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570
Muhammid was born
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Jan 1, 610
First revelation
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Jan 1, 622
First year of the Muslim calendar
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Jan 1, 622
Year of the HIjra
Muslims migrate from Mecca to Medina -
Jan 1, 622
Muhammad and his followers left Mecca for Yathrib
Muhammad was faced with murder. A journey known as the hijra. Yathrib was renamed Medina- "City of the Prophet". -
Jan 1, 624
Muslims successfully attack Meccan caravans at Badr
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Jan 1, 625
Muslims are defeated by Meccans at Uhud
The battle ends with Meccan auccess. -
Jan 1, 630
Muhammid gains control of Mecca
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Jan 1, 630
Muhammad returned in triumph to Mecca
Destroyed the idols in Kaaba. The next 2 years he worked to unite the Arabs under Islam. -
Jan 1, 632
Kuhammid died
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Jan 1, 632
Abu Bakr chosen as caliph
Caliph: Successor to Muhhammad as a political and religious leader of the Muslims. -
Jan 1, 655
Assasination of Uthman
3rd caliph -
Jan 1, 656
Othman was murdered
Ali became 4th caliph -
Jan 1, 661
Ali (the prophet's cousin) was assasinated
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Jan 1, 661
Ali is murdered
Mu'awiya becomes caliph. -
Jan 1, 700
Conquest and conversion
Berber tribes in North Africa -
Jan 1, 710
Arab armies enter Spain from North Africa
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Jan 1, 732
Battle of Tours, France
Muslim empire reaches its extent. This battle prevents futher advance northward. -
Jan 1, 750
Abbasids capture Damascus
Ending in Umayyad rule in Syria -
Jan 1, 765
Split of Sunnis and Shiites
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Jan 1, 1550
Islam reached Vienna in Europe
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Battle of Karbala
War breaks out.
