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| Official languages | Arabic |
| Languages spoken | Aramaic Armenian Berber languages Georgian Greek Hebrew Old Persian Turkish |
| Countries included in the Empire | Yamen Oman Saudi Arabia U.A.E Qatar Bahrain Kuwait Iraq Iran Afghanistan Syria Jordan Israel Palestine Egypt Lybia Tunisia Cyprus Lebanon Turkey Pakistan Azerbijan Armenia Georgia Turkmanistan Tajikistan Uzbekistan Sicily |
| Religion | Islam |
| Capitals | Madinah, Kufa, |
| Government | Caliphate |
| Head of state | Amir al-Mu'minin, أمير المؤمنين |
| Establishment | 632 A.D |
| Dissolution | 661 A.D |
| Caliphs | Abu Bakr Umar Usman [disambiguation needed] Ali |
| Preceding state | State of Madinah |
| Succeeding states | Ummayads Empire |
| Population | ~40.3 million |
| Area | 90,00000 km² |
| Currency | Dinar,Dirham |
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The Islamic Empire (بلاد الإسلامية ) or Rashidun Empire or Rashidun Caliphate is the term conventionally used to describe the Empire of the imediate successors of Prophet Mohammad the first four Caliphs who ruled after the death of Muhammad and are quoted as the Khulafah Rashidun. The Empire is also reffer as the Arab Empire by western historians because of the dominance of Arabic language, culture and population. To its inhabitants, the Empire was simply the Islamic Empire and its rulers were the Rashidun Caliphs. Founded in the 632 A.D century and dismantled in 661 A.D, At its height in 650s, the Rashidun Empire controlled a vast area extending from south western subcontinent in the east to the Middle East, Asia minor,Transoxiana,caucasus and North Africa in the west. The Islamic empire began to expand beyond the Arabian Peninsula after the death of the prophet and founder of Islam, Mohammed, in 632 AD.