Jerusalem 638 CE: The Muslim Conquest That Changed Everything

In 638 CE, Jerusalem fell to the Muslim armies of Caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab after a long siege. This episode tells the story of that conquest: the surrender treaty known as the Pact of Umar, the dramatic scene where Patriarch Sophronius handed over the keys, and Umar's famous refusal to pray in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. We explore how this event transformed the city's religious landscape, cleared the Temple Mount for the first Muslim shrine, and set the stage for centuries of Islamic rule. The episode touches on the Byzantine-Sassanian war that weakened Jerusalem, the role of the Prophet Muhammad's night journey, and the rise of the Rashidun Caliphate. It's a turning point that reshaped the Middle East and still echoes today.

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