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Muslim Conquest of Syria The Muslim conquest of Syria (634–638 CE) was a pivotal series of military campaigns during the Arab–Byzantine wars. This period saw the Rashidun Caliphate—the fi...
Read Muslim Conquest of Syria: The Fall of Byzantine LevantBilad al-Sham: The History and Administration of Islamic Syria Bilad al-Sham (Arabic: بِلَاد الشَّام), frequently referred to in English as Islamic Syria, was a pivotal province of the ea...
Read Bilad al-Sham: The History and Administration of Islamic SyriaRashidun Caliphate: The Era of the Rightly Guided Caliphs Following the death of the Prophet Muhammad in June 632, the nascent Muslim community faced a critical turning point: the questio...
Read Rashidun Caliphate: The Era of the Rightly Guided CaliphsSiege of Aleppo (637 AD): The Fall of a Byzantine Stronghold Between August and October 637 AD, the city of Aleppo became the center of a pivotal military engagement during the Muslim con...
Read Siege of Aleppo (637 AD): The Fall of a Byzantine Stronghold