Could you give the title of the books please

[@silveryuno]

@@freetube5304 They are "Al-Andalus personajes historicos" and "Al-Andalus 800 años de lucha" from Concha Masiá published by Albor Libros. They are both in Spanish.

[@freetube5304]

@@silveryuno thank you hopefully get some time to read those

[@laenorvelaryon5835]

I was too tired yesterday to watch it , I watched it twice today lol, I loved that video, and really like your take on Harun the man, not the myth or the legend. Not sure about his deep seated inadequacy issues but I always thought he stopped the Barmakids because of their excess of wealth, influence and austentation. Too bad he didn't really think it through because they actually ran the state and there was no one to fill their shoes. I love your Abbassid Caliphate videos, keep them coming.

[@ashvazdanghe]

He was just an oppresser & murderer.

[@BonnieDragonKat]

Love your sense oh humor! Learned a great deal. Thank You!

[@katyflame3668]

Thank you for this. First time watching your video. This is what interests me a lot. So I’ve subscribed! Going to watch all.

[@tejdandekar]

I've been waiting for this for too long!

[@theyoungottoman3533]

There's a certain irony in the fact that the Barmakids, an Abbasid institution from the days of the Revolution itself, were undone right at the height of their ascent. The fall of the Barmakids does seem like a premonition of things to come - echoes of the execution of Al-Afshin, the rise of Bugha al-Kabir and his Turkic mamlukes, and eventually the Anarchy at Samarra can be felt. Wonderful video as always, can't wait to see your take on the civil war.

[@Earth4Mars]

Is there any institution that never broke down? UK? Almost, maybe..

[@ahmadganteng7435]

​@@Earth4Mars UK in the past is also marred with conflict for many century.. I think the reason why UK is now at peace is because the royalty is only held nominal power. The real government is the one that elected democratically.. Thus people of England never see the royalty as the first to be blame for any misery.. And also in UK line of succession is defined by rule, not by appointment of ruling monarch. This make no contest needed to determine who should take the throne.

[@Squirrel_Xi]

As A Shia Myself didnt Harun Al Rashid kill Imam Riza?

[@sayedjaffarabbas3420]

@@Squirrel_Xi Haroon did good raza attack on makkah and clash with caliph army he got killed

[@MultiCat2010]

@@Squirrel_Xi no Mamoon killed , Haroon didn't.. replying being an Abbasid Hashmi, descendant of Haroon

[@mustfaaboassd]

One famous story is that harron once talked to his son and told him , "if anyone ever fight me over the throne his head will be the price" His son replied: "even me your son" He replied: " oh son the throne is sterile" Meaning he will live sterile and not let the throne down.

[@theemirofjaffa2266]

I don't get it

[@arawn1061]

@@theemirofjaffa2266 byzantine punishments

[@AliSherrr]

@@theemirofjaffa2266 He meant that a throne has no sons.

[@fighterfighter9750]

li I think it was Abd al-Malik bin Marwan al-Umayyad who said this

[@usmanzafar4751]

I don't understand it...Will he castrate his son?

[@cryohellinc]

Exciting content and presentation. Thank you!

[@noraj.7383]

Lovely video thank you for creating such a lovely video much appreciated! Keep it up!

[@mylesjude233]

Since you make videoes on islamic history, you think you'll make videos about the ajuran sultanate ( in Southern Somalia) or the sultanate of malacca in the future

[@AlMuqaddimahYT]

I'm gonna avoid Somalia for a while but yeah, I'll certainly cover it. The night is still young.

[@charlibravo371]

@@AlMuqaddimahYT random question, why are you keen on avoiding it for now? Is it the political situation now that won't inspire videos at the moment (I know this to be a possible reason because my Somalia is really lost now 😅).

[@ayanlethesomali7357]

@@charlibravo371 He claimed Somalis were slaves, so many of them wrote to him to correct it, lol.

[@dinah.sabrina]

i needed this for my project. thank you!!!

[@AlMuqaddimahYT]

Glad I could help!

[@irwincrook567]

Was it not for Harun Al Rashid we would have been centuries behind in science, knowledge and development today

[@doyouknoworjustbelieve6694]

No. That golden era lasted about 350 years.

[@chakir348]

@@doyouknoworjustbelieve6694 yeah and gave birth to lot of things translated lot of knowledge and made lot

[@punkyllama420]

@@doyouknoworjustbelieve6694the dynasty may have ended, but it’s societal influences were lasting - as is the case with all such systems, for better or worse. Do we deem the Roman Empire to be unworthy of inquiry simply because it dissolved? Of course not. Nothing exists in a vacuum, it’s all connected.

