Talk:Plague of Amwas

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Did you know... that the deaths of the leading Muslim commanders in Syria from the plague of Amwas in 639 paved the way for the establishment of the Umayyad Caliphate?

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:53, 6 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Ruins of Amwas (Emmaus-Nicopolis)

... that the deaths of the leading Muslim commanders in Syria from the plague of Amwas (pictured) in 639 paved the way for the establishment of the Umayyad Caliphate? Source: Dols (1974), p. 378. and Bray (1996), pp. 39–40.
- ALT1:... that narratives about reactions to the plague of Amwas (pictured) by Caliph Umar and his commanders informed medieval Muslim approaches to epidemics, including the Black Death? Source: "Dols (1974), p. 377. and Stearns, Encyclopedia of Islam Three, pp. 28–29.

Reviewed: Mustafa Wahbi Tal

5x expanded by Al Ameer son (talk). Self-nominated at 14:55, 13 April 2020 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ:
Overall: Article's readable prose was expanded from 873B to 13KB within previous five days and hook is cited to a reliable source. Waiting for a QPQ. You can review my nomination if you would like. Nice job expanding the article nevertheless! I personally prefer the first hook you nominated over the second. Makeandtoss (talk) 20:33, 13 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Makeandtoss: Thanks for reviewing this, I also prefer the first hook. I will review your nomination today or tomorrow, but just at the outset it looks like a well-researched and highly interesting article! Al Ameer (talk) 18:18, 14 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Al Ameer son:

After completing QPQ, this looks good to go! Makeandtoss (talk) 21:44, 16 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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