Episodes
![al-Qadisiyyah](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/8925569/Logo_2__9p1ip_300x300.jpg)
Sunday Aug 02, 2020
al-Qadisiyyah
Sunday Aug 02, 2020
Sunday Aug 02, 2020
As the conflict in Syria reached its climax, so too did the conflict in Iraq. The Rashidun Caliphate and the Sassanid Empire would meet in the pivotal Battle of al-Qadisiyyah that would determine the fate of the region.
![Yarmouk](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/8925569/Logo_2__9p1ip_300x300.jpg)
Sunday Jul 26, 2020
Yarmouk
Sunday Jul 26, 2020
Sunday Jul 26, 2020
As Umar, the second Rashidun caliph, began his reign, the Islamic conquests were heating up. At the Battle of Yarmouk, a titanic clash would occur between the Rashidun Caliphate and Byzantine Empire that would forever change the social, political, and cultural landscape of the Middle East.
![Onward to Iraq and Syria](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/8925569/Logo_2__9p1ip_300x300.jpg)
Monday Jul 20, 2020
Onward to Iraq and Syria
Monday Jul 20, 2020
Monday Jul 20, 2020
During 633-634, Caliph Abu Bakr decided on a bold strategy, taking on both the Byzantine and Sassanid Empires, and he would dispatch his top general, Khalid ibn al-Walid, one more time.
![A New Kind of Leader](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/8925569/Logo_2__9p1ip_300x300.jpg)
Sunday Jul 12, 2020
A New Kind of Leader
Sunday Jul 12, 2020
Sunday Jul 12, 2020
In the wake of Muhammad's death, Islam would be forced to confront challenges without the leadership and guidance of its founder. However, the Islamic community would unite and elect a new leader - one whose title (caliph) would forever go down in the history books.
![The Life and Adventures of Muhammad](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/8925569/Logo_2__9p1ip_300x300.jpg)
Tuesday Jul 07, 2020
The Life and Adventures of Muhammad
Tuesday Jul 07, 2020
Tuesday Jul 07, 2020
The formation of the caliphate would not have been possible had it not been for one man: Muhammad. Muhammad not only founded Islam but transformed Arabian society and laid the groundwork for unity among the Arabian tribes.
![Pre-Islamic Arabia](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/8925569/Logo_2__9p1ip_300x300.jpg)
Tuesday Jun 30, 2020
Pre-Islamic Arabia
Tuesday Jun 30, 2020
Tuesday Jun 30, 2020
A look at ancient Arabian society and the geopolitical situation before the formation of the early caliphates. After all, an Islamic empire had to come from somewhere.
![Introduction](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/8925569/Logo_2__9p1ip_300x300.jpg)
Tuesday Jun 30, 2020