DOC Valley Forge: The History and Legacy of the Most Famous Military Camp of the Revolutionary War by Charles River Editors in History

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If you ever wanted to know the background and religious history of the conflict that has people in Syria and Iraq (along with Saudi-Arabia and Iran acting as proxies) embroiled in a never ending conflict; then this book provides those answers and a coverage of the sensational events from the first 100 years of Islamic history. This unique book provides a unique view of Islamic history starting from the time when Makkah did not exist as a city and takes the reader through the next 100 years to a time when the Muslim territories included areas in present-day Saudi-Arabia; Jordan; Syria; Iraq; Israel; Palestine; Azerbaijan; Pakistan; Tunisia; Turkey; and Morocco. You will learn about the Islamic caliphate; Shiite Sunni Split; battles in Iraq and Syria; and more. In this publication; you will learn the following:Pre-Islam Arabia and the beginnings of Makkah as a cityThe Message of Islam revealed on the ProphetHistory of the early years of the Muslim CaliphateLives of the Rashidun Caliphs (Abu Bakr; Umar Ibn Khattab; Uthman Ibn Affan; Ali Ibn Abu-Talib; Hassan Ibn Ali)The early Muslim CaliphsHow one person started the fitna / instigation that later resulted in the Shiite (Shia) split from the people of Sunnah (Sunnis)Differences between the Shia and SunniThe Battle between Caliph Ali and AyeshaThe Battle between Caliph Ali and Muawiyah (Governor of Syria)Story of times when multiple Muslim caliphs ruled the Muslim landsThe story of the Khawarij (Extremist dissenters)Banu Umayyah CaliphateCaliphate capitals (Madinah; Kufah; Damascus)Stories of conflict that brewed between Madinah; Kufah; Basrah; and SyriaHajjaj Ibn Yousuf's Tough Governance over the people of Iraq and more