Salim bin Abdullah al-Khalaf
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Salim bin Abdullah al-Khalaf is a contemporary historian and scholar of Andalusian history associated with the Islamic University of Madinah, best known for his historical study Nuzum Hukm al-Umawiyyin wa Rusumuhum fi al-Andalus (Systems of Umayyad Rule and Their Court Ceremonials in al-Andalus).
Academic Career and Research
Al-Khalaf focused his academic research on the history and civilization of al-Andalus, with particular specialization in the Umayyad dynasty. He prepared his master's thesis on the political and cultural aspects of the Andalusian Emirate, analyzing administrative and cultural institutions transmitted from the Islamic East to al-Andalus.
He subsequently continued his research at the Islamic University of Madinah, preparing his doctoral dissertation on the administrative systems, judicial institutions, military structures, and court protocols of the Umayyad state in al-Andalus from its establishment until its collapse. His doctoral research was supervised by Abdullah bin Ali al-Musnad, following earlier supervision during its initial stages by Mustafa Muhammad Ramadan and Muhammad Dayfallah Batayneh. He completed the work in Medina in Muharram 1416 AH (June 1995 CE), drawing upon Arabic and translated French historical sources and building upon earlier groundwork laid by Hisham Abu Rumaylah's study on Andalusian governance.
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Nuzum Hukm al-Umawiyyin wa Rusumuhum fi al-Andalus (Systems of Umayyad Rule and Their Court Ceremonials in al-Andalus) is a comprehensive historical study that examines the political, administrative, military, and judicial institutions and court protocols of the Umayyad state of al-Andalus across its entire lifespan, from its establishment in 138 AH (756 CE) until its collapse in 422 AH (1031 CE).