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These dates are not exact! Some of these vary depending on where you get your infomation, but they are generally right. Small and unimportant battles that did not directly impact the spread of the Musllim religion are not included in this timeline. These dates are only the basic important dates in the Muslim history that DIRECTLY impact the spread of the religion.
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Mohammed's birth into a poor Meccan family
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Mohammed claims to have received the first revelation of the Koran from the archangel Gabriel.
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Mohammed starts to preach the Koran oh his closest friends and familly. The first muslims are converted.
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Mohammed begins to preach the Koran to the public without serious notice from anyone.
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As Mohammed preaches to the Meccans, they begin to take serious notice and become hostile against him, trying to kill him.
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Mohammed and a few hundred Muslims go to Medina to escape the Meccans and the threat that they pose to Muslims.
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Mohammed and his Muslim followers travel back to Mecca after recieving praise from the Medinians to conquer it. Mecca surrenders to the Muslims without a fight and gives rights to them.
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Mohammed's death in Mecca, followed by much grieving from Muslims.
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The Muslims capture The holy city Jerusalem from the Jews as well as Antioch to claim as their own cities.
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The Muslims capture the port of Alexandria in Egypt. This opens up new pathways for them to enter new land and spread even faster.
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The 114-chapter Muslim holy book, the Koran, was written down nine years after Mohammed's death and remains today although modified over the years.
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The Muslims cross over into Spain at a rock they name "Gebel al-Tariq". They live in crypto-peace with the people there although they were really in charge. The place they crossed over at remains today, athough it is called The Rock of Gibraltar.
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The Muslims in Spain capture Toledo, which solidifies their spot in the area. This also makes them more known and feared.
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The Battle of Tours between the Muslims in Spain and Charles Martel's army. The Muslims lose this battle, which prevents their entry into Europe and further spread of their religion.
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The Muslims take complete control of Egypt and its people. They also moved there capital to Cairo in this year.
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Marrakesh, an important imperial city was founded, making the Muslims stronger than ever.
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Jerusalem was taken by Crusaders from the Muslims who used to rule it. This was significant because Jerusalem was a holy city to the Muslims.
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The Muslim army takes back Jerusalem from the Crusaders, destroying their nation in other large battles.
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The state of Israel was created essentially overnight. This caused chaos in the Muslim world because the Israelites now owned half of Jerusalem and want to remove the mosque built on their old temple's plot to rebuild their temple. The Muslims are constantly attacking Israel with missiles, bombs, and gunfire, althouh the Jews in Israel are less aggresive and do not fight back very much, making anti-missile systems for their defense and not to attack with.