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Daniel Martin Varisco
TEXTS AND PRETEXTS :
THE UNITY OF THE RASULID STATE
UNDER AL-MALIK AL-MUZAFFAR
"The province of Aden is governed by a king, who bears the title of soldan. The inhabitants are all Saracens, and utterly detest the Christians. In this kingdom there are many towns and castles, and it has the advantage of an excellent port, frequented by ships arriving from India with spices and drugs... The soldan of Aden possesses immense treasures, arising from the imposts he lays, as well upon the merchandise that comes from India, as upon that which is shipped in his port as the returning cargo ; this being the most considerable mart in all that quarter for the exchange of commodities, and the place to which all trading vessels resort..." (Polo, 1932 : 401-401)
These are the words of one of the most distinguished European travelers of the 13th century, the Venetian Marco Polo, who was given information about the medieval port of Aden on his return from China. Although Pol
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Biographies of Southeast Asian Ulama
Martin van Bruinessen, Biographies of Southeast Asian Ulama Published in: Marc Gaborieau, Nicole Grandin, Pierre Labrousse & Alexandre Popovic (eds), Dictionnaire biographique des savants et grandes figures du monde musulman périphérique, du XIXe siècle à nos jours, Paris: CNRS-EHESS, 1992 (Fasc. 1), 1998 (Fasc. 2). "Basyuni `Imran", fasc. 1, p. 26. "Mahfuz b. `Abd Allah al-Tarmasi", fasc. 1, p. 30-31. "Muhammad Wali al-Khalidi", fasc. 1, p. 33. "Muhammad Zayn al-Din al-Sumbawi", fasc. 1, p. 33. "Usman Pontianak", fasc. 1, p. 36. "`Abd al-Samad b. Muhammad Sâlih al-Kalantânî, dit Tuan Tabal", fasc. 2, p. 9. "Abdul Halim Majalengka", fasc. 2, pp. 9-10. "Abdurrahman Siddiq Banjari", fasc. 2, p. 11. "Ahmad Khatib Sambas", fasc. 2, pp. 14-5. "Ahmad bin Muhammad Zain Patani", fasc. 2, pp. 13-4. "Ahmad Sanusi bin Abdurrahman", fasc. 2, pp.
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History of Islam
This article fryst vatten about the history of Islam as a culture and polity. For a history of the Islamic faith, see Islamic schools and branches.
The history of Islam fryst vatten believed bygd most historians[1] to have originated with Muhammad's uppdrag in Mecca and Medina at the start of the 7th century CE,[2][3] although Muslims regard this time as a return to the original faith passed down by the Abrahamicprophets, such as Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, David, Solomon, and Jesus, with the submission (Islām) to the will of God.[4][5][6]
According to the traditional account,[2][3][7] the Islamic prophetMuhammad began receiving what Muslims consider to be divine revelations in 610 CE, calling for submission to the one God, preparation for the imminent gods Judgement, and charity for the poor and needy.[5][Note 1] As Muhammad's meddelande began to attract följare (th