This course has finished
With most of the known civilisations of Eurasia destroyed and underMongol control, the battle of ‘Ain Jal˚t was set and only the Muslims stood in the way. The Sultan, SayfuddÓn Mahm˚d Al-Qutuz spurred by the support of the Sultan of Scholars, Al-‘Izz ibn ‘Abd al-Salm, climbed on a rock, throwing his helmet away, shouting “W‚ Isl‚m‚h,W‚ Isl‚m‚h”, urging the army to keep firm and fight the enemies ofAllah. (T‚rikh Misr al-Isl‚miyyah, Al-Shayy‚l, Vol 2, p 123)
“The Tatar march is aught else but the news; That the Kaëbah hasfound new guardians in pagan hordes.” (Poet Allamah Muhammad Iqbal,Jawab-e-Shikwa – Response to the Complaint)
The rest is history .. The Mongols had a profound effect on Muslim civilisation, from which, some say, we have still not recovered tothis day.
Based on Islamic sources this short introductory coursewill provide an overview of the following topics:
- Origins of the Mongols and Differences between Turks and Mongols;
- Genghis Khan – His Empire, Legacy and Mongol Strategy;
- Mongol Conquests of theIslamic World;
- Al-‘Izz ibn ‘Abd al-Sal‚m and the Call for Jihad;
- ‘Ain J‚l˚t and the Remaking of History;
- Mongol Withdrawal;
- Mongols Embrace Islam and Later Formation of Muslim Mongol Empires;
- Pax Mongolica and the Silk Road;
- Decline of Mongol Power;
- The Effects of the Mongols and Lessons to be Learned.
Dr. M.F.Elshayyal