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» Islamic History from 570 to 1000
   Excerpts from "A Chronolgy of Islamic History: 570-1000 CE" by H.U. Rahman, covering the period to Abu Bakr's military expedition to Syria and Palestine in 633.
   http://www.angelfire.com/ny/dawahpage/hist.html

» Medieval Sourcebook: Accounts of The Arab Conquest of Egypt, 642
   A Coptic account from "The History of The Patriarchs of Alexandria", and an Arab account from Al-Baladhuri's "The Conquest of Alexandria".
   http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/642Egypt-conq2.html

» Medieval Sourcebook: Pact of Umar, 7th Century
   Supposed to have been the peace accord offered by the Caliph Umar to the Christians of Syria; it formed the pattern of later management of the status of non-Muslims.
   http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/pact-umar.html

» Restatement of History of Islam and Muslims
   An online book by Sayed Ali Asgher Razwy presents the Shia interpretation of early Islam, from 570 to 661 CE, as a movement launched by the Prophet Muhammad, consummated with the support of his vicegerent 'Ali ibn Abi Talib.
   http://al-islam.org/restatement/

» The Four Righteous Caliphs
   A history of the first four caliphs to rule after the death of Muhammad, until the rise to power of the Umayyad dynasty. Includes a map.
   http://www.princeton.edu/~batke/itl/denise/right.htm

» The Rightly-Guided Caliphs
   Explains the Muslim concept of Caliph, and profiles the first four who succeeded the Prophet Muhammad; known as The Rightly-Guided Caliphs.
   http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/politics/firstfourcaliphs.html