Explore: Ummayyads

Umayyads may refer to: Umayyad dynasty, a Muslim ruling family of the Caliphate (661–750) and in Spain (756–1031) Umayyad Caliphate (661–750) Emirate of

The Umayyad Caliphate or Umayyad Empire ( US: /uːˈmaɪæd/; Arabic: ٱلْخِلَافَة ٱلْأُمَوِيَّة, romanized: al-Khilāfa al-Umawiyya) was the second caliphate

contributed to the Arab Islamic civilization during the reign of the Ummayyads and the Abbasids, by translating works of Greek philosophers to Syriac

Ibrahim ibn al-Walid ibn Abd al-Malik (Arabic: ابراهيم ابن الوليد بن عبد الملك, romanized: Ibrāhīm ibn al-Walīd ibn ʿAbd al-Malik; died 25 January 750)

caliphates for themselves, such as the Isma'ili Shia Fatimids, the Sunni Ummayyads in Córdoba and the Almohads, who followed their own doctrine. When Baghdad

Barry (2001). The Great Mosque of Damascus: Studies on the Makings of an Ummayyad Visual Culture. Islamic History and Civilization. Leiden, the Netherlands:

Barry (2001). The Great Mosque of Damascus: Studies on the Makings of an Ummayyad Visual Culture. BRILL. ISBN 9789004116382. Flood, Finbarr Barry (1997)

Barry (2001). The Great Mosque of Damascus: Studies on the Makings of an Ummayyad Visual Culture. Brill. p. 187. ISBN 978-90-04-11638-2. الموسوعة الإسلامية

centuries before the rebellion. Over time, the Zutt became mercenaries for the Ummayyad and Abbasid Caliphates, settling in southern Iraq and forming the Banu

scenes of trees and palaces which are reminiscent of the mosaics of the Ummayyad Mosque and Mausoleum of Baybars in Damascus. (During excavations the mosaics