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Who was Harun al-Rashid?

من كان هارون الرشيد؟

Harun al-Rashid (763–809) was the fifth Abbasid caliph; the state reached the height of its power in his time, and its renown is linked to the stories of One Thousand and One Nights.

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Harun al-Rashid (763–809) was the fifth Abbasid caliph. The state reached the height of its power and fame in his reign, and he appears in the stories of One Thousand and One Nights. 1

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The seven ahruf· Hadith· Shama'il Muhammadiyya· The Prophetic sira· The Prophetic Sunna· Command, prohibition and capacity· The Sunna as explanation of the Qur'an· Bid'a (religious innovation)

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