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Muhammad is born in the town of Mecca from his noble family and is known for his honesty and upright character.
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Muhammad is 40 years old and while on a retreat in a cave near Mecca while meditating is visited by an angel of god. The angel tells Muhammad that he is a prophet of god and must spread his word. After telling his people to worship one god, Muhammad was beginning to get persecuted as his followers became hostile.
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After his enduring persecution in Mecca, Muhammad and his remaining followers move to a nearby town called Yathrib. (later know as Medina.) The people of Yathrib were very accepting of Islam, this marked the "Hijrah" or "Emigration" and the begining of the Islamic calender. In Yathrib Muhammad established an Islamic state based on the laws revealed by the Quran.
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Muhammad returns to Mecca with an outstanding number of followers. He enters peacefully, and eventually all the citizens begin to accept the Islamic faith. After his acceptance Muhammad clears all idols and rededicates it to the worship of one god.
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Muhammad dies of a prolonged illness and his father-in-law is elected to become his successor.
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Muslims enter Egypt and rout the Byzantine army. Muslims consider their conquest as the liberation of subjugated people, since in most instances they were under oppressive rule.
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Islam spreads to North Africa.
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Imam Ali is killed, bringing an end to the rule of the four "roghteous caliphs": Abu Bakr, Uthman, Umar, and Ali. This day also is the day of the beginning of the Umayyad rule.
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Muslims enter Spain in the west and India in the east. Eventually almost the entire Iberian Peninsula is under Islamic control.
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The Muslims are defeated at Poliers in France by Charles Martel.
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The Abasids take over rule from the Umayyads, shifting the seat of power to Baghdad.
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Islam continues to spread through the continent of Africa, including Nigeria, which served as a trading liason between the northern and central regions of Africa.
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European crusaders take Jerusalem from the Muslims. Eventually Muslims defeat the Crusaders and regain the holy land.
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Islam continues to spread throughout Asia. Malaysain traders interact with Muslims who teach them about Islam.
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The earliest Ottoman state is created in Anatolia, Turkey.
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Ottomans conquer the Byzantine seat of Constantinople and change its name to Istanbul.
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30% of Africans forced into slavery are Muslims.
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World War one ends with the defeat and dissolution of the Ottoman Empire.
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Muslim immigrants from the Arab world voluntarily come to the United States until the Asian Exclusion Act is passed in 1924.
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The Nation of Islam is officially created in the U.S. by W.D. Fard. It's based on some Islamic ideas, but conains innovations, such as the appointment or declaration of Elijah Muhammad as a prophet.
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Some Palestinian and Lebanese refugees fled to the United States, among them, Muslims and Christians alike.
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This act relaxes the U.S. ban on Asian immigration. Muslim students come to the U.S. from many nations.
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The revisions of immigration law further open the doors for Muslim immigration.
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This revolution resulted in the establishment of the Iranian Republic of Iran which was the first attempt at a modern Islamic state.
