Who was Sultan Abdul Hamid II

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Sultan Abdul Hamid II was the last great Caliph to have ruled the Muslim world.

Born in 1842, Abdul Hamid ruled the Ottoman Caliphate for 33 years, from 1876 to 1909.

He is renowned for reviving the zeal of the Muslim world at a time the Caliphate was falling to European encroachment and nationalism. By instilling the love of Islam into the hearts of his people, he was able to unify their ranks and repel any potential division.

During his reign he paid off 90% of the Caliphate’s debts and built several universities, libraries and schools.

He also famously renovated Makkah and Madinah and went to great lengths to uphold the sanctity of the two Holy cities. He established hospitals, barracks and infrastructure within them and ensured they were well safeguarded. He also equipped Makkah with a modern water system to protect the precinct from relentless flooding.

In the 1800’s he commenced the construction of the Hijaz railway which ran through Istanbul, Palestine, Syria and ended in Madinah. He also strategically ensured that the rail tracks were incompatible with European trains to protect the Holy Cities from any potential European invasion.

His expertise in both politics and leadership was in fact noted by many of his contemporary rivals. German Emperor Kaiser Wilhelm II stated that “I have learned the game of politics from Abdulhamid.”

English Admiral Lord John Fisher also described Sultan Abdülhamid as being the “Most skillful and quick thinking diplomat in all of Europe.”

He vehemently resisted European imperialism with an iron fist and fiercely fought to protect Palestinian lands from the hands of corruption. When the founder of the Zionist movement Theodor Herzl offered to give 150 million pounds of gold in exchange for some land in Palestine, Sultan Abdul Hamid II replied:

“I advise Dr. Herzl not to take any further steps in his project. I cannot give away a handful of the soil of this land for it is not my own, it is for all the Islamic Nation that fought for the sake of this land and watered it with their blood. The Jews may keep their millions. If the Islamic Caliphate is one day destroyed then they will be able to take Palestine without a price. But while I am alive, I would rather push a sword into my body than see the land of Palestine cut and given away from the Islamic State. This will not be. I will not start cutting our bodies while we are alive”
(The diary of Theodore Herzli, Vol. 1)

He upheld his firm stance to safeguard Palestine up until his overthrowal by the secular Young Turks in 1909. He fought against their bid to establish a Jewish state in Palestine and was consequently exiled because of this.

“I quit being Caliph because of the oppression and threats by the Young Turks. This group insisted that I approve the establishment of a Jewish state in Palestine. I rejected this proposition. They finally offered 150 million British gold pieces. I rejected this as well and I told them: ‘I would never agree with you even if you offer not 150 million British gold but all the gold in the entire world. I served the Muslim community for more than 30 years. I did not let my forefathers down. Following my final response, they agreed on my dethronement and sent me to Thessaloniki. I pray to Allah, I did not accept to establish a new state on Palestinian lands on the Ottoman State and the Islamic community.”

After being forced into house arrest, he lived to witness the domain he once ruled suffer tremendously at the hands of European colonialists. They violently devoured the resources of the Muslim world and instilled division into their ranks.

He famously once stated that “Had I been ruling the Ottoman Empire I would have kept the Europeans fighting each other, and Muslims could have continued to live in peace.”

On February 10th, 1918 he woke up for the Fajr drawn prayer and washed himself. He held his wife’s hand, kissed her and supplicated for her. He then proclaimed “Allah! Allah!” in a loud voice and passed away.

He was laid to rest in a mausoleum in Sultanahmet, Istanbul, beside his grandfather Mahmud II and his uncle Abdülaziz.

May Allah have mercy on the great Sultan Abdul Hamid II and grant him the highest ranks of Paradise for his service to the Muslim Ummah.

Source:

Ottoman Records and Archives.

