{"id":2111,"date":"2026-02-26T13:16:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T13:16:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eng.icgers.com\/?p=2111"},"modified":"2026-06-29T08:01:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T08:01:35","slug":"series-a-critique-of-islamic-political-history-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eng.icgers.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/26\/series-a-critique-of-islamic-political-history-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Series: A Critique of Islamic Political History (2)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The International Center for Geopolitical and Economic Research held a 3-part series of lectures titled \u201cThe Critique of Political Islamic History\u201d in August 2024. ICGER is publishing these lectures here in the form of research papers under the same title, which will be followed by a critique of economic Islamic history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After publishing <a href=\"https:\/\/eng.icgers.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/16\/series-a-critique-of-islamic-political-history-1\/\"><strong>the first part<\/strong><\/a> of this series, in which we discussed the emergence of history in the Arabian Peninsula in eleven parts, we begin publishing the <strong>second part<\/strong> titled &#8220;<strong><strong><em>The Nascent Empire<\/em><\/strong><\/strong>&#8220;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-vivid-green-cyan-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4c1052f196b377240282055a3179b5f0 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:25px\"><strong><strong><em>Part II \u2013 The Nascent Empire<\/em><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-vivid-green-cyan-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f6fc88a46965ba5a58414903231e8ae6 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:25px\">Section 1: The Death of Mohammad and Overcoming Separatism<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em><strong><em>29-10-2024<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-green-cyan-color has-text-color has-link-color has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1DrqaFxlAjXRS0ZuOI4FfUegDDclvudw6\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Click Here <\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-vivid-green-cyan-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c55a4dff3952a0efed278ba229d5accd wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:25px\">Section 2: Start of the D\u012bw\u0101n\u012bi Era: Decoupling Politics and the Administration from Tribal Influence<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em><strong><em>06-11-2024<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-green-cyan-color has-text-color has-link-color has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/16k4e9eNGbqtUxupr4xEsH8-2W-Nab_YM\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Click Here <\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-vivid-green-cyan-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b95e38650097096cfde8a02fcb2f1c0a wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:25px\">Section 3: Public Authority versus Private Networks: The Emergence of the Bureaucratic Foundation of the Empire<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em><strong><em>13-11-2024<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-green-cyan-color has-text-color has-link-color has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/13ykGiNFi_Q6umLSkx8pr-3JduYynXfP8\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Click Here <\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-vivid-green-cyan-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1fc962bfff9f7db71326954947384723 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:25px\">Section 4: The Era of \u02bfUmar b. al-Kha\u1e6d\u1e6d\u0101b: The Rise of the Middle Class and the Consolidation of Imperial Loyalty<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em><strong><em>26-11-2024<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-green-cyan-color has-text-color has-link-color has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1fL1DDuy4Rt0jarF1_y-QUwp6joxVK03j\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Click Here <\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-vivid-green-cyan-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-551159be025c1b934edb2c5e264713b4 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:25px\">Section 5: Civil Leadership vs. Military Command: The Institutionalization of Obedience<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em><strong><em>10-2-202<\/em><\/strong><\/em>6<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-green-cyan-color has-text-color has-link-color 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wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1r1e0gDAx8gK7nP-tF_oVQwOj5f-GNalJ\/view?usp=sharing\"><strong>Click Here <\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-vivid-green-cyan-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-bdde892472ef053b3afb9aa6cfb61d97 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:25px\">Section 7: Characteristics of the Army During The First Muslim Empire (Ab\u016b Bakr al-\u1e62idd\u012bq and \u02bfUmar ibn al-Kha\u1e6d\u1e6d\u0101b)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em><strong><em>26-2-202<\/em><\/strong><\/em>6<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-green-cyan-color 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