The History of Islam Part 2

The early Muslim conquests  began with the Islamic prophet Muhammad in the 7th century. He established a new unified polity in the Arabian Peninsula which under the subsequent Rashidun and Umayyad Caliphates saw a century of rapid expansion.

The resulting empire stretched from the borders of China and the Indian subcontinent, across the Middle East, North Africa, Central Asia, the Caucasus, and parts of Europe (Sicily and the Iberian Peninsula to the Pyrenees). 

The second episode is entitled The Muslim Conquest of North Africa

The Muslim Conquest of North Africa

Further Reading

Arab - Muslim Conquests in Africa

Early Muslim Conquests – Wikepedia

The History of Islam Part 1

Whilst our U3A has been forced to take a Coronavirus break,  I thought I might post links to a TV series about Islamic history entitled War Of the Worlds  over the next few weeks.  The series is a part of a series looking at Spanish History.

The first episode is entitled Early Islamic Conquest.

War of the Worlds part 1 - Early Islamic Conquest

Further Reading

The Khan Academy. - The Rise of Islamic Empires and States
The Khan Academy - Chronological period in the Islamic World
The Caliphate - Wikipedia
 Islamic Civilization: Timeline and Definition