Abbasid History Podcast

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🟢A review of four books for children on ‘Islamic history’ by Zaman Books press. Check it out! youtube.com/watch?v=pyn_R0…

Interesting historical titbit from @BanisterMustafa’s book

How should we understand claims of literary miracles, and what problems/prospects do various versions have? It was an honor to be interviewed on the topic with the Abbasid History podcast.

The article: mdpi.com/2077-1444/16/1… The presentation: youtube.com/watch?v=InxcDs…

Was thinking we should revive some of these Mamluk Turkic names and when looking up “Qutluqtamur”, came across Islamic History Open Data Platform, a cool resource from Ghent University ihodp.ugent.be

God grant me the confidence of a Mamluk who sees like ten sultans bumped off in his lifetime and thinks ”Hmm, I wouldn’t mind having a go at that…”

🥳2025: A Year in Review...

🔥Final episode out in our 10 part series on classical Persian poets with Ali Hammoud in Sydney. Find out why medieval Afghanistan was a total vibe and how Jami married at 50 and saw his youth ending at 65. abbasidhistorypodcast.libsyn.com/ep065-ali-hamm…

🔥Penultimate episode on our series on Classical #Persian Poets with Ali Hammoud, Sydney. Tongue of the Unseen: the legendary Hafez beloved by Persian readers all over the world. abbasidhistorypodcast.libsyn.com/ep064-ali-hamm…

🏹🐴🎯Looking for fun activities to do with the kids during the holidays? Consider archery while horse riding in Kent like a Mamluk warrior. mamlukmountedarchers.com

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🔥New episode out now on master Persian poet Saadi d. 1292 CE. Find on your preferred podcast platform. Hear a preview here: abbasidhistorypodcast.libsyn.com/ep06-ali-hammo…

🔥New episode out now on romantic Persian poet Nizami d. 1209CE. Find on your preferred podcast platform. Hear a preview here: abbasidhistorypodcast.libsyn.com/ep062-ali-hamm…

🔥New episode out now on Persian poet Attar d. 1221CE. Find on your preferred podcast platform. Listen to a preview here: abbasidhistorypodcast.libsyn.com/ep061-attar-of…

🔥New episode out now. Find on your preferred podcast platform. Listen to a preview here⤵️ abbasidhistorypodcast.libsyn.com/ep060-ali-hamm…

Interesting to see Abū Yaʿlā cite a hadith on four aḥruf rather than seven in his Ibṭāl al-Taʾwilāt. The editor deems it weak, but clearly Abū Yaʿlā thought it authentic.

@huzaifahikhan @YasirQadhi Ah, yes, that is true from checking his bibliography. How did he manage that? I only come across these things by serendipity. He did miss out Baz (2017) and Al-Freih (1990).

@AbbasidHistory @YasirQadhi I think this article was cited as one of his sources on his section the Qādirī creed.

From Livnat Holtzmann, “The Caliph al-Qādir bi-llāh and the Qādirī Creed” in: 'Rulers as Authors in the Islamic World’ (2024) IQQ = Qādirī-Qāʾimī creed I’m not sure if @YasirQadhi has seen this too.