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People settled there because of fresh water.
Valued camels and swords.
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he Abbasid dynasty was one of two important Muslim dynasties established after the death of the prophet Muhammad in 632. These dynasties made up the Muslim Empire of the Caliphate, which included all the lands and people under Muslim rule. The Abbasids replaced the Umayyad dynasty in 750. In 1258, the Mongols invaded and overthrew the Abbasids.
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Umar became an advisor to Muhammad.Umar was a brilliant organizer who is credited with establishing the basic policies and institutions that bolstered the Islamic empire for centuries
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The first Muslims turned toward Jerusalem while they prayed, and later, after Muhammad conquered Mecca and other cities, Muslims began to pray toward Mecca. Muhammad died in 632.
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The death of the prophet Muhammad in 632 CE was followed by a wave of Muslim military campaigns meant to expand Arab rule. At first, the expansion of Islam was just a by-product of Arab military successes of the Syrian army.
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Had a reputation of seeker to solitude.
Born into hashim
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Muhhamad was founder of islamic faith
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The Riddah Wars were a series of conflicts fought between Muslims and Arabs in the years after Muhammad, the founder of Islam, died.
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He accompanied Muhammad on the journey to Mecca in the year 622 and, during the Prophet’s final illness, led the public prayers in Medina. After Muhammad’s death in 632, Abu Bakr was chosen to be Muhammad’s successor— “deputy of the Prophet of God.”
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An early convert to Islam, he was one of the first to memorize the entire Qur’an and married two of Muhammad’s daughters.