<P> The Muslim conquest of the Levant ( Arabic : اَلْـفَـتْـحُ الْإٍسْـلَامِيُّ لِـلـشَّـامِ ‎ , Al - Faṫṫḥul - Islāmiyyuash - Shām ) or Arab conquest of the Levant ( Arabic : اَلْـفَـتْـحُ الْـعَـرَبِيُّ لِـلـشَّـامِ ‎ , Al - Faṫṫḥul - ʿArabiyyu Lish - Shām ) occurred in the first half of the 7th century , and refers to the conquest of the region known as the Levant or Shaam ( Arabic : شَـام ‎ , ' Syria ' ) , later to become the Islamic Province of Bilad al - Sham , as part of the Islamic conquests . Arab Muslim forces had appeared on the southern borders even before the death of prophet Muhammad in 632 , resulting in the Battle of Mu'tah in 629 , but the real invasion began in 634 under his successors , the Rashidun Caliphs Abu Bakr and Umar ibn Khattab , with Khalid ibn al - Walid as their most important military leader . </P>
<P> The Muslim conquest of the Levant ( Arabic : اَلْـفَـتْـحُ الْإٍسْـلَامِيُّ لِـلـشَّـامِ ‎ , Al - Faṫṫḥul - Islāmiyyuash - Shām ) or Arab conquest of the Levant ( Arabic : اَلْـفَـتْـحُ الْـعَـرَبِيُّ لِـلـشَّـامِ ‎ , Al - Faṫṫḥul - ʿArabiyyu Lish - Shām ) occurred in the first half of the 7th century , and refers to the conquest of the region known as the Levant or Shaam ( Arabic : شَـام ‎ , ' Syria ' ) , later to become the Islamic Province of Bilad al - Sham , as part of the Islamic conquests . Arab Muslim forces had appeared on the southern borders even before the death of prophet Muhammad in 632 , resulting in the Battle of Mu'tah in 629 , but the real invasion began in 634 under his successors , the Rashidun Caliphs Abu Bakr and Umar ibn Khattab , with Khalid ibn al - Walid as their most important military leader . </P>
when did muslim armies invade syria and iraq
when did muslim armies invade syria and iraq
in 634
in 634