India

Islam in India

By ywhite
  • Trades
    Jan 1, 600

    Trades

    Trading between the Arabs and India was in place prior to Muhammad receiving his first revelation from God (Alkhateeb, 2023).
  • Revelation to Muhammad
    610

    Revelation to Muhammad

    Muhammad had his first revelation from God in 610.
  • 629

    Islam is brought to India

    Arab merchants began telling India about Islam. Through trading, Arabs continued up and down the coast of India telling Indians about Islam (Alkhateeb, 2023).
  • First Mosque in India
    629

    First Mosque in India

    The first mosque was built in 629. Cheraman Perumal gave up being the king in pursuit of becoming a Muslim. He made the trip to meet with the Prophet Muhammad. He became a Muslim. He died on his way back to Kerala. Habib ibn Malik, a companion of the Prophet Muhammad, constructed this mosque per Cheraman Perumal's request and named it Chereman Perumal Masjid (Khan, 2002).
  • Expanding Umayyad
    711

    Expanding Umayyad

    Muhammad bin Qasim was appointed to bring Umayyad (Muslim dynasty) control over many cities during his trip to Sindh. Most of the cities were under Buddhist and Hindu control and welcomed Qasim (Alkhateeb, 2023).
  • Conflict between Qasim and Dahir
    712

    Conflict between Qasim and Dahir

    Once Qasim reached Sindh, Dahir, the ruler of Sindh, opposed Qasim. Dahir's army and Qasim's army went to war. The Muslims proved to be victorious (Alkhateeb, 2023).
  • Converting to Islam
    712

    Converting to Islam

    After being victorious with Sindh, Oasim continued onto India and many converted to Muslim.
  • 1000

    Invasions on India

    Mahmud of Ghazni began his first of 17 raids on India. His goal was to obtain wealth and to spread Islam (Soul of India:Timeline, 2002).
  • 1200

    Conquering in India

    Conquering continued in India by Muslim warlords (Soul of India: Timeline, 2002).
  • Extending Islamic Rule
    1526

    Extending Islamic Rule

    The Mughal Empire was established. This Empire extended Mulsim rule into the majority of the Indian subcontinent (Soul of India:Timeline, 2002).

  • Mughal Empire

    Mughal Empire ruled until 1707. Non-Muslims were tolerated throughout this Empire's rule (Soul of India: Timeline, 2002).
  • Great Britain Rule

    Great Britain Rule

    At this time, Great Britain assumed the rule of India. By then many areas had been practicing Islam and had quite a Muslim population (Soul of India: Timeline, 2002).

  • References

    Alkhateeb, F. (2023, July 30). How Islam Spread in India. Islami City. Retrieved September 17, 2023, from https://www.islamicity.org/11485/how-islam-spread-in-india/ (2002, September 19). Soul of India: Timeline. PBS. Retrieved September 17, 2023, from https://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/uncategorized/soul-of-india-timeline/2944/
  • Present day India

    Present day India

    Present-day India, with a population of over 500 million Muslims, is one of the largest areas containing Muslims (Alkhateeb, 2023).

  • References

    Khan, Y. (2022, November 16). Cheraman Perumal Masjid: The oldest Masjid in India and the first outside Arabian Peninsula. Muslim Mirror. Retrieved September 17, 2023, from https://muslimmirror.com/eng/cheraman-perumal-masjid-the-oldest-masjid-in-india-and-the-first-masjid-outside-arabian-peninsula/