Islam 1: Muhammad, the first Caliphate, and the core teachings
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The Islamic Golden Age
Christians and jews, zoroastrians and other subjects of this new empire were considered to be dhimi. This means they were legally protected and enabled to practise their various religions provided that they paid a certain poll tax. There also was a welfare system set up to support the poor and indigent of all religions. So this is basically the the beginnings of what we would later call the the islamic golden age. But the umaya nasty didn't last for much longer. Rather, in the 700 forties, there was a series of uprisings by various different critics of the umayad caliphs who were dissatisfied with the new empire. These included non ar
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