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570
The Last Muslim Prophet
The birth of God’s last messenger to the Muslim community; The Prophet Muhammad, was Born in Mecca. -
Jan 1, 610
First Revelation
After 40 years, Muhammad received the first revelation. -
Jan 1, 615
Escaping Mecca
Muslims migrate to Abyssinia (Ethiopian Empire) to escape persecution from the Meccan. There, the king of Abyssinia (Negus) provided them with protection. Then begun the spread of the revelation in Africa. Islam begins to spread through Ethiopia. -
Jan 1, 632
Death of Muhammad
The Prophet dies, and is succeeded by his father in law Abu Bakr. Abu Bakr supported his authority by unleashing the lesser jihad against the Byzantine and Persian empires in Africa -
Jan 1, 641
Freeing Egypt
Upon request from Catholic Archbishops, Arabs crossed the Palestine into Egypt to rout the Byzantine empire, and free Egypt from the Roman oppressors. Islam then spreads into Egypt. -
Jan 1, 644
Caliph Uthman
Muslim second leader after Muhammad’s death (leader Umar) dies and is succeeded by Caliph Uthman. He was content with the Arab conquest of Egypt, thus Uthman launches invasions to the west into North Africa. -
Jan 1, 652
Tunisia Helps Conquer Sicily
Arabs, with the newly attained Muslim country (Tunisia), they invaded and conquered the Emirates of Sicily -
Jan 1, 654
sub-Saharan take over
By this time, Islam spreads into most of North Africa, specifically the sub-Saharan area. -
Jan 1, 711
North Africa is Converted to Islam
In just 70 years, Islam had spread all over North Africa, and has instituted a new order -
Jan 1, 1000
Nigeria: The Trading Liaison
Islam continues to spread through the continent of Africa, including Nigeria, which served as a trading liaison between the northern and central regions of Africa. -
Period: Jan 1, 1307 to Jan 1, 1332
Islam: The State Liaison
Mansa Musa of Mali was among the first to make Islam the state religion -
Conquering Morocco
Continuing their rapid military expansion of Africa, by conquering Morocco in North Africa. -
The Last Byzantine Threat
In order to remove the Byzantine threat in the North Africa, Caliph Abd Marwan sent over 40,000 men to remove the last Byzantine threat out of Africa. They met no resistance until they reached Tunisia. -
Capturing Carthage
Muslims capture Carthage in Tunisia in North Africa
