Episode 22: The Passing of As-Siddiq
Bilad al-Sham: Stories of Syria • 12-Jul-2020
Abu Bakr رضي الله عنه and leadership devise a military strategy to fight the Byzantine Empire, a superpower of the world, in Syria. Abu Bakr رضي الله عنه's health diminishes, and Omar رضي الله عنه grapples with the weightiness of leadership when he is appointed the second caliph of the Muslims after the passing of As-Siddiq.
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