Understandislam

The Spread of Islam

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  • 570

    The Birth of Muhammad

    The Birth of Muhammad
    The birth of the prophet Muhammad. Without him, Islam would not have started.
  • Period: 570 to Oct 2, 1500

    The Spread of Islam

    The spread of Islam from 570 B.C.E to 1500 A.D.
  • Oct 2, 610

    First Revelations

    First Revelations
    Muhammad's first revelations from Allah. One night he is visited by the angel Gabriel.
  • Oct 3, 612

    Koran

    Koran
    Muhammad writes the Koran after the angel visits him. The Koran are messages that Muhammad recieved from Allah.
  • Oct 3, 613

    New Faith

    New Faith
    Muhammad starts preaching the new faith.
  • Oct 3, 622

    Flight from Mecca to Medina

    Flight from Mecca to Medina
    Muhammad's flight from Mecca to Medina
  • Oct 3, 632

    Death

    Death
    The prophet Muhammad dies
  • Oct 3, 632

    Islam Splits

    Islam Splits
    Sunni vs. Shi'aIslam followers split into the Sunni and Shi'a. The Sunni believe that the caliphs should be the descendents of Muhammad.
  • Oct 3, 634

    Conquests in the Byzantine Empire

    Conquests in the Byzantine Empire
    634-643
    The early Muslim conquests in the Byzantine Empire
  • Oct 3, 637

    Fall of the Sasanian Empire

    Fall of the Sasanian Empire
    The rise and decline of the Sasanian EmpireThe Arabs invade and destroy the Sasanian empire.
  • Oct 3, 700

    Islam Spreads across North Africa

    Islam Spreads across North Africa
    Islam spreads to AfricaIslam spreads across into North Africa. Islamization linked Africa to the outside world through trade, religion and politics.
  • Oct 3, 711

    First Raid in India

    First Raid in India
    The first Muslim raids in India.
  • Oct 3, 750

    Abbasid Caliphate

    Abbasid Caliphate
    The Abbasid caliphate begins
  • Oct 3, 1096

    First Christian Crusade

    First Christian Crusade
    1096-1099 The first Christian Crusade in Palestine. The Christians attacked the Muslims because they wanted the Holy Land Jerusalem. This impacted the Christians more because they gained technological advances and took it back to Europe.
  • Oct 3, 1200

    Rise of the Empire of Mali

    Rise of the Empire of Mali
    The empire of Mail begins to rise
  • Oct 3, 1258

    Fall of Baghdad

    Fall of Baghdad
    The fall of Baghdad to the Mongols and the end of Abaid caliphate
  • Oct 3, 1290

    Spread of Islam Into Southeast Asia

    Spread of Islam Into Southeast Asia
    Beginning of the spread of Islam in southeast Asia
  • Oct 3, 1400

    Constantinople Turns into Istanbul

    Constantinople Turns into Istanbul
    Constantinople Turns into Istanbul

  • Conversion of Russia to Christiantiy

    Conversion of Russia to Christiantiy
    Russia's Conversion to Christianity980-1015
    Vladmirir, who was king of a Russia state choose Orthodox Christianity as the major religion of of Russia. He rejected Islam because of it's prohibition of alchohol. This was a big setback for Islam,