[@SheehanIqbal]

This is very interesting Video. Excellent work.

[@anselmdanker9519]

Thank you for posting this very interesting history of Haroun of the Arabian Nights 😀

[@the_major]

Bravo! This was one of your best episodes yet! Your videos keep getting better and better.

[@ahmadganteng7435]

Agree.. This video really teach us how difficult is to be a caliph of islam. Even Harun himself couldn't become "Harun in his own the myth". How to secure a good succession is always the big problem. In Harun's and his father's fate, it is started early on their reign.

[@micahistory]

Very interesting. I learned a lot. Good video as always!

[@OldDesiMusic]

This is what one of my teachers told me about Barmakis. They were crypto Buddhist or Zortarist, They had collected all the government records and manuscripts from the Rashidun era burned everything; destroying the whole historical record Harun al-Rashid learned about it during his pilgrimage journey, and that's why he punished the whole family. I don't have any reference to support this though. but will appreciate if anyone knows anything about this.

[@truebomba]

I don't have a reference either, but I heard this narration too; that Barmakids were manipulating the records and mailing.

[@theemirofjaffa2266]

Wow! That's terrible

[@zoeblottin2340]

from what I learned in history class (I study it), historians aren't actually sure, but it might be because the vizir and his family tended to be too powerful and could overcome the khaliph if they wanted

[@OldDesiMusic]

@@zoeblottin2340 You can still find more official documents from ancient Egypt and Babylon than the Rashidun era. The lack of official documents from the Rashidun era and almost 100 years after that period points to systemic destruction.

[@martineden7075]

Another thing I found little misleading how caliph can possibly drink wine, if the alcohol is prohibited in Islam?

[@sarkarhaider]

Excellent clip :Brief yet so complete and true to history

[@mylesjude233]

Just started watching video, can already tell its quality.

[@Khaled_Rushdy]

Thanks for all your effort

[@amrdaous]

Excellent job! One of your best videos. I thought your speech and speed were spot on. On another note, I think you faced the same problem as many who tried to tell this story before, which was the lack of clarity and sources explaining certain events which is not an accident and was likely orchestrated by the ruling party (at the time) to paint them in the best picture possible. I just wonder if there are any sources that may speak of these events from outside the Arab world or maybe Alandalus .... Anyways, I really enjoyed the video and keep up the good work.

[@AlMuqaddimahYT]

I think the lack of sources might have to do with the Mongol Sack of Baghdad but I'm not sure.

[@hu55a1nm]

Awesome video thanks

[@arindamchatterjee0110]

Brilliantly narrated dude 😘

[@muhammaddanielshaiful2464]

Love the video and the positive comments...

[@supercool1664]

Hey bro I’m really loving your work may allah reward for it I’m really into Islamic history is there anyway I could help out with your work?

[@risinglogosbear1208]

You have a great sense of humor.

[@jordanianchristian8387]

I bought a shirt and poster! I can’t wait for it to come.

[@AlMuqaddimahYT]

Thanks for supporting the channel. I hope you like them.

[@piratex3389]

Please do a vid on Sallahudin Al Ayubi & his history with Hassan Ibn Sabah the apparent heretic leader of an assassin organisation 👍🙏

[@thispodcastisnotimportant6667]

Great video.

[@hjs1895]

>4chan Ahh it been a long time since I posted on that weebsite

[@Solon1581]

4:30 Very happy.

[@TheBurak47]

Great video friend! Nice pictures tho, congratulations

[@hibamusa4605]

Thank you for this! Please do an episode about Khaled ibn Al waleed and also Umar ibn Al khatab these two personalities were just… I mean just let’s us know if you need help with authentic historical research ❤Islamic history is so amazing there’s a podcast called Islamic history podcast covering the first 100 years of Islam and it covers Ammoya, Abasyya and Othmania periods.. maybe an episode on each dynasty what they did and the affect on the nations and people.

[@sayedjaffarabbas3420]

Abbasid era was golden age of Islam . one of the greatest time for muslim world .

[@ahmadganteng7435]

Yes, correct.. In deed during his reign of 23 years, the islamic world is in a good time. But still many shady thing he need to take to strengthen his power.. Including to kill one great-great grandson of the prophet Musa ibn Ja'far Al Shadiq.. He is being accused by some as the perpetrator of his brother assassination too, in order to take the throne.. Lets view his reign with a objective mind..

