Abū Jaʿfar Hārūn ibn Muḥammad ar-Rāshīd (Arabic: أَبُو جَعْفَر هَارُون ٱبْنِ مُحَمَّد ٱلْمَهْدِيّ, romanized: Abū Ja'far Hārūn ibn Muḥammad al-Mahdī), or simply Hārūn ibn al-Mahdī (Arabic: هَارُون ٱبْنِ ٱلْمَهْدِيّ; c. 763 or 766 – 24 March 809), famously known ...

Mar 20, 2025 · Hārūn al-Rashīd (born February 766/March 763, Rayy, Iran—died March 24, 809, Ṭūs) was the fifth caliph of the ʿAbbāsid dynasty (786–809), who ruled Islam at the zenith of its empire with a luxury in Baghdad memorialized in The Thousand and One Nights (The Arabian Nights Entertainment).

Hārūn ar-Rashīd (Arabic هارون الرشيد also spelled Harun ar-Rashid, Haroun al-Rashid or Haroon al Rasheed (English: Aaron the Upright or rightly-guided) (c. 763 – 809) was the fifth and most famous Abbasid Caliph.

Nov 13, 2019 · Harun al-Rashid was the fifth Abbasid caliph. Became caliph: Sept. 14, 786. Died: March 24, 809. Born to the caliph al-Mahdi and the formerly enslaved al-Khayzuran, Harun was raised at court and received the bulk of his education from Yahya the Barmakid, who was a loyal supporter of Harun's mother.

Harun al Rashid was the son of al Mansur and was the fourth in the Abbasid dynasty. Ascending the throne as a young man of twenty-two in the year 786, he immediately faced internal revolts and external invasion.

Dec 29, 2012 · " He was Abu Ja‘far, Haaroon ibn Al-Mahdi, Ar-Rasheed, the Caliph...One of the noblest of caliphs and humblest of kings. He was characterized by Hajj, Jihaad, raiding enemy lands, bravery, and deep thought.

Jul 29, 2024 · Harun al-Rashid was the fifth Abbasid caliph who ruled from 786 to 809. He ruled during the Islamic Golden Age and was one of the most popular figures during that period. The fifth caliph established the Grand Library of Baghdad (Bayt al-Hikma), which is also referred to as the House of Wisdom.

Harun al-Rashid became the fifth caliph (religious and political leader of an Islamic state) of the Abbasid dynasty (ruling family) in September 786 at the age of twenty. During his reign the power and prosperity of the dynasty was at its height, though it has also been argued that its decline began at that time.

Dec 15, 2003 · HĀRUN AL-RAŠID, HĀRUN B. MOḤAMMAD B. ʿABD-ALLĀH (d. Ṭus, 3 Jomādā II 193/24 March 809), the fifth caliph of the ʿAbbasid dynasty (r. 170-93/786-809), the third son of the caliph al-Mahdi and second son borne him by the slave concubine Ḵayzorān. He was born in Ray, either on 26 Ḏu’l-ḥejja 145/17 March 763 or 1 Moḥarram 149/16 February 766.

Harun al-Rashid (ruled 786-809) is the most famous of the Abbasid Caliphs. A contemporary of Charlemagne and perhaps the greatest ruler of the Arab world, he oversaw the Golden Age of Islamic culture as the Muslims made progress militarily against the Byzantines and nearly captured Constantinople.