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570
Muhammad is born in Mecca
He comes from a noble family and is well-known for his honesty and upright character -
610
Muhammad is visited by the angel Gabriel
The angel recites to him the first revelations of the Quran and informs him that he is God's prophet. -
622
Hijra
Muhammad and followers flee to Medina -
633
Muhammed dies
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655
Islam begins to spread throughout North Africa
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661
Imam Ali killed
brings an end the rule of the four "righteous caliphs" -
700
West Africa begins converting to Islam
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720
Ruling classes in East and West Africa convert to Islam
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1071
Seljuk turks defeat Byzantines at Battle of Manzikert
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1099
European Crusaders take Jerusalem from the Muslims
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1192
Fatimid power ends in Egypt with the conquest of Saladin
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1220
Genghis Khan and mongols enters Persia
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1250
Islam reaches the phillipines
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1258
Mongols capture Baghdad, kill Abbasid Caliphate
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1453
Islam Conquers Byztantine
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1500
Mughal empire invaded by Afghans
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1560
Akbar founds the Mughal dynasty in North Africa
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Venetians, Habsburgs and Russians divide up Ottoman empire
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Muslim arabs voluntarily immigrate to U.S
Muslim immigrants from the Arab world voluntarily come to the United States until the Asian Exclusion Act is passed in 1924. -
Muslim brothers founded
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Israel is established
Palestinian and Lebanese refugees flee to U.S -
The Iranian Revolution results in the establishment of the Islamic Republic of Iran
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Shah of Iran is overthrown- Shi’a principles put into society
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Taliban come to power in Afghanistan