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==== Arabia ====
* [[March 18]] (approximate) &ndash; [[Muhammad]] makes his [[The event of Ghadir Khumm|final sermon to the Muslims]].   It is believed by [[Shia]] to be the appointment of [[Ali ibn Abi Talib]] as his successor. The [[Imamah (Shia doctrine)]] of [[Shia view of Ali|Ali Ibn Abi Talib]], for the religious, spiritual and political leadership of the Ummah, begins.
* [[June 8]] &ndash; [[Muhammad]] dies at [[Medina]] at the age of 62, after an illness and fever.
* [[June]] &ndash; [[Abu Bakr]] (born ''Abdallah ibn Uthman ibn Amir'', better known by his Islamic [[laqab]] ''Al-Siddiq'') becomes the Caliph.
* [[June]] &ndash; The first caliph, [[Abu Bakr]], sends [[Expedition of Usama bin Zayd|an expedition to Balqa]], [[Eastern Roman Empire|Byzantine Empire]], led by [[Usama ibn Zayd]]. This expedition is sent based on Muhammad's decision before his death.<ref>{{cite web|last=Razwy|first=Sayyid Ali Ashgar|title=A Restatement of History of Islam and Muslim: Usama's Expedition|url=https://www.al-islam.org/restatement-history-islam-and-muslims-sayyid-ali-asghar-razwy/usamas-expedition|website=al-islam.org|date=November 10, 2013 |access-date=2023-04-20}}</ref>
* [[Ridda Wars]]: Abu Bakr launches a series of military campaigns against rebel [[Tribes of Arabia|Arabian tribe]]s, to re-establish the power of the [[Rashidun|Rightly Guided Caliphs]], and to secure Muhammad's legacy.
* [[September]] &ndash; [[Battle of Buzakha]]: An Islamic column (6,000 men) under [[Khalid ibn al-Walid]] defeats the [[Apostasy|Apostate]] rebels under [[Tulayha]], near [[Ha'il]] ([[Saudi Arabia]]).   
* [[December]] &ndash; [[Battle of Yamama|Battle of Aqraba]]: The Muslim forces of Abu Bakr defeat the Apostate rebels (40,000 men) under [[Musaylimah]], on the plain of [[Al-Yamama|Aqraba]].