Then
In the narrationsBaghdad was founded in 762 CE by the Abbasid caliph al-Mansur, long after the Prophet ﷺ. No sahih or hasan narration names it; Ibn al-Jawzi listed reports in praise or blame of Baghdad among the fabricated in al-Mawdu‘at.
Now
TodayAs of 2026-10-26 · draft, reviewed monthlyCapital and largest city of Iraq, on the Tigris, with about 8 million people. The Mongol sack of 1258 ended the Abbasid caliphate there.
Narrations naming this place
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