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Abū Jaʿfar Hārūn ibn Muḥammad ar-Rashīd, or simply Hārūn ibn al-Mahdī, famously known as Hārūn al-Rashīd, was the fifth of the Abbasid caliphs, reigning from September 786 until his death in March 809. His reign is traditionally regarded to be the beginning of the Islamic Golden Age. His epithet al-Rashid translates to "the Just", "the Upright", or "the Rightly-Guided".
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politics · 5th Abbasid caliph (r. 786–809) · politician · poet · caliph · also Harun al-Rashid, Harun ibn Muhammad ibn Abdallah, Abu Ja'far, Harun ar-Rashid, Haroun-al-Raschid, Haroun-el-Raschid
Born 7 March 0766 · Died 24 March 0809 · Q131002
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If it reaches me that any of my commanders, my intimates, or my servants stand at your door, I will strike off his head and confiscate his wealth. Let whoever wishes abide by that. What are these processions that come and go to your door every day? Do you not have a spindle to occupy you, a Qur’an to remind you, or a house to protect you? Beware, beware: do not open your door to a Muslim or non-Muslim.
Career landmark: Abbasid caliph (0786–0809).
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“If it reaches me that any of my commanders, my intimates, or my servants stand at your door, I will strike off his head and confiscate his wealth. Let whoever wishes abide by that. What are these processions that come and go to your door every day? Do you not have a spindle to occupy you, a Qur’an to remind you, or a house to protect you? Beware, beware: do not open your door to a Muslim or non-Muslim.”
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Died 0809-03-24.
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Career landmark: Abbasid caliph (0786–0809).
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Born 0766-03-07.
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