Austin Lanham Timeline Global 1 Islam

birth of muhammad

570

Muhammad was born in the city of Mecca in 570 CE.

Islam stuff

Period: 570 to Mar 4, 2245

Muhammad gets a vision

Mar 4, 610

Muhammad recieves a vision from the angel Gabriel in a cave near Mecca. The angel tells Muhammad that he is God's prophet.

Muhammad migrates to yathrib

Mar 5, 622

Muhammad and his followers leave Mecca and go to Yathrib to escape persecution in Mecca. This event marks the begining of the islamic calander

Return to Mecca

Mar 5, 630

Muhammad returns to Mecca with a large number of his followers. He enters the city peacefully, and eventually all its citizens accept Islam. The prophet clears the idols and images out of the Kaaba and rededicates it to the worship of only one God Allah.

Muhammad's death

Mar 5, 633

Muhammad died of a prolonged illness. The Muslim community elects his father in law and his close associate Abu Bakr as his successor.

entering of egypt

Mar 5, 641

Muslims enter Egypt and cut of the Byzantine army. The Muslims consider their conquest a liberation of subjugated people

Islam spreads

Mar 5, 655

Islam starts to spread throughout North africa

beginning of Umayyad rule

Mar 5, 661

Imam Ali is killed, bringing to an end the rule of the four "righteous caliphs": Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, and Ali. This also marks the beginning of the Umayyad rule.

Muslams defeated by France

Mar 15, 711

Muslims are defeated at Potiers in France by Charles Martel.

Muslam empire spreads

Mar 15, 732

Muslims enter Spain in the west and India in the east. Eventually almost the entire Iberian Peninsula is under Islamic control.

Umayyads conqured

Mar 15, 750

The Abbasids take over rule from the Umayyads, shifting the seat of power to Baghdad.

Islam Spreads through Africa

Mar 16, 1000

Islam continues to spread through the continent of Africa, including Nigeria, which served as a trading liaison between the northern and central regions of Africa

Hasan-i Sabbah takes Alamut

Mar 16, 1095

Hasan-i Sabbah takes Alamut in the Persian mountains, the Assassin sect forms around him.

Jerusalem from the Muslims

Mar 16, 1099

European Crusaders take Jerusalem from the Muslims. Eventually Muslims defeat the Crusaders and regain control of the holy land.

Islame Spreads Through Asia

Mar 16, 1120

Islam continues to spread throughout Asia. Malaysian traders interact with Muslims who teach them about Islam.

Anatolia, Turkey Formed

Mar 16, 1299

The earliest Ottoman state is formed in Anatolia, Turkey.

Ottomans take control of the Balkans

Mar 16, 1300

Ottomans take control of the Balkans

Constantinople conqured

Mar 16, 1453

Ottomans conquer the Byzantine seat of Constantinople and change its name to Istanbul

Isma'il became king of Persia

Mar 16, 1501

Isma'il claims to be the Hidden Imam and is proclaimed Shah (king) of Persia. Twelver Shi'ism becomes official religion of Persia.

Reign of Suleyman the Magnificent

Mar 16, 1520

Reign of Suleyman the Magnificent; Ottoman Empire reaches its zenith. Hungary and coastlands of Algeria and Tunisia come under Ottoman rule.

Russians divide Ottoman lands

Mar 16, 1700

Venetians, Habsburgs, and Russians divide European Ottoman lands between them.

Muhammad Abd al-Wahhab rejects Sufism

Mar 16, 1700

Muhammad Abd al-Wahhab rejects Sufism and all innovation (bid'a). Founds what becomes the Saudi Arabian kingdom. Hindus regain power from Mughals in northern India.

entering north Arabia

Mar 2, 2022

Muslims enter nirth Arabia which can also be known as "Sham"

Al-Maʾmūn was Born

Mar 2, 2022

Al-Maʾmūn was born in Baghdad, on 15 September 786 CE to the Abbasid caliph Harun

Reign of Harun ar-Rashid

Mar 2, 2022

Reign of Harun ar-Rashid, best known through the stories of The Thousand and One Nights.