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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- The first dynasty of Arab caliphs (661–750). Its capital was Damascus, and it is known for its encouragement of the arts and architecture.
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- proper noun Islam the first
Islamic dynasty ofArab caliphs ; established inDamascus
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- noun the first dynasty of Arab caliphs whose capital was Damascus
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Eric Ormsby on God's Crucible: Islam and the Making of Europe, 570-1215 by David Levering Lewis: Lewis’s own examples show that civic harmony in Umayyad Spain was more the result of shrewd statecraft and common sense than of some vague and anachronistic ideal of 'tolerance' ....
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The despotic sultans of the Umayyad and later the Abbasid dynasties found the death sentence on apostasy very useful, for they could simply condemn their critics as heretics and got them executed.
Mustafa Akyol: The Case of Pastor Yousef Nadarkhani -- Apostasy from Islam is a Right, Not A Crime Mustafa Akyol 2011
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Umayyad, with its capital of Damascus, was one of the major Arab caliphates established after the death of Muhammad.
The Value of Old Money Margaret Studer 2011
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Mr. Assad's London-born wife, Asma, had to wear a head-scarf when visiting Damascus's historic Umayyad mosque, while his mother hadn't decades earlier, Mr. Kerry recounted Syria's leader saying.
Syrian Violence Tests U.S. Jay Solomon 2011
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The Umayyad gold dinar from the Islamic year 105h 723 A.D. fetched £3.7 million, far above an estimate of £300,000-£400,000.
The Value of Old Money Margaret Studer 2011
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But in the foreground are ruins left by successive civilizations: Nabataean, Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine, Umayyad and Ottoman.
Of Lost People and Lands of Fragments William Meyers 2011
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Hundreds of cars plastered with pictures of the president and crammed full of youths waving the Syrian flag descended on the central Umayyad Square.
Syria Regime Rocked by Protests Farnaz Fassihi 2011
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The despotic sultans of the Umayyad and later the Abbasid dynasties found the death sentence on apostasy very useful, for they could simply condemn their critics as heretics and got them executed.
Mustafa Akyol: The Case of Pastor Yousef Nadarkhani -- Apostasy from Islam is a Right, Not A Crime Mustafa Akyol 2011
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Within seconds, the hundreds of people gathered in the Umayyad Mosque began to chant along with him.
Syrians Cry 'Freedom!' Too Ahed Al Hendi 2011
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A rare silver Umayyad dirham from 87h (705 A.D.) is estimated at £20,000-£25,000, and an Ottoman gold coin from 935h (1528 A.D.), minted during the reign of Suleyman the Magnificent, at £7,000-£8,000.
The Value of Old Money Margaret Studer 2011
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