الأثر السياسي لعلماء دمشق في العصر العباسي الرابع 447-650 ه

Abstract EN

Scholars have many contributions to all the aspects of life; they do not only have a role in instructing and teaching the students of knowledge in various scientific institutions, but they also have had a great role in the public life of Damascus.

For instance, they had contributions to the political activities on which we are going to focus in my research "The Political Effect of Damascus Scholars in the Abyssinian Fourth Age 447-650 B.H." The research deals with the political effect through investigating the formal positions that were employed by the scholars like governmental positions including the prime ministerial position that is considered one of the most significant royal positions.

Then the scholars participated in the peacemaking between the rulers; they joined the delegates who were meeting the Damascus rulers for stopping fighting between them.

Also the research deals with the prime ministerial positions; the rulers of Damascus commissioned the scholars with the delegation tasks between the rulers and the caliphates and princes and then mobilizing the people for fighting the crusading enemies morally and militarily and urging people to jihad.

Moreover, the research the role of scholars in encouraging people to stand against the rulers who surrounded some cities to the crusaders, and the reactions of the rulers towards the scholars' actions