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1059:Musaylima
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1015:al-Yamama
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939:2nd Emesa
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659:Campaigns
321:Musaylima
183:al-Yamama
1179:Muhammad
1141:Muhammad
1051:Abu Bakr
1039:Muhammad
1023:Abu Bakr
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889:Ajnadayn
834:Muzayyah
819:Al-Anbar
238:Abu Bakr
177:Location
140:Part of
107:May 2009
989:Armenia
929:Yarmouk
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769:Zafar
724:Tabuk
714:Mecca
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581:Zafar
576:Naqra
561:Abraq
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