Islamic Timeline

  • 1258 BCE

    Mongol Army destroys Baghdad

    Mongol Army destroys Baghdad
  • 1187 BCE

    Saladin retakes Jerusalem

    Saladin retakes Jerusalem
  • 1099 BCE

    Christian armies recapture Jerusalem

    Christian armies recapture Jerusalem
  • 1048 BCE

    Omar Khayyam is born

    Omar Khayyam is born
  • 1025 BCE

    Ibn Sina completes encyclopedia

    Ibn Sina completes encyclopedia
  • 972 BCE

    Al-Azhar is founded

    Al-Azhar is founded
  • 780 BCE

    Al-Khwarizmi is born

    Al-Khwarizmi is born
  • 750 BCE

    Abbasid Caliphate takes control

    Abbasid Caliphate takes control
  • 732 BCE

    Army pushes into France

    Army pushes into France
  • 711 BCE

    Muslims enter Spain

    Muslims enter Spain
  • 692 BCE

    The Dome of the Rock

    The Dome of the Rock
  • 680 BCE

    Hussein is killed

    Hussein is killed
  • 661 BCE

    Umayyad Caliph takes control

    Umayyad Caliph takes control
  • 656 BCE

    Ali bin Talib becomes fourth Caliph

    Ali bin Talib becomes fourth Caliph
  • 644 BCE

    Uthman becomes third Caliph

    Uthman becomes third Caliph
  • 634 BCE

    Umar becomes second Caliph

    Umar becomes second Caliph
  • 632 BCE

    Muhammad dies

    Muhammad dies
  • 630 BCE

    Muhammad--Mecca, gains control

    Muhammad--Mecca, gains control
  • 622 BCE

    Move to Medina

    Move to Medina
  • 610 BCE

    The religion: Islam, begins

    The religion: Islam, begins
  • 570 BCE

    Muhammad born in Mecca

    Muhammad born in Mecca