Islam timeline

life of Muhammad 570-632

570

infoMuhammad was born in the year 570 i mecca.In 610 muhammad had his first revelation in a cave on a mountain where he would meditate.its said that a strong presence told muhammed to recite words.Then in 622 muhammad and some of his followers left mecca for medina bcause there where threats on muhammeds life from the umayyads.After muhammed reached medina the umayyads attackt medina but muhammad wins and after signs a treaty in 628 after he returned to mecca in 629 and die in 632.

era of rightly guided caliphs 632-661

Nov 11, 632

infothe rightly guided caliphs are the ones that followed in the prophets foot steps, they are the first 4 caliphs;A bu Bark,Umar,Uthman and Ali.the 4 caliphs lived simple devoted lives to the god. they treated others with respect and kindness.

muslim conquest of persia 633-644

Nov 11, 633

info also known as the Arab conquest of Iran led to the end of the Sasanian Empire in 651 and the eventual decline of the Zoroastrian religion in Iran.

quran compiled 650

Nov 11, 650

infoBetween 650 and 656 the third Caliph Uthman caused the text of the Qur'an to be changed. He placed Zaid Ibn Thabit, the personal scribe of Muhammad, in charge of the project copies were sent to every Muslim to be used as the standard text from which all copies of the Qur'an were made to be.

sunni and shi'a split 656-692

Nov 11, 656

infoThe split between Sunni and Shia Muslims happend after the death of the Prophet Muhammad.One group, became the Sunnis, believed in the Arab tribal tradition - the other, the Shias, believed Muhammad's successor should be from his family, and beleved that his son-in-law ali should be the new caliph.

umayyad caliphate 657-750

Sep 13, 657

The Umayyad Caliphate was the second of the four major Islamic caliphates after Muhammad death. This caliphate was centered on the Umayyad dynasty comming from Mecca.

conquest of spain 711-788

Nov 12, 711

initial expansion of umayyad caliphate over spain. conquest resulted in the destruction of independent emirate of cordovd.

abbasid caliphate 750-1258

Sep 19, 750

was the third of tye islamic caliphates to succed islamic prophet muhammad.this bdynasty decended from muhammedds youngest uncle. they ruled as caiphs. this dynasty continued to clam authority in religious matters.

baghdad 756

Nov 12, 756

baghdad established as capital of abbasid caliphate.

crusaders seize jerusalem 1099

Nov 12, 1099

On june 7 crusaders reached jerusalem and wept upon seeing the city they wished to reach. Of the estimated 5000 knights only 1500 reained. on te night of july 14 the crusaders lanched 2 attacks on the wall of jerusalem.and the wall fell.

delhi sultanate established in india 1206

Nov 12, 1206

5 dynasties ruled over delhi those beingthe mamlik dynasty(1206-90), khiji dynasty(1290-1320,tughlaq dynasty(1330-1414),sayyid dynasty(1414-51) and the afghan lodi dynasty(1451-1526) the entiredynastyreaching it's peak in geographical terms during the tughlay dynasty , taking up most of the indian subcontinent.

mongols sack baghdad;formal end of abbasid caliphate

Jan 29, 1258

The Siege of Baghdad, which lasted from January 29 until February 10, 1258, capture, and sack of Baghdad, the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate, by Mongol forces and troops. The Mongols were under the command of Hulagu Khan, who had intended to further extend his rule into Mesopotamia but not to overthrow the Caliphate.

mansa musa pilgrimage to mecca 1324

Nov 12, 1324

infoMansa Musa’s pilgrimage boosted Islamic education in Mali by adding libraries, and universities. This brought increased commerce and scholars, poets, and artisans, making Timbuktu one of the leading cities in the Islamic world.Timbuktu was the center of Islamic Sub-Saharan Africa.Musa’s pilgrimage to Mecca brought Mali to the attention of Europe.on the journey mansa musa gave away so much gold there was a brief decline in its value

ottoman empire conquers constantinople end of byzantine empier

May 29, 1453

info capture of the capital of the Eastern Roman Byzantine Empire by an invading army of the Ottoman Empire May 29 1453. The Ottomans were led by 21-year-old Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II, who defeated an army by Byzantine Emperor Constantine XI. The conquest of Constantinople followed a 53-day siege that had begun on Saturday, 6 April 1453.

christian re-conquers of spain completed end of muslim spain

Nov 12, 1492

Christian Reconquest forced Spanish Muslims south.Granada flourished culturally and economically for the next 200 years, but in the late 15th centur feuds and a strengthened Spanish monarchy under Ferdinand and Isabella. On January 2, 1492, King Boabdil surrendered Granada to the Spanish forces, and in 1502 the Spanish ordered all Muslims to converted to Christianity.

mughal empire established in indian

Nov 12, 1526

By the early 16th century the Muslim sultans of Delhi was weakened by threats from rebel Muslim principalities and from a Hindu coalition of Rajput rulers.

emergence of sufism 800-1000

Mar 2, 2022

sufis is a persan word meaning wisdom. the sufit are an ancient spiritual freemasonry whose origins have never been traced or dated. this ultimately means they study and have knowledge of different faiths.