The shocking conquests of the early Muslims ultimately lead to the outbreak of civil war in the victorious camp of Islam. The Messenger's son-in-law Ali is opposed by Aisha, the Mother of the Faithful, and by the cunning Muawiya. A new civilization, based on a new faith and the heritage of Greek, Roman and Persian cultures begins to come into existence, and a second civil war tears the state apart again before the armies of Islam can again continue their march forward.
