Ridda Wars (9 juin 632 – 1 janv. 633)

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- After the Prophet’s death, some of the people rose in revolt against the authorities in Medina and renounced Islam.
- Abu Bakr, without any delay, launched an expedition against this movement.
- After collecting the troops at Medina, he divided them into eleven battalions each with an experienced commander, and sent them in eleven different directions to crush these revolts.
- He instructed each commander to first invite these tribes to Islam. If any refused to comply they were to be attacked.
- Some of the tribes accepted Islam but the others were stubborn and were dealt with harshly.
- All campaigns were successful and Abu Bakr was able to re-establish control of Islam throughout the Peninsula.

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