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Muhhamad was born in the year 570 ce
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in 610 muhhamad is praying and the angel gaberial comes down and tells muhhamad he is the profit of god
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Muhammad from 610-620 starts preaching in the name of allah....claims he is the profit of allah
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muhammad and followers flee to medina.
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Muhammad dies after a prolonged illness. The Muslim community elects his father-in-law and close associate, Abu Bakr, as caliph, or successor.
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Muslims enter Egypt and rout the Byzantine army. Muslims consider their conquest as the liberation of subjugated people, since in most instances they were under oppressive rule.
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Islam begins to spread throughout North Africa.
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. Imam Ali is killed, bringing to an end the rule of the four "righteous caliphs": Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, and Ali. This also marks the beginning of the Umayyad rule.
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Muslims enter Spain in the west and India in the east. Eventually almost the entire Iberian Peninsula is under Islamic control.
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Muslims are defeated at Potiers in France by Charles Martel.
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The Abbasids take over rule from the Umayyads, shifting the seat of power to Baghdad.
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European Crusaders take Jerusalem from the Muslims. Eventually Muslims defeat the Crusaders and regain control of the holy land.
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Islam continues to spread throughout Asia. Malaysian traders interact with Muslims who teach them about Islam.
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The earliest Ottoman state is formed in Anatolia, Turkey.
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Ottomans conquer the Byzantine seat of Constantinople and change its name to Istanbul.
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Approximately 30 percent of Africans forced into slavery in the United States are Muslim.
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Muslims enter the area north of Arabia, known as "Sham," including Syria, Palestine, Lebanon and Iraq.
