House of Abbas: The Legacy of Harun Al-Rashid

Set in the 9th Century Caliphal court of Baghdad, within the very halls once graced by the esteemed Abbasid Caliph Harun al-Rashid, his son, al-Amin, now assumes the throne of the most potent and prosperous empire in the annals of Islam. During the reign of Harun al-Rashid, the Islamic Golden Age reached its zenith – an era marked by unparalleled scientific, religious, and artistic flourishing. However, the weight of preserving his father’s expansive realm burdens the impulsive al-Amin. His wise and knowledgeable half-brother, al-Ma’mun, has agonized over witnessing the decline of the House of Abbas under the reign of the heedless new Caliph. What was once a close fraternal bond now faces the risk of unraveling, imperiling the legacy of Harun al-Rashid and casting a dark shadow on an empire that was once magnificent, but now faces internal turmoil. Penned in pentameter, “House of Abbas” stands as an ambitious verse play that boldly invokes the specter of true Shakespearean tragedy.