House of Abbas: The Legacy of Harun Al-Rashid – Islamic History Book | Ali Telmesani

House of Abbas: The Legacy of Harun Al-Rashid – Islamic History Book | Ali Telmesani

House of Abbas: The Legacy of Harun Al-Rashid is a historical literary work set in the Abbasid Caliphate during the 9th century. The book portrays the period after Harun al-Rashid’s rule when his son al-Amin became Caliph and tensions with his brother al-Ma'mun threatened the unity of the empire.

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Page 01
HOUSE
OF
ABBAS
THE LEGACY OF
HARUN AL-RASHID
ALI TELMESANI
Page 02
CONTENTS
Dramatis Personæ
19
Act I, Scene I
Act I, Scene II
Act I, Scene III
Act II, Scene I Act II, Scene II
Page 03
Act I, Scene I
al-Ma'mun
Thank you, brother, but there are pressing affairs of state to address.
al-Amin
Tell me then. What brings you back from Marv? I pray your journey this time was manageable? Those steppes... they are dreadful in the wintertime.
al-Ma'mun
The journey was fair dear brother. But please I must insist...
al-Amin
Go on, spit it out.
al-Ma'mun
Muhammad, please. Have you not received the official papers I sent through my courier? They'd been...
accumulating. I sent them weeks ago!
Your entire army hasn't been paid in months,
there are cases to survey and punishments to be meted out,
not to mention that minor little thing
called legislature. Those need ratification
as soon as possible! My courier tells me you've received the stack, all of it.
Page 04
HOUSE
OF
ABBAS
THE LEGACY OF HARUN AL-RASHID
ALI TELMESANI
Set in the 9th Century Caliphal court in Baghdad, in the very halls once presided upon by the great Abbasid Caliph Harun al-Rashid, his son, al-Amin, now reigns over the most powerful and prosperous empire in the history of Islam.
Under the rule of Harun al-Rashid, the Islamic Golden Age was at its zenith - a time of unprecedented scientific, religious and artistic prosperity. But the burden of maintaining his father's vast empire weighs heavy upon the reckless al-Amin.
His stately and learned half-brother al-Ma'mun has suffered witnessing the degradation of the House of Abbas at the hands of the careless new Caliph.
What was once an intimate fraternal bond may soon untether, jeopardizing the legacy of Harun al-Rashid, and threatening to tear a once glorious empire apart from the inside out.
Written in pentameter, House of Abbas is an ambitious verse play that conjures unapologetically the spectre of true Shakespearean tragedy.
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Page 01
HOUSE
OF
ABBAS
THE LEGACY OF
HARUN AL-RASHID
ALI TELMESANI
Page 02
CONTENTS
Dramatis Personæ
19
Act I, Scene I
Act I, Scene II
Act I, Scene III
Act II, Scene I Act II, Scene II
Page 03
Act I, Scene I
al-Ma'mun
Thank you, brother, but there are pressing affairs of state to address.
al-Amin
Tell me then. What brings you back from Marv? I pray your journey this time was manageable? Those steppes... they are dreadful in the wintertime.
al-Ma'mun
The journey was fair dear brother. But please I must insist...
al-Amin
Go on, spit it out.
al-Ma'mun
Muhammad, please. Have you not received the official papers I sent through my courier? They'd been...
accumulating. I sent them weeks ago!
Your entire army hasn't been paid in months,
there are cases to survey and punishments to be meted out,
not to mention that minor little thing
called legislature. Those need ratification
as soon as possible! My courier tells me you've received the stack, all of it.
Page 04
HOUSE
OF
ABBAS
THE LEGACY OF HARUN AL-RASHID
ALI TELMESANI
Set in the 9th Century Caliphal court in Baghdad, in the very halls once presided upon by the great Abbasid Caliph Harun al-Rashid, his son, al-Amin, now reigns over the most powerful and prosperous empire in the history of Islam.
Under the rule of Harun al-Rashid, the Islamic Golden Age was at its zenith - a time of unprecedented scientific, religious and artistic prosperity. But the burden of maintaining his father's vast empire weighs heavy upon the reckless al-Amin.
His stately and learned half-brother al-Ma'mun has suffered witnessing the degradation of the House of Abbas at the hands of the careless new Caliph.
What was once an intimate fraternal bond may soon untether, jeopardizing the legacy of Harun al-Rashid, and threatening to tear a once glorious empire apart from the inside out.
Written in pentameter, House of Abbas is an ambitious verse play that conjures unapologetically the spectre of true Shakespearean tragedy.
CLARITAS
BOOKS
Claritas Books 2018 Uplands Business Centre Bernard Street