Islam Timeline Activity By lexx123 Jan 1, 630 Muhammad flees Mecca to Medina Jun 8, 632 Muhammad dies. Jan 27, 661 Ali the fourth caliph in Islam is assassinated. Jul 15, 1099 Christian crusaders capture Jerusalem from the Muslims Jan 1, 1187 Saladin caputures Jerusalem for the Muslims Jan 1, 1258 Abbassid dynasty ends. Jan 1, 1502 Abbas the Great gains control of the Safavid Empire Jan 1, 1566 Suleiman the Magnificent becomes the ruler of the Ottoman empire. Jan 1, 1653 The Taj Mahal is built