Sultan muhammad fateh history
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Mehmed II
Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (r. 1444–1446, 1451–1481)
"Fatih Sultan Mehmed" redirects here. For the bridge that spans the Bosphorus strait, see Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge.
Mehmed II (Ottoman Turkish: محمد ثانى, romanized: Meḥmed-i s̱ānī; Turkish: II. Mehmet, pronounced[icinˈdʒiˈmehmet]; 30 March 1432 – 3 May 1481), commonly known as Mehmed the Conqueror (Ottoman Turkish: ابو الفتح, romanized: Ebū'l-fetḥ, lit. 'the Father of Conquest'; Turkish: Fâtih Sultan Mehmed), was twice the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from August 1444 to September 1446 and then later from February 1451 to May 1481.
In Mehmed II's first reign, he defeated the crusade led by John Hunyadi after the Hungarian incursions into his country broke the conditions of the truce per the Treaties of Edirne and Szeged. When Mehmed II ascended the throne again in 1451, he strengthened the Ottoman Navy and made preparations to attack Constantinople. At the age of 21, he conquered Constantinople and brought an end to the Byzantine Empire. After
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Muhammad Al Fatih – The Sultan who did the impossible
The life of Muhammad Al-Fatih
Known to the west as Mehmed II, he was born on 30th March 1432 in the northwestern province of Edrine, Muhammad al-Fatih was the son of Sultan Murad II (1404-51) and was an Ottoman Sultan who ruled from 1451 to 1481. Muhammad al-Fatih showed signs of leadership right from a young age, gaining leadership skills and experience from governing cities like Amasya. Muhammad al-Fatih’s father wanted to make sure that his son learned from of the best scholars at the time. Muhammad al-Fatih was a devout Muslim and learned under many teachers about the Islamic faith which moulded his mindset. He mastered seven languages; Turkish, Arabic, Latin, Greek, Serbian, Hebrew and Persian.Muhammad al-Fatih’s teacher Muhammad Shams al-Din bin Hamzah
During his youth, he was heavily influenced by fellow academics and their work in Islamic epistemology. O- •
For eight centuries, the conquest of Constantinople (now Istanbul in Turkey) was a dream for the Muslim commanders.
Ever since the era of the revered companion, Mu’awiyah ibn Abu Sufyan, there had been many attempts to conquer it, but none had succeeded.
Every Muslim commander wanted to be the conqueror praised in the narration in which Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said:
You will conquer Constantinople. Its commander is the best and its army (that will conquer it) is the best.” (Al-Bukhari)
Who was then the person about whom Prophet Muhammad gave glad tidings?
It was Muhammad Al-Fatih son of the Ottoman Sultan Murad II.
Muhammad Al-Fatih As A Child and His Excellent Preparation
Muhammad Al-Fatih was born on 27th. Rajab, 835 A.H., 30th. March, 1432. He was brought up under the supervision of his father, Sultan Murad II, the seventh Ottoman Sultan. His father prepared and trained him to shoulder the responsibilities of the position of a Sultan. Muhammad Al-Fatih memorized all the Quran, learnt the Prophetic narrations, Islamic jurisprudence, mat
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