At a glance
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
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Walk this pathway
5steps · 30min · newcomer · student
Abu Bakr
Two years: the Ridda wars, the codex, Iraq and Syria.
Umar
Ten years: conquests, registers, garrison cities, calendar.
Umar ibn al-Khattab · Battle of the Yarmuk · The battle of al-Qadisiyya
Uthman
Twelve years: one codex, a navy, then strife.
Ali
Five years amid civil strife: Jamal, Siffin, Nahrawan.
The transition
The Year of Unity, 661: a new order begins.
Umayyad Caliphate · Who led the Muslims after the Prophet's death?
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Overview
A path through thirty years that shaped Islam: the caliphates of Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman and Ali; consensus, the conquests, the mushaf and the strife.
Sources
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islam.museum contributors. “The Rashidun Era”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/exhibits/path-rashidun-era/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.