Islam

Islamic History

By sheamfo17
  • 570

    Muhammad is born

    Muhammad is born
    Muhammad is born in Mecca which was a country in between the Byzantine Empire and the Persian EMpire who were always fighting. Mecca was also home many polytheistic religions as well as a few monothestic.
  • Jan 1, 610

    Muhammad's revelation

    Muhammad's revelation
    Muhammad was told to go and tell the word of God and he was necouraged by his family to do so and slowly developed a group of followers.
  • Jan 1, 622

    Hijra

    Hijra
    Muhammad and his followers leave to go to Medina. They got kicked out of Mecca. This is now celebrated as all Muslims should return to Mecca at some point in their life.
  • Jan 1, 630

    Muhammad and followers return

    Muhammad and followers return
    Muhammad was also a very good general and political leader so he took back Mecca which started the Islam political rule and expansion.
  • Jun 8, 632

    Muhammad dies

    Muhammad dies
    Muhammad died at estimated age of around sixty.
  • Jan 1, 1099

    Crussades

    Crussades
    Christian Crussades start killing anyone who isn't Christian. And of course this included the Muslims. They also went to take back Jerusalem from the Islamic Empire.

  • Islam comes to Canada

    Islam comes to Canada

  • First Moqsue in North America

    First Moqsue in North America
    The first Mosque in Canada was called the Al-Rashid Mosque and it is in Edmonton.