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Period: 100 to
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570
Birth of Muhammad
Muhammad, who is the last prophet of Islam was born in Mecca into the tribe of Quraish. His father had died before he was born and his mother died when Muhammad was at the age of 6. -
Jan 1, 610
Visitation of Angel Gabriel
Muhammad is visited by the angel Gabriel on Mount Hira. Gabriel conveyed the message of Allah to Muhammad. -
Jan 1, 620
Laylat al-Qadr (Shab-e-Qadr)
This specific night in Ramadan was when the first verses of the Quran were revealed to Prophet Muhammad. This night is towards the end of Ramadan and most Muslims will pray extra because it is believed that God blesses everyone, forgive all sins, and accept all prayers. -
Jan 1, 621
Isra and Mi'raj (Shob-e-Miraz)
Muhammad traveled to the "farthest mosque" where he led other prophets in prayer. He then ascends to heaven where he speaks to God (Allah), who gives Muhammad instructions to take back the details of salat or prayer. -
Jun 8, 632
Death of Muhammad
Prophet Muhammad was pronounced dead at Medina in Saudi Arabia. Abu Bakr was chosen as Caliph. -
Jan 1, 633
Muslim armies take control
From 0633-0642 Muslim armies take the Fertile Crescent (Egypt, Syria, Palestine, Mesopotamia), North African coast, parts of Persian and Byzantine Empires. -
Jan 1, 650
The Quran is written down.
Caliph Uthman has the Quran written down. -
Jul 27, 1099
Christian Crusaders take Jerusalem.
Jerusalem is the third most sacred city in Islam. It used to be the original prayer direction or Qibla before it changed to Mecca. -
Jan 1, 1120
Islam continues to spread
Islam continued to spread throughout Asia. This made more of the world learn about Islam and made it a world religion. -
Sunni and Shia split.
The death of Husayn son of Ali marks the beginning of the Shia divide.