Muhammad West

the first caliph - part four - the conquest of persia THE PRESERVATION OF THE QURAN CHALLENGING THE SUPERPOWERS OF THE WORLD - After subduing all the rebels the entire Arabian Peninsula returned to the authority of Islam. The prophet SAW had instructed the Muslim armies to campaign to Palestine before his death; thus Abu Bakr RA organized the army tocampaign against the Romans. Khalid Ibn Walid RA who was stationed in the East after defeating Musaylamah requested permission to engage the Persian empire. Abu Bakr RA agreed. TAKING ON THE SUPER POWERS OF THE WORLD THE CONQUEST OF PERSIA