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The Early Islamic Period
Introduction
The Arabian Peninsula before the Rise of Islam
The Beginning of Islam
The Period of the Four Righteous Caliphs (632-660 CE)
The Umayyad Period (660-750 CE)
The Abbasid Period (750-940 CE)
The Fatimid Period (940-1073 CE)
The Seljuks/Turcomans (1073-1098 CE)
The Conquest of Jerusalem
The Political Status of Jerusalem
The Temple Mount in the Early Islamic Period
The Earthquake of 1033 CE