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Period: 500 to
Timespan
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570
Muhammad was born
Muhammad was born in Mecca. He went on in his life to spread his teachings and started a wide spread and monotheistic religion called Islam. He was an important asset to the Islam faith becuase he was looked as the messenger of God. -
Mar 4, 610
Muhammad recieves first revelation
He begins his career as a prophet at Mt. Hira. He recieved a message from God and he spent most of the rest of his life spreading "Allah's" teachings. -
Mar 4, 622
Hijira
Hijira was when the Muslims migrated from Mecca to Medina because Muslims were being persecuted in Mecca so Muhammad and his followers left to escape religious persecution. -
Mar 4, 630
Takes control of Mecca
Muhammad rises and takes control of Mecca which shows the amount of power his followere and him have. -
Mar 4, 633
Death of Muhammad
The most important person in Islam besides Allah passed away on this date. He died only 3 years after capturing Mecca and that can cause a huge increase in popularity of Islam. -
Mar 5, 655
Islam begins to spreads into North Africa
This is Islam's first expansion. You can see that it is starting to spread because it is a good religion. -
Mar 24, 661
Imam Ali is killed
This brought an end to "the four ritcheous caliphs" and also marks the start of the Umayyad rule. -
Mar 5, 711
Muslims enter Spain and India
Muslims enter Spain in the West and India in the East. This is only the start of Islam's expansion because eventually almost the entire Irabian Peninsula will be under Islam control -
Mar 5, 750
The Abbasids take over rule from Umayyads
The Abbasids were the third dynasty to succeed the prophet Muhammad. -
Mar 24, 1000
Islam continues spreading through Africa
Islam is spreading rapidly and it is beginning to reach Africa. That is pretty far away from where it started so this shows how fast it is spreading. -
Mar 24, 1099
Crusaders take Jerusalem away from Muslims
Jerusalem is a holy land is a sacred land and it was sacred to Muslims. This affected them greatly but eventually they took it back. -
Mar 24, 1120
Islam continues to spread through Asia
Islam is still rapidly spreading and now it is reaching as far as Asia.That's a huge amount of Muslims from Africa, through Europe, all the way to Asia. -
Mar 24, 1299
The first Ottoman state is formed
In Anatolia, Turkey, a huge and new empire was born. The Ottoman Empire was a very successful empire who dominated a huge landmass and made many advancements. They were Muslims. -
Mar 24, 1453
Ottoman Empire conquers Constantinople
This is important because this event was the official end of the Byzantine Empire since Constantinople was their capital. The Ottoman Empire showed everyone who's boss by conquering it and renaming it Istanbul -
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World War 1 ends
This concludes the rule of the Ottoman Empire. They sided with the wrong side and it ultimately ended the strong rule of the Ottoman Empire. -
The Nation of Islam is created
The Nation of Islam was created in the United States which was based on some Islamic ideas but there were a few changes to the religion. The appointment of Elijah Muhammad as a prophet was one of those changes. -
The state of Israel is created
Many people flee to the United States including many Christrians and Muslims and this is important because it is increasing the population of Muslims in the United States. -
Revision of immigration opens doors even more for Muslims
Muslims continue to flow into the United States and they spread the idea of Islam. They were showing everyone their religion and some people decided to join it in the United States. -
The establishment of the Islamic Republic of Iran
As a result of the Islamic Revolution the Islam Republic of Iran was formed. This was the first attempt of an Islamic state in the modern era. -
The bombing of the World Trade Center
In New York City 2 planes were hijacked and flown into the World Trade Center killing many people. This event changed the view many Americand had on Muslims. Now a lot of people think of the people of Islam as terrorists even though that is not true at all.