[@sayedjaffarabbas3420]

@@ahmadganteng7435 You should know that they killed fisrt Abbasid caliph Abbas al safa and third Mehdi and al Hadi too. they were not innocent. tit for tat .

[@ahmadganteng7435]

@@sayedjaffarabbas3420 Do you mean by "They" is the "Alids" or the Shia? I don't know if you are correct about them. But still it is not an islamic way to punish a person of what his family or clan do.

[@ahmadganteng7435]

My point is that many Caliph during Umayyad, Abbasid and Ottoman is tainted with many sinful act. So ruling from Syaikh Al Albani that to revive islamic caliphate is compulsory to all muslim is have no dalil at all and also against historic fact.

[@sayedjaffarabbas3420]

@@ahmadganteng7435 So you mean they killed caliphs that is islamic way and in return caliph killed them is unislamic 😊

[@alexking3825]

Will you also make a video as informative as this one on Umar ibn Abdul Aziz?

[@kareemtheeb1478]

على أن الثابت والصحيح من مجالس الرشيد أنها كانت إما مجالس لإدارة شؤون الدولة ورفع المظالم والنظر فيها، وإما مجالس يحضرها العلماء والشعراء ممن يُستفاد منهم في ذلك العصر، وتُعقد بينهم المناظرات التي كان الرشيد يستمتع بها، ويُقبل عليها بكليّته، وقد ثبت أن الإمام الشافعي ناظر عددا من الفقهاء في حضرة هارون الرشيد وتفوق عليهم، وقد أحبه هارون وقرّبه كما قرب الإمامين الكبيرين محمد بن الحسن الشيباني والإمام أبا يوسف تلميذي الإمام أبي حنيفة.

[@sustaingainz7856]

Idk why but these maps are so visually satisfying

[@atsekaleb7]

69th like, nice, also I love your channel, keep up the great work

[@cjsmithdo]

good video, well done. Yes indeed Flex Frank... many men and women out there in TV Land agree with you. There always seems to be a price to lavish lifestyles though.

[@ahmedgunner15]

great video!! Do a video on the role of the dawah movement in the Abbasid revolution, ← what role the islamic scholars(ulama) played in it?

[@MYLIFE-eu7dr]

Lovely video

[@ishmaelmcduffey6676]

Bro how do u make your videos?? Please like what software or app .. video is great

[@sebastiant1577]

I first learned about the existence of Harun al-Rashid while reading an ilustrated version of Simbad the Sailor for a school assigment many years ago, then I was glad to see him in Civ 5 and learned that he really existed (sorry, we dont really study much islamic/arab history in south america) and now I'm glad to finally learn about the real guy xd. Thanks for the info, the way of narrating is cool xd

[@saleh-sa7155]

Thanks for trying to pronounce his name right instead of butchering it like many others do Great vid

[@aimanradzman5243]

If the admin reads my comment, can I know the sources of information in making this video. Are you guys taking information from turath (traditional arabic texts), or orientalists points of view or a mixture of both. Thanks

[@rubbyatnawaz5994]

What graphic software is being used to create the videos. Your response will be very appreciated.

[@omarn7650]

Bro what was the music from the part describing Zubaida and Harun??

[@blor3664]

It’s interesting that he had Ja’far killed in such a way. So violent and they were said to be the closes.

[@edgelord8337]

Supposedly the pan Arab flag colors green, black, red, and white each represent a Arab/Muslim caliphate the Abbasid is one of them represented on the flag. Also the first flag used to represent the Arabs was made by a British diplomat during ww1. The Muslim crescent came from the flag of the ottoman empire and the crescent grew to represent the religion of Islam the 2nd largest religion in the world.

[@mahdimahdihusam934]

Nah the pan arab flag is taken from verse of a poem "ask the high rising spears" by safi aldin alhilli (White are our deeds, black are our battles, Green are our fields, red are our swords) It was written after arab tribes won abattle against the mongol ilkhante in modern day iraq

[@DMurphyApple]

I usually love your videos, but this one felt strange. your conclusion was not represented in the video, where you didnt actally talk all that much about his actual political actions and more about other people

[@zakali92]

Which books do you recommend on Abbassid Caliphate or Harun Al Rashid? Also, where does it say he drank (seems like an orientalist narrative), I've heard differently.

[@Thesandchief]

if he's gonna claim that they had orgies and drank than at least give us the sources so we can check for our selves

[@zakali92]

@@Thesandchief exactly brother, atleast present your sources. I guess they're orientalist sources, with anti-islamic rhetoric. Orientalists seem to always have exaggerated imaginations about Muslims.

