Rise And Spread Of Islam Timeline Project

Birth Of Muhammad

570

The prophet, Muhammad, was born in the city of Mecca in the year 570 C.E.

Rise & Spread Of Islam

Period: 570 to Nov 12, 1900

Muhammads 1st Revelation

Nov 11, 610

His 1st revelation came to him while ontop of a mountain, he recieved news of a one god, Allah. It took many years for him to find the courage to tell people outside o his family

Muhammads Flight to Medina

Nov 11, 622

After threats from the Ummayad clans, Muhammad was forced to flee his home city of Mecca to Medina.

Muhammads Triumph

Jan 11, 630

Muhammad and the Muslims had gained power from Mecca once th Meccans had joined them.

Death Of Muhammad

Jun 8, 632

Muhammad died after a brief illness in Medina. He was buried in the mosque in Medina.

The Rightly Guided Caliphs

Nov 11, 632

There were 4 Caliphs that followed Muhammads death.Abu Bakr, Umatr ibn al-Khattab, Uthman ibn Affan, and Ali ibn Abi Talib.

Quran Complied

Nov 15, 632

the holy book had many revlations and was very impotant to the Islamic religion

Start Muslim Conquest Of Persia

Nov 11, 633

The Muslims fought against an important political and military weakness in Persia.

End Of Muslim Conquest

Nov 11, 654

This conquest ended the Sasanian Empire and the decline of Zoroastrian religion in Iraq.

Umayyad Caliphate

Nov 15, 675

The Umayyad Caliphate was the largest covered empire, not by population, but by area. The world has seen of the 4 major Islamic Caliphates that we've established after Muhammaddeath, the second is the Umayyad Caliphate.

Baghdad established as capital of Abbasid Caliphate

Nov 15, 762

Crusaders Of Jerusalem

Nov 15, 1099

Jerusalem became a Christian city after about 450 years of Islam. Muslim attackers took over for a short period, then power was brought back to crusaders.

Delhi Sultanate established in India

Nov 11, 1206

The Dheli Sultanate refers to the many Muslim dynasties that ruled in India from 1206-1526. One of the greatestaccomplishments of the Delhi Sultanate was its defense against the Mongol invasion, but in 1526, the Sultanate was replaced by the Mongol Empire.

Mongols sack Baghdad: Formal end of Abbasid Caliphate

Feb 10, 1258

Mongols demanded that Baghdad surrender. The city was no match for the Mongols. They killed about 200,000 people and the last and final Caliph.

Abbasid Csliphate End

Nov 15, 1258

This Caliphate had many great sucsesses over their era. They even moved the capital from the holy city, Mecca, to Baghdad, currently Iraq.

Mansa Musa pilgramige to Mecca

Nov 15, 1324

In 1324, Mansa Musa made a pilgramage to Mecca, consisting of 60,000 men and 80 camels, each camel transports about 300 lbs. worth of gold. Mansa Musa gave out so much gold: it caused its value to drop. He strengthened Islam and gave it more stability to Mali.

Ottoman Empire conquers Constantinople: end of Byzantine Emoire

Nov 15, 1453

Constantinople was conquered in 1453 by the Ottoman army. Ottoman became a very powerful army. Sultan Mehmed ll, Ruler of the Ottoman Turks, led the attacks.

Christian re-conquest of Spain completed: end of Muslim Spain

Jan 2, 1492

King Boabdil surrendered Granada to the Spanish forces. The "Reconquista" was one of the most famous European expansions.

Mughal Empire established in India

Nov 15, 1526

The Mughal Empire was established by Babur, the first Mongol emperor, and established in 1526. The Mongols were Muslim warriors who invaded India.

Emergence Of Sufism

Nov 15, 1900

Sufism is also known as the "inner mystical dimension of Islam." Sufis are people who ggenerally push for excellence or perfection.

Abbasid caliphate begin

Mar 2, 2022

The Abbasid Caliphate was the 3rd Islamc Caliphate. This CAlpihate came after the fall of the Umayyad Caliphate.

Conquest Of Spain

Mar 2, 2022