The Scholastic ( Scientific ) Life In The Holy Karbala City Until The Tenth century of the Hegira
2017, Volume 4, Issue 4, Pages 217-246
Abstract
The present research tried to study the scholastic life of the holy Karbala city and its effect on the scholastic families and their scholastic ( Scientific ) contributions during ten centuries of the Hegira . The area surrounding the present Karbala during the pre- Islamic centuries had its historical , religious and geographic significance . However , the present Karbala city as an Islamic holy city came to existence with the martyrdom of Imam Husain bin Ali bin Abi Talib ( pbuth) in Al-Taff Battle in ( 61 A.H./ 680 A.D. ) .Through its various historical stages, Karbala city was the scene different happenings which affected its sociological prosperity and growth . That was due to the attention and care- taking the city and its holy shrines gained during the Islamic period by a great number of governors and rulers governing Iraq . These were from different cultures especially during the Abbasid , the Bowayhy , the Jalairy and Safawy periods ( reigns) . Karbala played a great and significant role in different periods of the Islamic history . It was the centre of urbanization and a centre of scholastic , religious and cultural flourishing .It was considered one of the most important cities of the Islamic world. The city received the attention of a number of the explorers , the historians and the orientalists each of whom took and studied a particular side of the history of the city and its distinctive Islamic landmarks
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