Islam in the age of Umayyah (40-132 H/ 662-754

There are three periods of Bany

Umayyah;
Beginning period
Growth or victorious period
Decline period
 Beginning period
 In this period is indicated by efforts of mu’awiyah
in placing government foundation and powerful
orientation; assassination toward Husein bin Ali,
Madinah city looting, attack of Mecca city in the
age of Yazid I, and conflict of Arabic ethnics in the
age of Muawiyah II
 Growth or victorious period
Here are some excellences of Bani Umayah’s caliphs
 Abdul Malik bin Marwan (65-86H/685-705) was able keep
Bani Umayah, and was able to finish internal problem of
state by managing perfect state structure. He was also a
great administrator, expert of state. He therefore gave big
attention toward development people prosperousness
among other;
1. Building court of law to judge deviate officers
2. Determining Arabic language as formal language of state
administration changing language of Romawi and Persia
3. Changing money changer of Romawi and Persia becoming
Dirham System
4. Building textile factory
5. Building ministry of tax and finance, state administration,
communication, agriculture
 Walid bin Abdul Malik (86-96 H/ 705-715

 Subjugating some kingdoms of Asia

until Bukhoro and Samarqand
 building diplomatic relation and
commerce with china
 Umar bin Abdul Aziz 99-101 H/ 718-720 M

 Developing democratic system by nominating

professional, honest, just officers.
 Specializing Islamicity and dakwah in subjugated
area that their Islamicity become much stronger
 Decreasing people tax and freeing tax toward
people who just embrace Islam
 Collaborating with people organization.
 Strengthening Islamic unity
 Collecting muhadist to compose kinds of hadist
and separate from dhaif hadist
 Hisyam bin Abdul Malik (105-125 H/ 724-734 M

 Building irrigation
 Building pipe of water that flowed to
holy city of Mecca
 Building industry of silk yarn spinning
 Building factory of ammunition and
holding military cloths
 Building place of horse livestock and
ring of horse spurring
 Decline period
 the victory of Bany Umayah ended in the
age of Umar bin Abdul Aziz II. He was
educated, obedient and also pioneer of
spreading Islam. Historian says that he
was the same as orthodox government i.e.
Abu Bakar, and Umar Bin Khatab yet he
only governed for 2 years and 5 months.
After his death the caliph became week
and finally was shattered. It was caused by
sacrificing general need and specializing
personal need, struggle of power, conflict
among leaders or governor