Ab·bas·sid ( -b s  d , b-sd) also Ab·bas·side (-bs d, b-sd) An Arabic dynasty (750-1258) that expanded the Muslim empire. It was named for al-Abbas (566?-652), paternal uncle of the prophet Muhammad. |
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Here scholars accept that the extant corpus of pre-Islamic poetry
is the product of a compilation and editorial process that extended into
the early Abbassid period. Abd al-Malik and his abortive attack on
Constantinople in 97-99/715-717, and the similar attempts that followed
under some Abbassid Caliphs. It is
also true that Jews held important offices under the Abbassid Arabs of
Baghdad (and the Umawis of Spain) and enjoyed protection to compile the
Talmud. |
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