26 Dhū al-Ḥijjah 21 AH

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26 Dhū al-Ḥijjah 21 AH · ≈ Monday 25 November 642

The second caliph is stabbed leading the dawn prayer; he dies within days, leaving the choice of a successor to six.

26 Dhū al-Ḥijjah 23 AH3 Nov 644DayAttestedRashidun · Hijaz · Death

YEAR-PRECISE — THIS YEAR IN 21 AH

ʿAmr ibn al-ʿĀṣ plants the tent-city by the Babylon fortress — the seed of what will become Cairo.

21 AH≈ 642 CEYearTraditionalRashidun · Egypt · Founding

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