Al-Nāsir li-dinillah (575-622 A. H.): Intelligent and Enterprising Abbasid Caliph

Subject Areas : The Journal of Islamic History and Civilisation

محبوبه شرفی ¹ (ندارد)

Received: 2012-11-14 Accepted : 2013-02-16 Published : 2013-02-19

Keywords: Abbasid Caliphate, Al-Nāsir li-dinillah,

Abstract :

By studying the caliphate of Al-Nāsir li-dinillah, the 34th Abbasidcaliph, this article tries to deal with the relations between the politicalintelligence and thought of caliphs and the socio-politicaldevelopment of the caliphate system in the Islamic world. Theoutcomes of this research show that the history of the caliphate in Al-Nāsir li-dinillah period had outstanding political, cultural andeconomic developments. This caliph took effective steps in exaltationof material and spiritual power of Abbasid and establishing theconsiderable unity by using the potential capacities of the Islamicworld. This was happened when the material power of the caliphs hadbeen declined and they were not able to control the community.