26 Dhū al-Ḥijjah 50 AH

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26 Dhū al-Ḥijjah 50 AH · ≈ Tuesday 14 January 671

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 50 AH

ʿUqba ibn Nāfiʿ plants a permanent camp on the Ifrīqiyan steppe — the base that anchors Islam in the Maghreb.

50 AH≈ 670 CEYearTraditionalUmayyad · Maghreb · Founding

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