Episode 004 - A Son of Quraysh I

A portion of Muhammed's followers flee to Abyssinia where they hope to practice their religion freely, Quraysh try to retrieve them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. 

Part two of our look at persecution of Muslims in Mecca. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. 

Before we can talk about the caliphs, we need to build on the context we established last time. The caliphs will rule over the community first united by Mohammad ibn Abdallah, of the Hashemite clan of the Quraysh, main tribe of the city of Mecca. 

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In the 16th century a new power came to rule over Palestine. From the onset, this new dynasty would face unique challenges as it worked to rule the Muslim ...