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570
Muhammad is Born
This is the day that Muhammad is born and he will later become the one who first creates islam and leads th followers of the religon up until his death. -
Period: 570 to
Islam
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Jan 1, 610
Muhammad's First Revelation
Muhammad is vistied by the angel Gabriel. Grabriel proceeds to tell Muhammad that he is God's prophet and that he must preach the word of God to his people. -
Jan 1, 610
Muhammad Starts Preaching
After Muhammad's first reveltion, he starts preaching God's word to his people in Mecca. -
Jan 1, 622
Muhammad and his Followers Flee to Medina
When Muhammad tries to get his people in Mecca to worship God and follow the Islam religion. They react with hostility so he flees with his followers to Medina. -
Jan 1, 630
Islam is Accepted in Mecca
After the success of getting the majority of Medina to accept the islam religon Muhammad and his followers go back to Mecca. This thime they are successful in getting the citizens of Mecca to accept islam. -
Jan 1, 632
Abu Bakr Becomes the First Caliph
Abu Bakr was a close friend of Muhammad's and was one of the first men to convert to Islam. -
Jun 8, 632
Muhammad Dies
Muhammad dies this day in Medina due to an illness. -
Aug 23, 634
Umar bin al-Khattab Becomes the Second Caliph
Before Umar accepted Islam, he was one of the most rabid enemies of Muhammad. Still he becomes the second caliph. -
Nov 3, 644
Uthman bin Affan Becomes the Third Caliph
The decision for the third Caliph was down to two people, Uthman or Ali. Abdur Rahman bin Auf in the end chose Uthman to become the third Caliph -
Jul 25, 655
Islam Spreads Through North Africa
The Muslims entered Eypt which resulted in Islam beginning to spread through North Africa. -
Jan 1, 656
Ali ibn Abi Talib Becomes the Fourth Caliph
Ali was victor in the the Battle of Badr and in the Battle of Uhun, when most of the Muslims fled, he stayed and fought. He then became the fourth caliph. -
Jan 1, 1000
Islam Comtinues to Spread Through Africa
As Muslims continue moving through Africa, Islam spreads farther through Africa too. -
Jan 1, 1120
Islam Continues to Spread through Asia
As Muslims go farther into Asia they spread Islam through the region and make more and more of Asia Islamic. -
Muslims Start Spreading to the Unites States
At this time about 30% of the Africans forced into slavery in the United States are Muslims. Since this is happeing, Islam will slowly start spreading in the United States.
