It’s the 7th century in Arabia, and the Prophet Muhammad has just passed away. Almost immediately, new claimants of prophethood appear to challenge the Caliph Abu Bakr.
Today, we look at the battle of Al-Yamama, where the most powerful of these new prophets took on the forces of the first Islamic caliphate.
Host: Aslan Pahari
Producer: Hannah Jose
Supervising Producer: Kyla Slaven
Audio Engineer: Emrys Cronin
Video Producers: Tejas Bhat, Dylan Behan
Archives: Michael Osmond
Executive Producers: Joel Werner, Eric George, Jessica Radburn
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Chapters
00:00 Opening
01:42 Intro
03:29 Who is Muslim
05:02 Islam
08:24 Rise of the rebels
09:12 The Prophets
11:37 Khalid’s Arrival
12:32 Battle at the garden
14:15 Decisive moment
15:28 Aftermath
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