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Lebanon
Index
The followers of the Prophet Muhammad, the founder of Islam,
embarked on a movement to establish their religious and civil
control throughout the eastern Mediterranean from their base in the
Arabian Peninsula. Their determination to conquer other lands
resulted both from economic necessity and from religious beliefs,
which imbued them with contempt for death.
Calling for a jihad (holy war) against non-Muslims, the
Prophet's successor, Caliph Abu Bakr (632-34), brought Islam to the
area surrounding Lebanon. Dividing his forces into three groups, he
ordered one to move in the direction of Palestine, one toward
Damascus, and one toward the Jordan River. The Arab groups under
General Khalid ibn al Walid defeated the forces from in 636 at the
Battle of Yarmuk in northwestern Jordan.
Data as of December 1987
The Arab Conquest, 634-36
The followers of the Prophet Muhammad, the founder of Islam,
embarked on a movement to establish their religious and civil
control throughout the eastern Mediterranean from their base in the
Arabian Peninsula. Their determination to conquer other lands
resulted both from economic necessity and from religious beliefs,
which imbued them with contempt for death.
Calling for a jihad (holy war) against non-Muslims, the
Prophet's successor, Caliph Abu Bakr (632-34), brought Islam to the
area surrounding Lebanon. Dividing his forces into three groups, he
ordered one to move in the direction of Palestine, one toward
Damascus, and one toward the Jordan River. The Arab groups under
General Khalid ibn al Walid defeated the forces from in 636 at the
Battle of Yarmuk in northwestern Jordan.
Data as of December 1987
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