The Spread of Islam Across the World
انتشار الإسلام في الأرض
Verse reference
وَعَدَ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مِنكُمْ وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ لَيَسْتَخْلِفَنَّهُمْ فِي الْأَرْضِالنور 55
Interpretive reading
Examine the caliphates of Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, and Ali and the subsequent conquests that extended from al-Andalus to China.
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