Al-Ma'mun
al-Ma'mun (813-833) (Arabic: المأمون, lit. 'the Reliable'), was the seventh Abbasid caliph, who reigned from 813 until his death in 833.
Variants
- al-Ma'mun (अलमामून)
- Abū al-ʿAbbās Abd Allāh ibn Hārūn al-Maʾmūn
- Arabic: أبو العباس عبد الله بن هارون الرشيد
- Romanized: Abū al-ʿAbbās ʿAbd Allāh ibn Hārūn ar-Rashīd;
History
His leadership was marked by the power and prosperity of the Abbasid Caliphate, al-Ma'mun promoted the Graeco-Arabic translation movement, the flowering of learning and the sciences in Baghdad, and the publishing of al-Khwarizmi's book now known as "Algebra", making him one of the most important caliphs in the Islamic Golden Age. He is also known as a proponent of the rational Islamic theology of Mu'tazilism.[1][2]
Al-Ma'mun succeeded his half-brother al-Amin after a civil war, much of his reign was spent on peace campaigns. His strong support for Mu'tazilism led him to imprison a Sunni Imam, Ahmad ibn Hanbal in an event that became known as mihna. Al-Ma'mun's foreign policy was due to his decision to continue war and diplomatic relations with the Byzantine Empire, the tension between conflict or diplomacy varying during his military campaigns.[3]
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References
- ↑ Bosworth, C. E., ed. (1987). The History of al-Ṭabarī, Volume XXXII: The Reunification of the ʿAbbāsid Caliphate: The Caliphate of al-Maʾmūn, A.D. 813–33/A.H. 198–213. SUNY Series in Near Eastern Studies. Albany, New York: State University of New York Press. ISBN 978-0-88706-058-8. p.2
- ↑ Cooperson, Michael (2005). Al Ma'mun. Makers of the Muslim world. Oxford: Oneworld. ISBN 978-1851683864.
- ↑ Atlanta, Georgia: Lockwood Press. ISBN 978-1-937040-55-0.