[@Thesandchief]

@@zakali92 it should be standard procedure to put the research material used in the video description especially if you're going to make controversial statements.

[@zakali92]

@@Thesandchief I've seen multiple history videos and they source their material.

[@Theshowoffcollector]

Tahrik al Tabari and history of the Khulafa by al-Syuti

[@jennyliew5919]

I was reading “when Baghdad rule the Muslim world” by Hugh Kennedy yesterday night. What a coincidence! Very nice video

[@AlMuqaddimahYT]

Google knows everything. ;)

[@jennyliew5919]

@@AlMuqaddimahYT no I was reading the physical book that has been in my library for a long time. Not from internet !

[@abdelkader1548]

@@jennyliew5919 How did you find Baghdad after reading the book?

[@naseemqureshi5200]

Which book u consult it is very helpful for all the student of Islamic studies and also a great information for us mention the name of the book that u consult

[@manahilmalik4542]

You should also tell that haroon faught war at 14 ,when romans attacked the small muslim state in north of caliphate

[@seasons1146]

Wasnt he the one who poisoned the 7th imaam musa?

[@Mustafa70116]

Also what about Harun's feud with Musa Al Kazim according to Shia writers?

[@fknight1446]

Nice video! But the map of the abbassid caliphate 0 details and litterally failed :/

[@kingleo1763]

Umar bin khathab is the most famous Caliph in Islamic history ever

[@nu-nisamiracle2401]

For religious people maybe, but not for historian..

[@3probroz]

Can I use this in my channel (I will give credits to you)

[@haroonaboo368]

Haroon reporting sir🔥

[@kareemtheeb1478]

إذا ذُكِرَ الشِّرك في مجلسٍ ... أنارت وُجُوه بني برْمَك وإن تُليت عِنْدَهم سُورة ... أَتوا بالأحاديثِ مِن بَرْمَكِ This why the barkamid fall happened.

[@Omegaeon1]

Kareem Khattab ليسوا مسلمين ؟

[@kareemtheeb1478]

@@Omegaeon1 مسلمين لكنهم ضالين. يأتوا بأحاديث ضعيفة جداً و مكذوبة ليبرروا أفعالهم. لكن لا نكفرهم.

[@Faisal-pb5gu]

@@kareemtheeb1478هذه بروباغاندا من هارون الرشيد ضدهم

[@emailbaru7555]

wow, its very different version of how i know it before.. hmm... interesting

[@DCforever187]

He's my favourite

[@shoiabansari8982]

1:25 Love for women mentioned relating to al mehdi. what source?????

[@abdullahabdulaziz]

Where do you get these pictures

[@Brahmdagh]

Dude your presentation is awesome. Just one thing, don't spell the D in the end of dynasty names. You know it shouldn't exist at all, yourself.

[@blacksheep6174]

Why !

[@Buurba_Jolof]

I love your channel and I hope you make videos about the Afro-Muslim empires of the Sahel. I just have one question: Is the fact that ISIS has set up its capital in Raqqa and adopted a black banner a mere coincidence or a desire to relate to a glorious past?

[@nafismubashir2479]

Musa and Harun sons of caliph-al Mahdi were like the actual Musa and Harun

[@ahmadganteng7435]

The death of Al Rashid is followed by event that being called as 4th fitna. **Note : Prophet Muhammad PBUH has a prophecy in a hadith wich say : "any one of his shahabah who still life after his death will see fitna which do many damage to the ummah". The 4th fitnah is a succession crisis during abbasid chaliphate which two of Harun's son fight each other. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_Fitna

[@ahmadganteng7435]

This conflict dragged from 809CE to 813CE which lead to decline of Abbasid Empire.

[@ahmadganteng7435]

​@نحن جند السماء Alive, but Abbasid become weak and the caliph is just puppet to warlords

[@idhamsabri4643]

Can u make a video about Islam in Malay Archipelego?

[@xtreme6018]

we r proud over islam n we r muslim

[@bruhhda_mancakes3953]

Do you ever plan on making videos on Islamic diplomacy?

[@AlMuqaddimahYT]

That's a good idea. I'll note it down.

[@ahmedgunner15]

the diplomacy of The sahabah( Rashidun & Muawiya ibn abu sufyan)

[@ashvazdanghe]

@@ahmedgunner15 Muawiah ibn Sufyani was a deceiver curse of Allah on him.

[@manhoosnick]

I would like to translate your video on slavery in French.

