Islam Timeline

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  • 10

    For level 4

    Islam spread so fast in African because of trade routes. people would talk about Islam in trade stops spreading the word about Muhammad's vison. many people traded Qurans for good spreading the faith even farther
  • 570

    Muhammad is born

    He is the founder of Islam so he has an important role in the creation of the religion. The birth of the prophet is a major event in every religion. His very existence is praised and he is seen like Jesus in the Christian religion
  • 610

    Islam begins when Muhammad has vision about the Quran

    This is where the holy book for Islam is founded. This is a key part of the Islamic religion. This is when Muhammad found his true calling to spread word of Allah
  • 632

    islam splits into 2 parts sunni and shia

  • 633

    muhammad dies from sickness

  • 638

    Muslims enter the area north of Arabia

    This is one of the major starts of the spreads of islam. This is right before muhhamad dies. this spread makes it so islam is spread everwhere in africa and asian countries.
  • 641

    Muslims enter Egypt and rout the Byzantine army

  • 655

    Islam begins to spread throughout North Africa

  • 661

    Imam Ali is killed, bringing to an end the rule of the four "righteous caliphs"

  • 711

    Muslims enter Spain in the west and India in the east

    This is the first spread outside of africa making islam a continental religion and it was continuing to spread fast. islam would soon spread to ever corner of asian continents
  • 732

    Muslims are defeated at Potiers in France

  • 1000

    Islam continues to spread through the continent of Africa

  • 1120

    Islam continues to spread throughout Asia

    This makes Islam a popular religion. Many people were converting to Islam due to the beliefs. Tis religion was starting to rival with Christianity
  • 1299

    The earliest Ottoman state is formed in Anatolia, Turkey.

  • Approximately 30 percent of Africans forced into slavery in the United States are Muslim.

    this brings the Islamic faith to the united states. this becomes a major religion in many immigrant families. United states starts to see Islam becoming an overgrowing religion

  • The Nation of Islam is created in the U.S. by W. D. Fard

    this creates the holy lands for the Islamic faith. many holy voyages are held here. considered holy lands by many other religions