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The birth of the prophet Muhammad is very important because he would go on to create the new faith of Islam.
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These wars marked the final conflict between these two empires. Before these wars, there had been a time of peace, but after the death of Emperor Maurice, his ally invaded the Byzantine Empire, starting up the war once again.
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Muhammad had his first revelation which is significant because all of the revelations he would come to have would be put into the Qur’an which is the holy book of Islam. His followers believed that his revelations came from Allah through the angel Gabriel.
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When Muhammad first began preaching his following was very small, but this was still important because over time his following grew and thousands of people wanted to hear him preach. His preaching led to the formation of the Islamic religion.
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While being the target of assassins, Muhammad was able to get to Medina from Mecca safely, with the help of a clansman taking his place to trick the assassins. This is important because his presence in Medina led to multiple battles and he gained many converts.
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Muhammad and is followers were a threat to the Umayyad, and so the Quraysh attacked Muhammad which set of a series of battles. This is important because through the war Muhammad continued to be a good leader, and won even more allies by the time he claimed victory at the end of the war.
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The Muslim-Meccan Truce was a great victory for Muhammad and his followers, and he returned to his home city and destroyed the idols of the shrine in Mecca and proclaimed Allah as the one god.
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After a treaty with the Quraysh, Muhammad is able to return home to Mecca triumphantly with over 10,000 converts by his side. He proved the power of the one god Allah and destroyed the idols of the shrine.
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The death of Muhammad was significant because it left the Islamic community without a leader. Muhammad had not appointed a successor so the comminuted had to find the best person to take his place.
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The rule of Abu Bakr is significant because he was the very first caliph of the Muslim faithful after Muhammed died. Abu was very knowledgeable and close to Muhammed which were some of the reasons why he was elected for this role.
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The Ridda Wars were wars that occurred after Muhammed died. These conflicts often resulted in rival prophets being defeated along with their clans. These wars were important because they brought Arabian tribes to the Islamic faith.
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The assaults on Byzantine from the Muslims did not go through as intended as the Arabs were eventually defeated. However, these conquests were significant because they would leave the Byzantine Empire in a weakened state, and would be under attack from there on out.
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Umar was the second caliph, he was named as Abu's successor and was able to continue to advance in Syria and Iraq in the teachings of the Islamic faith.
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The Sasanian empire sent ill-prepared forces to go against the Arab Invaders, and this gave that Muslim warriors victory over the Sasanians. They soon devastated the rest of their armies, took their capital, and completely wiped out people of power, destroying the Sasanian Empire which is significant because it allowed the Muslims to grow and spread across the continent.
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Uthman was the third caliph and a part of the Umayyad clan. For the most part, Uthman was unpopular, but he was significant as his murder would set off a conflict between his clan, and the followers of Ali, also known as the first civil war.
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The first civil war began with the murder of Caliph Uthman. This is significant because it would divide the Muslims into groups that still remain to this day. (Sunnis supported the Umayyads and the Shia followed Ali)
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Mu'awiya was one of the Umayyad leaders and the first caliph after the civil war, and directly challenged the position of Ali which was significant.
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The Umayyads created a large empire rapidly with its capital in the city of Damascus. This caliphate had Arab Muslims as first-class people and their warriors were very important. This group of people was significant because their empire would last almost 100 years and they would make some social changes as well and spread Islam.
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Husayn and a few others were killed at Karbala after getting outnumbered by the Umayyad. This is significant because from his death and onward the Shi'a began to resist the Umayyad caliphate.
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Ali's second son, Husayn, was killed at Karbala, and this began the second civil war as the Shi'a, who followed Ali, resisted the Umayyad caliphate.
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The Abbasid party challenged the armies fo the Uymayyad and utterly defeated the with the help of every other group who had opposed the Umayyads, especially the mawali people. This was important because is basically destroyed the entire Uymayyad people, with only a few survivors.
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The Abbasid defeated the Umayyads with the help of those who opposed the Umayyads along with the non-Arab Islamic converts. Under the leadership of Abu al-Abbas, this group of people had countless victories over the Umayyads until they were finally defeated and the Abbasids came to power with is important because the Abbasids would make Islam a universal religion.