[@xtreme6018]

UAE made a seriel about harun al rashid ...abbasid dynasty

[@MiddleEast-4Ever]

Abbasid Caliphate was strong but there was corruption among them unlike Caliphate al Rashidun who were united.

[@resentfuldragon]

each caliphate after had massive problem except for the future mahdi led caliphate.

[@MiddleEast-4Ever]

@@resentfuldragon nope not Caliphate Al Rashidun otherwise they wouldnt win battle after battle.

[@sabrassquotes430]

Allah bless them all

[@sabrassquotes430]

@@user-sf2uj9fk9x Why

[@maviyashaikhsalimmerrymaze2347]

@@user-sf2uj9fk9x Why?

[@thesuplexguy7789]

Anyone here from Doraemon and the Arabian Nights movie? This dude was a real character who was played in that movie and that's how I'm here rn searching more about this guy

[@kareemtheeb1478]

أما الإمام أبو يوسف تلميذ الإمام أبي حنيفة فقد قرّبه هارون الرشيد وعيّنه قاضيا للقضاة، وحرص على التقرب منه والاستفادة من علمه الواسع، وكان يطلب إليه كتابة عدد من المؤلفات الشرعية التي تزيل الغموض واللبس، وتساعد رجال الإدارة العباسية في أعمالهم، وقد امتثل أبو يوسف للرشيد حين ألّف كتابه الشهير "الخراج"، وبيّن في مقدمة كتابه هذا أنه كتبه امتثالا لأمر أمير المؤمنين هارون الرشيد. تلك بعض من ملامح سيرة هارون وعصره، تلك الشخصية التي أجمع جل المؤرخين على أنه أعظم خلفاء بني العباس شأنا وذكاء وعبادة وقيادة، حتى قال فيه الطبري وابن العمراني وابن خلدون والعماد الحنبلي وغيرهم إن هارون "كان يصلّي في كلّ يوم مئة ركعة نافلة، وكان يغزو عاما ويحجّ عاما"[16]. وهو الخليفة الذي استطاع إخماد الثورات والمشكلات الداخلية التي كانت تهدد الدولة ووحدتها، وحرص على تعيين أمهر الرجال وأفضلهم في مواقعهم الإدارية والعسكرية، وواجه كل من حاول تقسيم الدولة بالخروج عليها كما فعل مع عدد من كبار العلويين، واشتهر عنه الورع والصبر على الطاعة،

[@capn_sassy]

@12:03 Hey look! It's Ba Sing Se! I didn't know the Earth Kingdom were part of the Caliphate

[@BHTQ18]

Excellent job man! Love the humor and impartiality, entertaining to watch. I love history and started learning about muslim history recently I am learning a lot from your videos.

[@HVLLOWS1999]

Why didn't you cover the relationship between Charlemagne & Harun? Harun sent Charlemagne an elephant some claim was named Mr. Wrinkles in Arabic.

[@AlMuqaddimahYT]

That's in another video. Look for the video in The Golden Age.

[@HVLLOWS1999]

@@AlMuqaddimahYT Ok!

[@samyebeid4534]

Lol. Not quite mr. wrinkles, but rather Abu al-Abbas, Abbas means one who frowns or scowls all the time in Arabic so it's not completely inaccurate😂

[@HVLLOWS1999]

@@samyebeid4534 AWESOME

[@bobateabear8398]

The history is in the eye of the narrator. Harun Al Rashid was NOT the drunken womanizing ruler you portray... his accomplishments are more than Arabian Nights.

[@janargallon4005]

"A girl sitting on your face, not the worst way to die."

[@nu-nisamiracle2401]

Lol..

[@mostafamahmoud8804]

i love your content but please get a better mic

[@MadMamluk88]

6:59 “hard-ass” doesn’t even begin to describe Al-Mansur. I’d hate to be alone in a room with that guy

[@LawrenceCaldwellAuthor]

I've never heard of this dude before until I started reading the Arabian Nights.

