original: The first minaret was constructed in 665 in Basra during the reign of the Umayyad caliph Muawiyah I. Muawiyah encouraged the construction of minarets, as they were supposed to bring mosques on par with Christian churches with their bell towers.
simplifications: The first minaret was built in Basra, year 665, under Umayyad caliph Muawiyah I's rule. He urged their constructions to make mosques as good as Christian bell tower churches. The first minaret was built in 665 in Basra when Muawiyah was in power. Muawiyah wanted to built minarets, because they would make mosques look as good as Christian churches with their bell towers. The first minaret was constructed in Basra during the ruling of Muawiyah. He motivated the construction of minarets to bring mosques on par with Christian churches. The first minaret was constructed in 665 in Basra. Umayyad caliph Muawiyah I was the ruler. He encouraged the construction of minarets to bring mosques on par with Christian churches with their bell towers. The first minaret was constructed in 665 in Basra. This was during the reign of the Umayyad caliph Muawiyah I. Muawiyah encouraged the building of minarets to bring mosques on par with Christian churches with their bell towers. The first minaret was built in 665 in Basra during the reign of the Umayyad caliph Muawiyah I. Muawiyah encouraged the construction of minarets. They were supposed to bring mosques on par with Christian churches with their bell towers. The first minaret was constructed during the reign of Muawiyah I. Muawiya encouraged the construction of minarets because they would make mosques equal to Christian churches. The first minaret was built in 665 in Basra during the reign of the Umayyad Caliph Muawiyah I. Muawiyah encouraged building minarets, as they were supposed to bring mosques on par with Christian churches with their bell towers. The first minaret was constructed in 665 in Basra. This construction was during the reign of the Umayyad caliph Muawiyah I. Muawiyah encouraged the construction of minarets. He thought they would put mosques on par with Christian churches and their bell towers. The first minaret was built in 665 in Basra during the reign of the Umayyad Caliph Muawiyah I. Muawiyah urged the construction of minarets, as they were supposed to bring mosques on a par with Christian churches with their bell towers.