Islam timeline By kbugz333 Jan 27, 622 Muhammad flees Mecca to Medina. Apr 7, 632 Muhammad dies Jan 28, 661 Ali the fourth caliph in Islam is assassinated Jun 12, 750 Umayyad dynasty ends and Abbassid dynasty begins Jul 15, 1099 Christian crusaders capture Jerusalem from the Muslims. Sep 29, 1187 Saladin caputures Jerusalem for the Muslims Dec 11, 1517 Abbassid dynasty ends May 17, 1520 Suleiman the Magnificent becomes the ruler of the Ottoman empire. Mar 5, 1587 Abbas the Great gains control of the Safavid Empire Oct 24, 1653 The Taj Mahal is built