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Nov 12, 600
Ali
Ali is cousin in law of muahammad. He died in 661. Ali was praying when he was attacked by the Khawarij Abdal Rahman ibn Muljam. He got wound by the poison coated sword. -
Jun 21, 622
Muhammad's Hijra
Muhammad's Hijra is the migration or journey of the islamic Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Medina. he secretly escaped from Mecca with Abu Bakr. -
Nov 8, 622
Gabriel speaks to Muhammad
Muhammad went to mecca to meditate. People said that when he was about 40 years old he heard Angel Gabriel's voice telling him to be the messenger of god. Muhammad was terrified at what he haad heard and Khadija tried to convince him to accept the call of Angel Gabriel. -
Nov 12, 622
Abu Bakr
He was father in law of the prophet muhammad. As caliph he succeeded to the political administrative functions from Muhammad. He was a mercahnt when he was young. He was the first caliph. -
Jun 8, 623
Muhammad's Death
Muhammad was buried where he died. Muhammad suffered for several days with fever, head pain, and weakness. He died in Medina in aisha's house. -
Nov 12, 623
Split of sunni and shia
It split after Muhammad's death. Both believe in the same god. Both follow the Quran for guidance and the five pillars. 90% of the muslims are sunnis and the other percent are shia's. -
Nov 12, 661
Umayyad dynasty
Umayyad dynasty ruled spain for centuries. Umayyad's faced numerous problems. They often did not have the same priviliges that arbas had, even of they converted to islam. -
Nov 12, 750
Fall of umayyad's dynasty
The umayyad's dynasty would fall from the lack if concern of the political activity. Although they fell the maintained their islam faith. -
Nov 12, 750
Rise of Abbasids
Abbasids moved from the capital to damascus to baghdad. They tried to create an empire. Muslims desired ove brilliant courts, where the arts and learning thrived. leraning such as the city of cordoba. -
Nov 12, 1096
Fist crusade
The first crusade deals with those who left after that official start date. The crusaders first gathered in constantinople. The first crusade was an attempt to re-captured jerusalem. -
Nov 12, 1258
Abbasids move the capital of islamic empire
The movement of islamic empire was one of the canges of the abbasids. they moved the capital from damascus to baghdad. ther tried to create an empire based on the equality of all muslims. islam became a diverse religion because of discrimination. -
Nov 12, 1258
Fall of the abbasids
There was many causes to the fall of the abbasids but the mian one was to find a solution to the difficult problem of holding together a very large empire. The government grew extremely weak. -
House of wisdom
The house of was a library. It was a key institution in the translatoin movement and is considered to have been a major intellectual ub during the islamic golden age.
