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