The Umayyad Caliphate once stretched across continents, but beneath its golden surface, cracks were spreading. Mawali converts, treated as second-class citizens, grew restless. Endless wars drained the treasury, while corrupt governors ruled the provinces like petty kings. Ordinary people groaned under heavy burdens, their loyalty fading. In the shadows, whispers of rebellion stirred—a secret Abbasid movement weaving its plot. As the Umayyads looked outward for new conquests, they failed to see the storm rising from within.