IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF THE
prophets Around 637 AD, a strong Muslim army that had laid siege for months on end in Jerusalem eventually ended the Byzantine rule there. However, Orthodox Christian patriarch Sophronius refused to hand over the key of the city except to the Caliph Omar Ibn Al-Khattab himself. Under strict orders from his Commander-in-Chief, the Muslim general did not force his way into the city but rather dispatched a messenger to Medina, the capital city of the fle...
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