Islam

By lily.rosenbaum
  • 570

    Muhammad's Birth

    From: The Expansive Realm of Islam Pt 1
    Description: Muhammad was born to a merchant Bedouin family in Mecca.
    Significance: Muhammad is known as the final prophet in Islam. One of the Five Pillars of Islam is dogma. Dogma is the belief that there is no God but Allah and Muhammad is his prophet. Without Muhammad's birth there would be no Islamic faith because there would be no one to deliver it.
  • 610

    Muhammad's Vision

    From: The Expansive Realm of Islam Pt 1
    Description: Muhammad received a message from the Archangel Gabriel and he was told to spread this message. At first he was scared but eventually he shared the message.
    Significance: Without this vision the Quran would not exist. The Quran is Muhammad's record of revelations received during visions. It is especially important because it is the authority of Islam.
  • 622

    The Hejira

    From: The Expansive Realm of Islam Pt 1
    Description: Muhammad flees from Mecca to Yathrib (Medina) to avoid persecution.
    Significance: The Hejira is the start of the Muslim calendar.
  • 630

    Attack on Mecca

    From: The Expansive Realm of Islam Pt 1
    Description: Muhammad conquers Mecca and coverts them to Islam. Pagan sites are destroyed and replaced with mosques.
    Significance: The Ka'ba is preserved and used as a pilgrimage site. All Muslims perform the hajj- the pilgrimage to the Ka'ba.
  • 632

    Abu Bakar as Caliph

    From: The Expansive Realm of Islam Pt 1
    Description: After the death of Muhammad there is no clear successor. Abu Bakar is elected as caliph.
    Significance: This created a schism in the Muslim people. Some people liked him and some didn't. People argued that the caliph should be a blood descendent of Muhammad, this side is known as the Shia. People that just wanted the caliph to protect Islamic values are know as the Sunni.
  • Period: 661 to 750

    Umayyad Dynasty

    From: The Expansive Realm of Islam Pt 2
    Description: The Umayyad Dynasty was led by resented conquerors. They favored the Arabian military, had limited social mobility for non-Arab Muslims, and created the jizya.
    Significance: They conquered land and created temporary stability. This will be the blueprint for the Abbasid Dynasty
  • Period: 750 to 1258

    Abbasid Dynasty

    From: The Expansive Realm of Islam Pt 2
    Description: The Abbasid Dynasty was cosmopolitan, had no favoritism towards the military, and had multiple ethnics involved in the government.
    Significance: During the long rule of the dynasty, they were able to focus on the arts, science, and philosophy. It is known as Islam's Golden Age because of this.
  • Period: 1000 to 1500

    Sufi Missionaries

    From: Expanding Horizons of Cross-Cultural Interaction Pt 1
    Description: Sufi missionaries were the nicest and most accepting Muslim missionaries.
    Significance: Since they were the nicest and most accepting Muslim missionaries they converted many people thus spreading Islam.
  • Period: 1096 to 1291

    The Crusades

    From: The Increasing Influence of Europe Pt 3
    Description: The Crusades were multiple religious wars fought by the Christians and Muslims. The wars started because both sides wanted control of holy sites.
    Significance: While there was fighting there was also movement of ideas. Europeans relearn Aristotle, learn Islamic science, and get introduced to Arabic numbers. These are some of the ideas that ended up being spread because of the Crusades.
  • 1206

    The Sultanate of Dehli

    From: India and the Indian Ocean Basin Pt 1
    Description: Muslim rule in northern India.
    Significance: Since the Sultanate of Dehli was in northern India the Mongols had a hard time invading the rest of India. The Sultanate of Dehli protected India from Mongol invasion.