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That is the story of the conquest of Makkah and the decisive battle that exterminated paganism once and for all. }} | That is the story of the conquest of Makkah and the decisive battle that exterminated paganism once and for all. }} | ||
When the Persian capital of Ctesiphon in province of Khvarvaran (today Iraq) fell to the Muslims in 637 under the military command of Sa'ad ibn Abi Waqqas during the caliphate of Umar, the palaces and their archives were burned. The Tarikh al-Tabari describes that Waqqas wrote to Caliph Umar asking what should be done with the books at Ctesiphon. Umar wrote back: "If the books contradict the Qur'an, they are blasphemous. On the other hand, if they are in agreement, they are not needed, as for us Qur'an is sufficient." Thus, the huge library was destroyed and the books, the product of the generations of Persian scientists and scholars were thrown into fire or the river Euphrates. | When the Persian capital of Ctesiphon in province of Khvarvaran (today Iraq) fell to the Muslims in 637 under the military command of Sa'ad ibn Abi Waqqas during the caliphate of Umar, the palaces and their archives were burned. The Tarikh al-Tabari describes that Waqqas wrote to Caliph Umar asking what should be done with the books at Ctesiphon. Umar wrote back: "If the books contradict the Qur'an, they are blasphemous. On the other hand, if they are in agreement, they are not needed, as for us Qur'an is sufficient."<ref>Zeidan, Georgie, ''The History of the Islamic Civilization'', '''III''', pp.42-51</ref> Thus, the huge library was destroyed and the books, the product of the generations of Persian scientists and scholars were thrown into fire or the river Euphrates. | ||
Persecution of Zoroastrians increased significantly under the Abbasids. Their temples and sacred fire shrines were destroyed. | Persecution of Zoroastrians increased significantly under the Abbasids. Their temples and sacred fire shrines were destroyed. | ||