It was here, south of the ancient city of Kufa, where Arab Muslim forces clashed with the mighty Sasanian Empire around A.D. 636. The battle was a decisive victory for the Rashidun Caliphate ...
After Muhammad's death, leaders called caliphs ruled the Islamic Empire and it continued to ... The first major caliphate was the Rashidun Caliphate, followed by the Umayyad Caliphate and the ...