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Who were the Muslim rulers who moved the capital from Mecca to Damascus?
The Umayyads, specifically the first Umayyad ruler, Mu'awiya I.
When did the capital get moved to Mecca?
The first Islam State Capital was Medina, then Damascus, then Baghdad. Never Mecca was an Islamic state capital although Mecca is the most sacred Islamic city.
Which city in Muslim territory is farthest from Mecca?
It depends what you call "Muslim territory" since there are Muslims all over the earth, but Djakarta, the capital of Indonesia, is in a predominantly Muslim country and is about as far from Mecca as you can get.
What is the capital of Mecca?
Mecca (or Makkah) was never a capital of any Islamic caliphate or an Islamic country. Medina (or AlMadinah) was the capital of the Islamic Caliphate until 'Ali shifted it to Kufa, Iraq and his rival Mu'awiya shifted it to Damascus, Syria then the Abbasid shifted it to Baghdad. Today, Mecca is a holy city in Saudi Arabia, but never a national capital.
Should you travel from Mecca to Damascus or to Muscat?
no
Is it true that mecca was the capital of the Muslim empire during the golden age?
Mecca has been the center of the Muslim culture since 610 CE, when Muhammad the Islam prophet was said to have started receiving visions from God.
What was the first capital of the Muslim world?
Medina was the initial capital of the Muslim world. Following the migration (Hijra) of the Prophet Muhammad and his companions from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE, Medina became the focal point of the early Muslim community and the seat of the first Islamic state. It was the capital for the early Muslim Caliphate under the authority of the Prophet Muhammad and the first four caliphs, referred to as the Rashidun Caliphs. But soon after the Prophet Muhammad's death, the capital was finally transferred to Kufa under Caliph Ali (fourth caliph) later. Subsequently, the capital of the Islamic world came to be in Damascus under the Umayyad Caliphate (661-750 CE) and later in Baghdad under the Abbasid Caliphate (750-1258 CE). Therefore, although Medina was the initial capital, the form of the capital of the Islamic empire changed through time as political and military configurations changed.
Which city became an important center of Islamic art and learning?
"Golden Age" is undefined. I would consider the golden age of the Muslim Civ to be the Abbasids c. AD 800. If that's true the answer is Baghdad. The center of the Muslim Civ originally was Mecca (630-661) and then Damascus (661-750).
Capital of Moslem empire?
While Muhammad was alive, the first capital of the Islamic Nation was declared in Medina, Saudi Arabia in 622 C.E. with the Constitution of Medina. Once Muhammad conquered Mecca, Saudi Arabia in 630 C.E., the capital was transferred to Mecca.
Do you have to be Muslim in order to visit Mecca?
Yes, in order to visit Mecca, individuals must be Muslim.
Where does a Muslim pay?
mecca
Pre colonial diplomacy as practiced in Africa?
For Muslim rulers in pre-colonial Africa, the hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca) was a way of establishing relationships with other rulers. Mansa Musa's pilgrimage made his kingdom famous for its wealth in gold.
