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The Massacre of the Banu Qurayza
After the Muslims had repelled the Pagans at the Battle of the Trench, Muhammad turned on the Jewish tribe of Medina known as the Banu Qurayza.... Read more
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Destruction of the Southern Kaaba at Dhul-Khalasah
Narrated Jarir: In the Pre-lslamic Period of Ignorance there was a house called Dhu-l-Khalasa or Al-Ka'ba Al-Yamaniya or Al-Ka'ba Ash-Shamiya.... Read more
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The Siege of Taif
The Banu Thaqif lived at the city of Taif just to the South of Mecca. They worshipped the Goddess Allat and had a great bejeweled statue of her.... Read more
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The Battle of Corupedium
Background King Lysimachus had ruled Thrace for decades and parts of Western Turkey ever since the Battle of Ipsus. King Seleucus ruled the... Read more
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Seleucus Returns to Babylon
Background In about 320 BC, Seleucus had become the Governor of Babylon, however by 315 BC he was forced to flee the city when Antigonus... Read more
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The Death of Alexander the Great: Succession Crisis
In 323 BC, Alexander died in the palace of Nebuchadnezzar II, in Babylon at the age of 32. Given the propensity of the Macedonian aristocracy to... Read more
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Destruction of the Al-Uzza Temple
Muhammad sent Khalid to destroy the temple of Al-Uzza at Nakhla. According to Hisham Ibn Al-Kalbi, Khalid ransacked the temple, cut down the sacred... Read more