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Muhammad, the prophet and founder of Islam, is born in the city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia
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The prophet Muhammad recieves his first visions, and creates the religion known as Islam to teach them to everyone, believing himself to be the last in a line of prophets
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The city of Mecca is captured in the name of Islam, and the religious pilgrimage is converted to Islam, making Mecca the holy city.
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Muhammad dies in 632
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After the death of Muhammad, conflict arose over who should be leader, and the two parties that formed became what is today known as the Sunnis and the Shiites
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The Qur'an, the holy book of Islam, is finished being written down under the rule of Caliph Uthman
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Islam begins to spread to North African countries in 655 C.E.
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Christian Crusaders from Europe sack Jerusalem, beginning the long and bloddy Crusades. Eventually, under the command of Saladin, the Muslims achieve victory
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Islam begins to spread throughout the Asian continent in 1120 C.E.
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The reign of Osman heralded in the creation of the mighty Ottoman empire, which ruled much of the Middle East and Asia Minor until the end of World War 1