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Medieval Sourcebook: Pact of Umar, 7th Century - http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/pact-umar.html
Supposed to have been the peace accord offered by the Caliph Umar to the Christians of Syria; it formed the pattern of later management of the status of non-Muslims. |
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Medieval Sourcebook: Accounts of The Arab Conquest of Egypt, 642 - http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/642Egypt-conq2.html
A Coptic account from "The History of The Patriarchs of Alexandria", and an Arab account from Al-Baladhuri's "The Conquest of Alexandria". |
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Restatement of History of Islam and Muslims - http://al-islam.org/restatement/
An online book by Sayed Ali Asgher Razwy presents the Shia interpretation of early Islam, from 570 to 661 CE, as a movement launched by the Prophet Muhammad, consummated with the support of his vicegerent 'Ali ibn Abi Talib. |
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Islamic History from 570 to 1000 - http://www.angelfire.com/ny/dawahpage/hist.html
Excerpts from "A Chronolgy of Islamic History: 570-1000 CE" by H.U. Rahman, covering the period to Abu Bakr's military expedition to Syria and Palestine in 633. |
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The Four Righteous Caliphs - http://www.princeton.edu/~batke/itl/denise/right.htm
A history of the first four caliphs to rule after the death of Muhammad, until the rise to power of the Umayyad dynasty. Includes a map. |