[@thesuplexguy7789]

And i never heard of this dude until i re-watched Doraemon and the Arabian nights movie rn 😂

[@hibamusa4605]

Read about prophet Muhammad you would love it❤

[@afifi1828]

The great muslim leader from 3 dynasty (Umayyad, Abbasid and Ottoman) - Umar Ibn Abdul Aziz - Abdul Rahman III (Al Nasir) - Harun Al Rashid - Mehmed Al Fatih - Suleiman Al Kanuni

[@salahddinebensebane8429]

And saladin or salahe ddine El ayyubi

[@sayedjaffarabbas3420]

Mansoor Al jaffar and Al Mehdi too great

[@jordanianchristian8387]

Salah ddine Bensebane he was from the Ayyubid Dynasty

[@Omegaeon1]

Muawiya is better than Umar 2

[@ahamedihamiyun5927]

Harun al Rashid was the best but u forgot Saladin baibars and Selim the grim

[@ahmedgunner15]

Suggestion: When you make video of great muslim figures, can you use sahih(authentic) descriptions of their personalities and whether they were practising muslims.

[@AlMuqaddimahYT]

"Practicing Muslim" is a complicated thing to describe. Can Harun be a practicing Muslim if he made 8-9 pilgrimages to Mecca and still drank like an Irishman?

[@ahmedgunner15]

make sure you use muslim sources, non-muslim historians will usually have an agenda to attack islamic history, (i know it wasnt a utopia)

[@rachid9924]

Ahmed.a_94 made a good suggestion here

[@icefl4re597]

As someone who read too much Islamic history to the point where I consider this channel as an "intro to Islamic history": Which. Sources? Those produced in the classical era or modern era?-At-Tabari has some israilliyat. All modern Islamic history books tend to be produced for "moral teachings", and sometimes, appraisals of certain Islamist agenda, rather than academic history. You need to be REALLY reads a lot & understand Islamic thought throughout history, and Islamic schism to be able to detect it - but yes, it is true. Classical Islamic history books assumes that the world is 7000 years old. I came from a Muslim-majority county (Indonesia) where it is known that Saudi Arabia often edited classical books in order to remove all tasawwuf references & appraisals, as well as appraising a certain agenda as well. You don't know it if you're a Western Muslim - the real Ibn Kathir tafsir are three times longer than the ones available for you. Nor does every non-Muslim historians have an attack-Islam agenda neither - the books produced in modern era often have different tone than the ones produced on pre-9/11. But yes, we shouldn't use them as the actual narrative. Historians, by definition, collects data and interprets them. And, no matter how much non-Muslim sources tries to be objective, they don't have the "insider" mindset. Although, I agree that the story of Prophet Muhammad (SAAS) should probably comes from Islamic sources (he often didn't - he tried to make his story to be more academic - he is a secular Muslim who tries to give Islamic history in the manner similar to most history channels) Farag Fouda (no matter what you think about him), really did point out the less-pleasant aspects of Islamic history through classical Islamic sources. Will you still considers it to be authentic?

[@icefl4re597]

When I say schism, it is not just Sunni vs Shia. It also refers to Ibadis, Khajirites, Mutazilites vs Atharis, Asharis & Maturidies, (I have no familiarity with Shia's school of thought). But I can say here that apart from his telling of the story of Prophet Muhammad, he did try to be as objective as possible. The maps were good enough too to visualize battles, and how Islam spreads. The bias nowadays are more subtle, but it can be seen. Muslim historians will take it that the Prophet took revelation from Jibril (Gabriel), while he was ummi / illiterate and can't produce the Qur'an at all (affirming Islamic teachings), while non-Muslim historians will try to take logical steps of how the Prophet can do what he do (well, his travel to Syria and all with his uncle familiarizes him with this and that, and so on - but, knowing the local markets here, I can attest that there are successful traders who, in reality, are illiterate - they uses instincts & sheer experiences & contacts for their success). The bias is more religious teachings rather than how caliphs came and went.

[@gamebozar2417]

I learned a lot from this movie, thank you

[@globalviewstv896]

Abbasid era was golden age of islam

[@eliscanfield3913]

Did you just make a Game of Thrones reference? If so, cool, if not, also works.

[@hjs1895]

Well done, but you didn't mention anything about his son Mohammed Al-Mu'tasim

[@AlMuqaddimahYT]

He's irrelevant for now. I didn't even use the regal titles of the other two because it's not about their reign, it's about Harun's.

[@pridify]

I felt like I didn’t learn much about why Harun Al Rashid was so well respected but instead I learned about his downsides. Which is okay but then I’m left wondered why was he so respected despite all the mess?

[@Yallahfulani]

Me too

[@alibaloch3184]

8:23 not unless she had broccoli for dinner

[@user-cs9cm8eb1y]

البرامكه شكلهم طيب مره مع هارون و هو يحبهم اكيد الله يديم المحبه بينهم

[@user-rm7fl2kk9h]

ايبالله الله لايغير عليهم ويخلي المحبة تبطي في قلوبهم