Some info sourced from Professor Yakoob Ahmed (Ottoman Historian- Istanbul University)
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he was the most skillful politician in the worst of possible times...he is pretty underrated

omgwtfhaxfan
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I am watching this because of one video of the series about him. On that video it's showing his love towards Propeth Muhammad SAW, and I was in tears. Feel so touched,

TheDdeessttyy
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He is my favorite Sultaan! Theres so much about him to learn! It is unbelievable

FSM-
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*May, Allah Bless Sultan Abdul Hamid 2 Soul with high rank in Jannat ul Firdous, Ameen*

منیب_آرائیں
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His heart is filled with light, and fragrance in his grave may Allah grant him jannatul firdous

mdwadud
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He was so smart! If he would have the power at the time before WW1 the Ottoman Empire would still stay ....

OnkelKurac
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ya Allah give us new ideal islamic leader and give us power and great empire for muslim ummah
pray from pakistan

subhanallahalhamdulillah
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We will have leaders like him again inshallah. Infidels will rot away with time but the legacy of Islam will live on.
La ghalibe illallah!

mohammadosmanriaz
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We're are all the Abdul Hamid of this time Allah swt reward him with jannah ameen

Abdulhamid-zixh
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He's a great Islamic leader...Salam from Malaysia.

dinozain
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Shame on them who overthrew the Sultan

aminazman
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You forget to say: They brought Abdul Hamid to Selanik (Thessaloniki), where he lived in exile, in the house of a Jew.. This shame is enough for me as a Turk.. Can you imagine? He was standing totally against Zionism and Imperialism. He was a real muslim. They imprisonned him in Selanik, where he saw the empire being destroyed and he couldn't do something.. Let us think: you are a Sultan of almost all the arabic countries, anatolia, greece, bulgary, Bosnia. They try to bribe lands from you, they say: we will pay all of your countries depths, give you the latest technology etc etc etc.. You reject these things with words like: a land that is taken with blood, cannot be given for money. I think he used some harsh words too, because he thinks: I defend the muslim countries.

And then, they overthrow you but don't kill you. Instead, you have to live in the house of a Jew. The people who where there to overthrow you, I mean people working for the goverment, founded or are among the founders of Israel.. All the muslim nations at his time said: he is a dictator etc etc.. Even some Arabs (there were A LOT OF Arabs who still fought for the Sultan and the Empire) foughted against him. Look at the situation of that muslim countries now.. We muslims deserve this. Because we didn't do anything to save these people or at least defending them.. I am Turkish, but I love Tarik Bin Ziyad. I love Imam Shamil, I love every being who worked for the cause of Islam. I am not a nationalist, I am a Muslim. People (muslims) who don't like Abdul Hamid, CHECK YOUR SOURCES AND DON'T READ THE HISTORY WHO IS WRITTEN BY THE ENEMIES OF THIS MAN!!!

Lompenezel
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I have seen PayiTakht sultan abdul hamjd series- and I broke into tears. Truly he was great leader. He always praised us as Indians muslims. I wish i could see him and meet him. May Allah bless me Jannah so that i can meet prophet Muhammad saw and all the Caliphs of islam. Ameen

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I have so much respect for him after watching this.. love from India

sharadadesai
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Rabbim Sultan Abdülhamid'i, Peygamber Efendimize komşu eylesin...

Cayhanem
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Sultan Abdulhamid

My favorite Sultan

During his time, the French state would swear at our prophet. Abdulhamid heard it and got angry. He sent a telegram to the French government. In his telegram, he used the following sentences:
If you swear at the Prophet, we will raise the entire Islamic world and crush Paris!"

astolfoss
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May Allah grant him highest rank in jannah, respect to our sultan 🇧🇩❤️🇹🇷

roksanasumi
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He was one of the great leaders who has pain of the nation .A pure Muslim and A wise man .May his soul rest in peace ❤️❤️😢

shafaqatali
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Ever since I've visited the Resting Place of Sultan Abdul Hamid ll, my love and respect has grew and I continue to learn more about the character of this great man of the ummah. May Allah grant him jannah❤ Ameen

sajidwaseem
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The official fall of Ottoman sultan is a black day for Muslims 😭😭

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