7 H o l a k uʼ s R e t u r n Prologue The Abbasid Caliphate-Kingdom-was the third of the Islamic Caliphates to succeed the Islamic Prophet Mohammad during 750-1258- C.E (132-656 Hijri). It was golden age of Islamic civilization and culture. Through my in-depth study of the history of the Arab nations, I have come to the conclusion that the circumstances that brought about the downfall of the Abbasid Kingdom-Caliphate in 1258 C.E (750A.H) are quite similar to what is happening now in the Arab world. In other words history is repeating itself. I, therefore, wrote this play “Holaku’s Return” with a Historical perspective to stage a painful reality. All the incidents, places and names of characters
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