Who destroyed Kaba?

When Muhammad’s forces conquered Mecca in 630, he ordered the destruction of the pagan idols housed in the shrine and ordered it cleansed of all signs of polytheism. The Kaaba has since been the focal point of Muslim piety.

Where do the Umayyads settle after their defeat?

Their rule was finally overthrown and the family virtually destroyed by the new ʿAbbāsid Caliphate in 750. Among these it was ʿAbd al-Raḥmān, a member of the ruling family, who survived the assault and fled westward to reestablish the Umayyads in Al-Andalus (see Spain: Muslim Spain).

What ended the Umayyad dynasty?

It succeeded the Rashidun Caliphate when Muawiyah I became Caliph after the First Muslim Civil War. The Umayyad Caliphate was brought to an end in 750 CE when the Abbasids took control.

How are Umayyads flourished in Spain?

In 711, less than a century after the birth of Islam, an army of Arabs and Berbers serving the Umayyad caliphs of Damascus (in Syria) landed in the Iberian Peninsula, ushering in a new phase of art and culture in the region. Within a period of seven years, most of the peninsula was under Muslim rule.

Why did the Umayyads move from Mecca to Medina?

Abu Sufyan and the Umayyads relocated to Medina, Islam’s political centre, to maintain their new-found political influence in the nascent Muslim community. Muhammad’s death in 632 left open the succession of leadership of the Muslim community.

How did the Umayyad Caliphate impact the world?

Survivors of the dynasty established themselves in Cordoba which, in the form of an emirate and then a caliphate, became a world centre of science, medicine, philosophy and invention during the Golden Age of Islam. The Umayyad Caliphate ruled over a vast multiethnic and multicultural population.

Why was the Umayyad clan opposed to Muhammad?

Muawiya, the First Fitna, and the Rise of the Umayyads When Muhammad first began preaching his message, the Umayyad clan comprised his greatest opposition. They were the richest and most powerful clan in Mecca, and they were threatened by the changes that Islam brought.

What happened to the Umayyads after Muawiyah died?

After Mu’awiyah’s death in 680, conflicts over the succession resulted in the Second Fitna, and power eventually fell into the hands of Marwan I from another branch of the clan. The region of Syria remained the Umayyads’ main power base thereafter, and Damascus was their capital.