Islam Life

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  • 500

    Fall of the Abbasids

    Fall of the Abbasids
    "Abbasid, the empire of the caliphs reashed its greatest wealth and power, and muslmim civilization flourished."
  • Aug 25, 630

    Muhammad's Higra

    Muhammad's Higra
    "The hijra was a turning point for islam. In Medina, Muslim converts welcomed Muhammah and agreed to follow his teachings. They became a communtiy of Muslims."
  • Aug 24, 632

    Gabriel Speaks To Muhammad

    Gabriel Speaks To Muhammad
    "On one of these occasions, Muhammad would later explain, the Archangel Gabriel apperard to him and instruceted Muhammad to recite "in the name of {your} lord." "What Gabirel said to Muhammad on the frist night was the first of many revelations that because the basis of the Qur'an, they holy book or Islam."
  • Aug 26, 632

    Muhammad's Death

    Muhammad's Death
    "Muslims faced a problem when Muhammad died because he had not named a successor to led the community. Eventually, they agreed that Abu Bakr, Muhammad's father-in-law an early convery to islam, should be the first caliph, or successor to Muhammad."
  • Aug 27, 632

    Abu-Bakr

    Abu-Bakr
    "Abu Bakr faced an immediate crisis. They refused so follow Abu Bakr and withdrew their loyalty to Islam. Abu Bakr succeeded in reunitying the Muslims, based on their allegiance to Islam."
  • Aug 28, 661

    Ali

    Ali
    "One group of Muslim felt that muhammad has designated his son-in-law, Ali to be his successor." He died in January 27, 661."
  • Feb 3, 750

    Umayyad Dynasty

    Umayyad Dynasty
    "After the death of Ali, a powerful Meccan clan set up the Umayyad caliphate, a dynsay of Sunni caliphs that ruled the Muslim empire untill 750." "The Ummayad dynasty was followed by the Abbasid dynasty (c. 758-1258 CE)."
  • Feb 12, 750

    Fall Of Umayyad Dynasty

    Fall Of Umayyad Dynasty
    Because the Abbasid Dynasty took over.
  • Mar 12, 750

    Rise Of Abbasid

    Rise Of Abbasid
    "Muslims found a leader in Abu al-Abbas, descended from Muhammas's uncle." "Only one survived, escaping to Spain, Abu al-Abbas then founded the Abbasid dynasty, which lasted until 1258."
  • Apr 12, 750

    First Crusades

    First Crusades
    "They Byzantine emperor Alexius I urgently asked Pope Urban II for Vhrostain knights to help him fight the Muslim Turks." "Roman popes and Byzantine emperors were longtime rivals."
  • Apr 15, 750

    Abbasids Move The Capital Of Islamic Empire

    Abbasids Move The Capital Of Islamic Empire
    "The emipre was declined." "Western Europe, powerful local lords gained control."
  • Apr 19, 753

    House Of Wisdom

    House Of Wisdom
    Scholars from all over where going to the libraries and they called them the house of wisdom

  • Split Of Sunni & Shia

    Split Of Sunni & Shia
    "Sunni Islam continued through the Umayyad and Abbasid dynasy to the powerful Mughal and Ottoman empire of the 15th centuries. They deferred to religious scholars (or uleama) for religious issues."