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Jan 2016
1h 51m

2-5: Yarmouk And Qadisiyyah

ISLAMIC HISTORY PODCAST
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- Where we are so far -- In 632 CE Prophet Muhammad died and Abu Bakr was chosen by the residents of Medina as the Caliph -- Soon after, several of the Arab tribes that were allied with the Prophet rebelled against Abu Bakr -- Abu Bakr and his general KIW led a successful campaign to bring these tribes back in line -- These were known as the Ridda, or Aposta ... Show More
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