{"product_id":"the-end-of-the-jihad-state-the-reign-of-hish-257-m-ibn-703-abd-al-malik-and-the-collapse-of-the-umayyads-paperback","title":"The End of the Jihâd State: The Reign of Hish\u0026#257;m Ibn \u0026#703;Abd al-Malik and the Collapse of the Umayyads - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKhalid Yahya Blankinship\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDemonstrates for the first time that the cause of the Umayyad caliphate's collapse came not just from internal conflict, but from a number of external and concurrent factors that exceeded the caliphate's capacity to respond.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStretching from Morocco to China, the Umayyad caliphate based its expansion and success on the doctrine of jihad--armed struggle to claim the whole earth for God's rule, a struggle that had brought much material success for a century but suddenly ground to a halt followed by the collapse of the ruling Umayyad dynasty in 750 CE. The End of the Jihad State demonstrates for the first time that the cause of this collapse came not just from internal conflict, as has been claimed, but from a number of external and concurrent factors that exceeded the caliphate's capacity to respond.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKhalid Yahya Blankinship \u003c\/b\u003eis Assistant Professor of Religion at Temple University. He is the translator of Volumes 11 and 25 of the \u003ci\u003eHistory of al-Tabari\u003c\/i\u003e, also published by SUNY Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 412\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.92 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 24, 1994\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52637721624883,"sku":"9780791418284","price":73.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/NTZ32Qyda79780791418284.webp?v=1762300351","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-end-of-the-jihad-state-the-reign-of-hish-257-m-ibn-703-abd-al-malik-and-the-collapse-of-the-umayyads-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}