History of the Rightly Guided Caliphs

History of the Rightly Guided CaliphsInstructor: Dr. Jaan Islam Date times: October 19 December 7, Saturdays 10 AM 12 PM US Eastern Standard Time Course description: How did the caliphs react to economic woes and natural disasters? What was the sociological structure of the early caliphate outside Arabia? How did the companions strive to preserve Islam intellectually and politically? This course examines the life, work, and geopolitical legacy of the Rightly Guided Caliphs (al Khulaf al

•    Assess the contributions of key historical figures such as Alp Arslan

December 28

Saturdays 12 PM - 2 PM EST (United States Eastern Standard Time)  Week 1

students will be asked to submit an essay (500-750 words long) in which they reflect on one aspect of Zionism (intellectual

help answer important historical questions as to why and how this settler colonial ideology born out of 19th-century European nationalist thought was planted in Palestine

In eight weeks

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which was then followed by the abolishment of the institution of the Ottoman Caliphate and the establishment of the Turkish Republic in 1922-1924

to be released in Summer 2026 titled The Ottoman Ulema and the Quest for an Islamic Constitution: Revolution and Revelation

Islamic Economy between Capitalism and

civil strife that afflicted the Ummah in its first generation

This 8-week course explores the transformation of the Ottomans from a small frontier beylik into a powerful empire