Event Review: Rise and Fall of the Ottoman Empire

Event date: 09 September 2011

Historically there is alot of interest that surrounds the rise and fall of the Ottoman Empire. This day long course was very well structured and indepth on the Historic breakdown allowing us to understand the spread of Islam through Europe.

Click here for info about the course & speaker – Durban was afforded exposure to this course via Deenclass

The prophet Muhammed SAWS said :
“Verily you shall conquer Constantinople.
What a wonder leader it’s leader shall be, and what a wonderful army that army will be”
– (Musnad Ahmad)

Spanning 3 continents over a period of 6 centuries, the Ottoman Khilafah (rule) was one of the longest lasting empires in history. and the last protectorate of the Muslims.

Synopsis

The Rise of the Ottoman Empire (1222-1453)
The Growth (1453-1606)
Stagnation (1606 – 1699)
Decline (1699-1808)
Tanzimat dissolution (1808-1922)

Given the historic nature of the course, it is too intensive to share everything, so below are afew snippets and pictures of note

Rumi played part in creating a sufi type of Islamic state
Romans renamed the Greek gods to be Roman gods
Shamanism was the pre-islamic religion of the Turks
All the sultans were given tombs of commemoration ( mausuleums)
Each sultan has been burried with his family
Janissaries = soldiers to the sultan
People put nationalism above Islam
The evolution of printing moved to printing of Arabic which posed a threat to the calligraphic industry
Most of Greece was part of the Ottoman Empire from the 14th century until it’s declaration of independence