Developements in Dar-al-Islam from 1200-1450

Dar-al-Islam

The regions where Islam shaped society, culture, and political life across Afro-Eurasia.

Five Pillars of Islam

The core duties of Muslims: faith, prayer, charity, fasting, and pilgrimage.

Sharia

Islamic law based on the Quran, hadith, and legal interpretation.

Sufism

The mystical tradition of Islam emphasizing personal devotion and closeness to God.

Abbasid Caliphate

A major Islamic caliphate centered in Baghdad that fragmented into regional states.

Sultan

A Muslim ruler with political and military authority, often ruling in a caliph’s name.

Seljuk Empire

A Turkic Sunni Muslim empire that ruled Persia, Iraq, Anatolia.

Mamluks

Military slaves, often Turkic origin, who could rise to political power.

Delhi Sultinates

A series of Muslim dynasties that ruled northern India from Delhi.

House of Wisdom

An Abbasid library and translation center in Baghdad for scholarly study.

Nasir al-Din al-Tusi

A Persian scholar known for major advances in astronomy, mathematics, and philosophy.

Mongols

Central Asian conquerors who destroyed Baghdad in 1258 but were stopped my Mamluks.