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Muhammad, the founder of Islam is born in Mecca.
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Muhammad is visited by an angel in a cave. The angel told Muhammad that he is God's prophet, the angel also gave Muhammad the first revelations of the Quran. As a result the religon of Islam is born.
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After being away from Mecca, Muhammad returns and all of Mecca's citizens accept Islam.
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Muhammad dies of illness.
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Muslims enter Egypt and rout the Byzantine Empire, causing Islam to spread to this part of the world.
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Islam continues to spread throughout Africa, including Nigeria.
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European crusaders take Jerusalem from the Muslims, eventually the Muslims gain it back.
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Islam spreads throughout Asia by traders who interact with Muslims.
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The earliest Ottoman state is formed in Anatolia, Turkey.
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Muslims enter present day Syria, Palestine, Lebanon, and Iraq spreading Islam everywhere they go.