As-Salaamu Alaikum.
Welcome back to Season 6 of the Islamic History Podcast.
In this season, we are discussing one hundred years of Middle Eastern history after the fall of the Ottoman Empire.
This is episode 6-4: Abdul Aziz and Arabia.
Before we get into the episode, let’s do a brief recap of where we are so far.
- In the eighteenth century, a Muslim scholar named Muhammad ibn Abdul Wahhab begins teaching his literalist interpretation of Islam in central Arabia
- Abdul Wahhab teams up with a local governor named Muhammad ibn Saud to conquer Arabia
- Within a century, this new Saudi kingdom stretches from the Hijaz to modern-day Iraq
- The Ottoman Sultan asks Muhammad Ali Pasha to deal with the Saudis
- Muhammad Ali Pasha’s son, Ibrahim Pasha, finally defeats the Saudis in 1818