ASPECTS OF LIFE IN BAGHDADI SOCIETY, SINCE THE RULE OF AL-NASIRUDDIN-ALLAH, TILL THE END OF ABBASID PERIOD (575-657a)

Author:
Wasfi Tahir Nasir al-Yosfawi
Level:
Master
Field of study:
Islamic History
Language:
Arabic
Faculty:
Faculty of History
Year:
2021
Publisher:
URD Press
Supervisor(s):
Muslim Khatri

This study attempts to comprehend the nature of the social life in the city of Baghdad since the calif al-Nasirulddin-Allah comes to take the power until the end of Abbasid caliphate. It refers to the extreme class division among the society members which contribute to deepen this last collapse to the Abbasid state. And it shows how the state policy is distinguished of lacking stability and steadfastness in relation with society classes and establishments. The first chapter focused on the universalities and the concepts and the Baghdadi society division into three classes, particular, middle and common and revealing the social and economic varieties among the particular class individuals and the poor common people. Since the caliph al-Nasirulddin-Allah comes to take the power in 575 H. to the end of Abbasid reign in 656 H. The second chapter comes to mention the social organizations in Baghdad and their relations with the Caliphate Establishment, such as the noblemen (al-Asharaf) establishment and Sufi and the youth (al-Fotu) and the people of handicraft and also shows the great impact to the caliphate establishment upon the life walks and the clear manifestations of sophisticated and civility at the time being. And the third chapter shed lights on the city management and the public facilities and services. It is noted these services have been provided in various levels from one caliph into another. And the sate is contrloing to maintain the public facilites and it has a direct impact on the psovcity move and this ordr in the claph establishment confirms the developed order of the abbadid state and inmplues the civilized pregress which the Islamic state reached. The fourth chapter touches to reveal the daily life which the Baghdadi citizen lives during the last Abbasid. Some of the important events have been mentioened which reveals the huge varites among the Baghdai society cases and the living standars between the partualr class tand the commpn people and as well as confirms the great effect for the caliphate establishment which seemd to to be weak and defaulted in that time .