
The city of Harran during the Rashidi and Umayyad eras, a study of its religious, economic, social and scientific conditions From (18 AH to 132 AH / 633 AD - 747 AD)
Author(s) -
ARARAT AHMED ALI
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
twejêr
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2617-0752
pISSN - 2617-0744
DOI - 10.31918/twejer.2141.24
Subject(s) - islam , ancient history , state (computer science) , civilization , history , capital city , archaeology , geography , economic geography , algorithm , computer science
The city of Harran, one of the ancient and ancient cities in the Euphrates region, is currently located southeast of Turkey at the source of the Balikh River, one of the tributaries of the Euphrates River. / 639 AD, under the leadership of Commander Iyadh bin Ghanem, and he concluded a treaty with them, and the city became affiliated with the Islamic State at the time of the Rashidun Caliph Omar bin Al-Khattab, may God be pleased with him.The city of Harran is one of the distinctive cities in the region of the Euphrates and the state of Islam because it is the city of the Sabian religion, with their sanctuaries, temples and sacred monuments to them. The city emerged after it became a center of rule during the Umayyad dynasty, and it became more prominent when the Umayyad Caliph Marwan II made it the capital of the Umayyad state. Thus, the city of Harran was a different city from the rest of the cities of the Euphrates Island, due to its own religion, namely the Sabian religion, and its difference in social terms from the rest of the neighboring cities because it contained different peoples and languages, and which made it distinctive also its impact on the trade route that was passing through the Euphrates Island as well. Contribution to building Islamic civilization through its scholars. Harran, Al-Sabean, Al-Jazeera, Rashdi, Umayyad.