Islamic Empire

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  • Period: 1126 BCE to 1198 BCE

    Life of Ibn Rushd

    A Muslim philosopher that lead the development of turning more to Aristotle's teachings than Plato's. He followed Aristotle in seeking to articulate a purely rational understanding of the world.
  • Period: 1058 BCE to 1111 BCE

    Life of al-Ghazali

    The most important of the early Sufis, Persian theologian, who argued that human reason was too frail to understand the nature of Allah and the mysteries of the world
  • 1050 BCE

    Establishment of Saljuq control over the Abbasid dynasty

    The Saljuq Turks were a nomadic people from central Asia who invaded the Byzantine empire. They took possession of Baghdad, Syria, Palestine, and Anatolia
  • Period: 786 BCE to 809 BCE

    Reign of Harun al-Rashid

    Marked the high point of the Abbasid dynasty. He helped the poor and established Baghdad as the the center of commerce, crafts, banking, and industrial wealth.
  • Period: 750 BCE to 1258 BCE

    Abbasid Dynasty

    A cosmopolitan society that clashed with the Byzantine empire. Expanded the dar al-Islam
  • Period: 661 BCE to 750 BCE

    Umayyad Dynasty

    The Umayyads ranked among the most prominent of the Meccan merchant clans, and their reputation and network of alliances helped them bring stability to the Islamic community. Their policies reflected the interests of the Arab military aristocracy.
  • 629 BCE

    Attack of Mecca

    Muhammad and his followers went on their annual pilgrimage to Ka'ba, but attacked Mecca and conquered the city. They forces citizens to adopt Muhammad's teachings and replaced pagan shrines with mosques.
  • 622 BCE

    Muhammad moves to Medina

    Muhammad's move to Medina, hijra ("migration") serves as the starting point of the official Islamic calendar.
  • 610 BCE

    Muhammad's spiritual experience

    Muhammad underwent a profound spiritual experience that transformed his life and left a deep mark on world history. He said that there was only one true deity, Allah. His relevations were compiled in the Quran.
  • 570 BCE

    Muhammad is born

    The prophet Muhammad came into this world of nomadic bedouin herders and merchants in Mecca