Islam Timeline Project

By victoriatorres
  • 570

    Muhammad was born

    Muhammad was born
    Muhammad was born in Mecca, Qurayash.
  • Feb 1, 610

    Receiving Messages and Visions

    Receiving Messages and Visions
    Muhammad began to have visions about an angel and receiving messages from God while in a cave. (at Mount Hira.)
  • Feb 1, 610

    Muhammad Sharing

    Muhammad shares the messages for new challenges.
  • Feb 1, 622

    Threatened by the City Leaders

    Threatened by the City Leaders
    Muhammad and his followers left Mecca and went to Medina, after being threated by the City Leaders.
  • Feb 1, 622

    Journey

    Journey
    The journey was known as the hegina and was in the first year of the Islamic calendar.
  • Feb 1, 622

    Muhammad's leading

    Muhammad's leading
    Muhammad was becoming a better and better leader being spirtual and political. Other Arab tribes started to accept Islam.
  • Feb 1, 630

    Accepting Muhammads

    Accepting Muhammads
    After many years of fighting, the city of Mecca surrenered. They welcome Muhmmads back and accept Islam as their religion.
  • Feb 1, 630

    Tribal Idols in Kaaba

    Tribal Idols in Kaaba
    The tribal idols in the Kaaba were destroyed so it could be rededicated to the worship of Allah (God.)
  • Feb 1, 632

    Muhammad's death

    Muhammad's death
    Muhammad's death was by being poisoned.
  • Feb 1, 632

    New Leader

    New Leader
    After Muhammad's death the new leader became Abu Bakr.
  • Feb 1, 632

    Abu Bakr

    Abu Bakr
    Under Abu Bakr's rule the Muslims conquered much land outside of Arabia.
  • Feb 1, 634

    Abu Bakr's Death

    Abu Bakr's Death
    Abu passes away he made a difference as in making Arabia a unified Muslim state.
  • Feb 1, 634

    Umar

    Umar
    He was followed by Umar who encouraged the armies to achieve and own more land.
  • Feb 1, 637

    Pact of Umar

    Pact of Umar
    This treaty was like others made with the non-Muslims. Often Jews and Christians whose land was conquered, this protected them from getting attacked.
  • Feb 1, 711

    Army

    Army
    A mixed army with Arab and Berber attacked Spain and quickly took over it. Druing the next 700 years Muslims called Moor, ruled parts of Spain.
  • Feb 1, 732

    Battling

    Battling
    During the Battle of Tours in what now is France, the Muslims are banned from invading the rest of Europe, determining that Europe would be Christian and not Muslim.
  • Feb 1, 750

    The Abassids

    The Abassids
    The Abassids came to power and reorganized the government to make it easier to rule such a large region.
  • Feb 1, 762

    Baghdad

    Baghdad
    Baghdad, in present day Iraq, becomes the capital of the Islamic Empire. It was a center known for trading, culture and learning.
  • Feb 1, 1453

    Muslim Turkish warriors

    Muslim Turkish warriors
    Muslim Turkish warriors called the Otomans conquer Constantinopole, defeating the Byzantine Empire.
  • Feb 1, 1453

    Constantinople

    Constantinople
    Their leader, Muhammad II, made Constantinople his captial and renamed it Istanbol, the name it is known as today.
  • Feb 1, 1501

    The Safavid Empire

    The Safavid Empire
    The Safavid Empire began when they conquered Persia. Their leader took the title of Shah, or king, and made Shi'a Islam the official religion.
  • Feb 1, 1501

    Muslims today

    Muslims today
    Their capital was in Estahan, in present day Iran. Most Muslims in Iran today are Shi'a Muslims.
  • Feb 1, 1526

    The Mughal Empire

    The Mughal Empire
    The Mughal Empire is established by its founder, Babur, in northern India.
  • Feb 1, 1526

    Emperor

    Emperor
    A later emperor Akbar conquered many land and strengthened the government.
  • Feb 2, 1526

    Violence

    More violence revolts occured and weakened the Empire which soon fell apart.