The Umayyad Caliph Abdul Malik bin Marwan dies, having built a strong Umayyad State with the help of Al-Hajjaj, making his son Al-Walid caliph after him upon the consensus of his inner circle. Al-Walid keeps Al-Hajjaj in his position to achieve great accomplishments.
Al-Hajjaj's attempts to make peace with Abdullah fail after the latter refuses to comply with the Caliph's order to step down from his control of Mecca and any mandate he has in the Islamic empire. Al-Hujjaj sends a letter to the Caliph requesting permission to invade Mecca.