The series deals with the struggle Harun Al-Rashid faced when his brother Al-Hadi tried to dethrone him. After his mother helped him stay in his position, he had to deal with all the plots that were ...

The “One Thousand and One Nights” is a well-known collection of folktales compiled at the beginning of the Islamic Golden Age. The Caliph Harun al-Rashid, who ruled from 786 to 809, is credited for ...

One day, the Abbasid Caliph, Harun Al-Rashid, decided to perform the Hajj. Upon arriving in Makkah and entering the courtyard of the Kaaba, he began the circumambulation (Tawaf). Everyone else was ...

Heavily footnoted, and written in a dense academic style, The Emperor and the Elephant will mainly be of interest to scholars with a strong background in Islamic studies. The author is a Senior ...

Iznogoud is the Grand Vizier a.k.a. second in command Sultan of Baghdad Haroun El Plassid (a pun on the historical Caliph, Harun al-Rashid) and his sole aim in life is to overthrow the Sultan and take ...