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570
Muhammad's Birth
Muhammad was the prophet of Islam. He spread Islam religion. -
Nov 12, 610
Muhammad Preaches 610-22
Muhammad receives first vission in a cave near Mecca then starts preaching -
Nov 12, 613
Beginning of public preaching in Mecca
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Jun 8, 632
Muhammad's death
After Muhammad's death, Islam continued to spread Islam, and the religion became one of the world's major religions. -
Aug 23, 632
Abu Bakr- First Muslim Caliph
Muslim community had crisis for naming next successor
*agreed to name Abu Bakr successor after many discussions -
Nov 12, 634
Sunnis and Shiites
634 A.D (after Muhammad's death)
Islam split for disagreement of leader in community -
Nov 12, 643
Umar bin Al-Khattab, second caliph of Islam
643 A.D -
Nov 12, 650
Uthman Ibn Affan, thrid caliph of Islam
650 A.D -
Nov 12, 651
Persian Empire falls to Arabs
651 A.D -
Nov 12, 655
Islamic Civil war
655-661
Umayyads v.s Ali (Sunni v.s Shia) -
Nov 12, 656
Fourth caliph, Ali
656 A.D
After Uthman was murdered, Muhammad's cousin was named next caliph -
Nov 12, 661
Umayyad Dynasty- first Islamic Dynasty 661-750 A.D
A group that came to power after Muhammad's son in law and cousin were assasinated. -
Nov 12, 661
Mu' awiya, fifth caliph
After Ali was murdered, Mu'awiya was named 5th caliph and Umayyad dynasty began -
Apr 22, 700
Quran (holy book of Islam) ~700 A.D
The religious book teaches about God and is a guide of life. -
Nov 12, 712
Muslims advance to Spain
712
Muslims begin to invade other territory -
Nov 12, 731
Muslim's new land
731
Muslim army move north into france to settle in new areas -
Sep 12, 750
Abbasid Dynasty 750-1258
The Abbasids killed Umayyad family to conquer more muslim land -
Nov 12, 750
Golden Age of muslim civilization 750- 850
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Nov 12, 1258
Fall of Abbasid Dynasty
1258 C.E -
Begining of fall of Abbasids
Abbasid empire begins to fragment, break apart
