BATTLE FOR ISFAHAN: The victory that led to the full conquest of Persia

The Muslim conquest of Persia happened over several years. In this short summary from Imam Al-Tabari’s Tarikh (History), we look at a critical victory that eventually led to the fall of the Sassanid empire of Persia. IN 21H (641CE), ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab gave the armies of Iraq the command to seek out those of Persia,…...