The Chaliphate - Muir - The Search For Mecca

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CONTENTS
CHAPTER XVIII
Jerusalem submits to 'Omar— His visit—Ordinance of 'Omar .
xiii
PAOB
131
CHAPTER XIX
140
17 A.H.— Northern Syria and Mesopotamia—Attack_.by Greeks
and Bedawin—Beni 'lyad and Taghlib— Fall of Csesarea
— Khalid's trial and deposition ....
CHAPTER XX
14-15 A.H. —
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Jews and Christians expelled from Arabia— Register
of Arab tribes— Civil and military administration— Kor'an
"collected" 146
CHAPTER XXI
153
18 A.H.—Famine — Plague
— 'Omar visits Syria — Mu'awiya
Bilal ........
CHAPTER XXII
19-20 A.H.— Conquest of Eg)'pt—Alexandria . . . 158
l6-20 A.H.—Southern Persia— Sus—Tomb of Daniel—Al-Hor-
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CHAPTER XXIII
muzan
168
CHAPTER XXIV
21-22 A.H.—Conquest of Persia— Battle of Nihilvend— Flight of
Yezdejird . . . . . . -173
CHAPTER XXV
17-23 A.H.— Domestic events—Court of
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Ka'ba enlarged—Al-
Moghlra's trial—AI-Kufa—Al-Basra—Era of Hijra— Laxity
of morals— 'Omar's simple life 177
CHAPTER XXVI
23 A.H.— Death of 'Omar—Appointment of Electors . . 187
CHAPTER XXVII
23-24 A.H.— 'Othman— Murder of Al-Hormuzan . . . 193