Both sides now prepared for that fight which was to determine the fate of Syria.Continuing Muslims Conquer Syria,our selection from History of the
Arab General Seeks Help From the Caliph
Recruits were instantly raised in every part of Arabia to send to the army.Continuing Muslims Conquer Syria,our selection from History of the
Muslims Conquer Syria
This series has twelve easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Byzantines Assemble Powerful Army.IntroductionWhen Omar ascended the
Assessing Mohammed
Today's installment concludes Mohammed,the name of our combined selection from Washington Irving and Simon Ockley. The concluding installment, by
Mohammed’s Farewell Pilgrimage
The next thing the apostle did was to shave his head, beginning on the right side of it and finishing it on the left.Continuing Mohammed,our
Mohammed’s Conquest of Mecca
Upon the conquest of Mecca, many of the tribes of the Arabs came and submitted to Mohammed.Continuing Mohammed,our selection from The History of
Mohammed Throws Idols out of Kaaba
Having alighted, he went into the Kaaba, where he found images of angels and a figure of Abraham holding in his hand a bundle of arrows.Continuing
Mohammed Wars Against the Jews
Mohammed, pretending he had a divine promise of a great booty, returned to Medina and, having concluded a peace for ten years with the Koreishites,
Mohammed Invested With Sovereign Power
Mohammed was now so well confirmed in his power that he took upon himself the authority of a king and was, by the chief men of his army, inaugurated