The Rashidun Caliphate came to an end in a civil war, from 661 AD a new dynasty emerged from this civil war known as the Umayyad Caliphate. None of these men had ever been close companions of Muhammad. The Conquest of the Maghreb. During the Umayyad Caliphate, the pace of conquests began to slow down.
1. countable noun. 1  A contingent of police, soldiers, or military vehicles is a group of them. 2  A contingent is a group of people representing a country or organization at a meeting or other event. 3  If something is contingent on something else, the first thing depends on the second in order to happen or exist. [formal] In effect, growth is contingent on improved incomes for the mass of the low-income population. Synonyms: chance, random, casual, uncertain More Synonyms of contingent.
DEFINITION of 'Contingent Shares' Shares of company stock that are issued only if certain conditions are met. Contingent shares are similar to stock options, warrants and other convertible instruments in that there is a level of uncertainty associated with their issue. For example, for contingent shares to be issued, the corporation must generate earnings that exceed a certain threshold.