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38 THE HISTORY OF THE QUR'ANIC TEXT

And so, after ruling 395 years, the curtains fellfor the Sassanid (persian)
Dynasty at the hands of a newly born nation of three decades, which could
not boast of either administrative experience nor war expertise. This could
not have occurred save for the Muslims' unshakeable faith in Allah, His
Messenger, and the supremacy of Islam.
According to Prof. Hamidullali," the territories conquered by 35 A.H.
(the conclusion of 'Uthman's reign) can be divided as follows:
Territories annexed during the
Prophet's lifetime till 11 A.H. 1,000,000 Sq. miles
Abu Bakr as-Siddiq 11-13 A.H. 200,000 Sq. miles
'Umar b. al-Khattab 13-25 A.H. 1,500,000 Sq. miles
'Uthman b. 'Affan 25-35 A.H. 800,000 Sq. miles
Total 3,500,000 Sq. miles

Figure 2.3: Border if the Islamic state at the end if the third Caliph's reign (35 A.H.
1655 C.E.); the boundaries at the time if the Prophet's death are provided ingreen

Moses and the twelve tribes of Israel had wandered the Sinai desert - no
more than one hundred miles in radius - for forty years as punishment for

95 M. Hamidullah, al-Wathii'iq as-Sryiirr)ya, pp. 498-99.