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in the year of 570 A.D. Muhammad was born in Mecca into a powerful Meccan clan. his parents were Aminah from the family of Zuhrah and his father was Abdullah the son of Abdul-Muttalib. his parents were both from the tribe of Quraysh.
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A series of conflicts between the Byzantine Empire and the Persian Empire. A continuation of the Roman-Persian Wars, the conflict involved several smaller campaigns and peace treaties lasting for years at a time.
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From India smallpox spreads via China and Asia Minor to Southern Europe.
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Owing to disastrous floods the bed of the Yellow River (Huang Ho) in China has to be changed.
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Most Meccans didn't believe in his preaching and some of the few who did believe in Muhammad's preachings were beaten and stoned in the streets.
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The Persians take Damascus and Jerusalem, and take The Holy Cross as a reward.
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The migration from Mecca to Yathrib was known as the Hijrah. This attracted many followers. he later renamed Yathrib Medina(City of the prophet)
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Muslims start raids against Meccan caravans and city of Nekhah. It was carried out to gather intelligence or seize the trade goods of caravans financed by the Quraysh.The raids were intended to weaken the economic and in turn the offensive capabilities of Mecca by Muhammad.
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Direction of prayer chaned from Jeruslaem to Mecca, and Friday becomes the official day of prayer.
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Muhammad enters Mecca without challenge and the Meccans accept Islam. The idols of the Ka'ba are destroyed and the interior is declared sacred. Tribal chiefs from all over Arabia come to Medina and swear allegiance to the Prophet.
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Prophet Mohammad sent from Madinah a delegation of three hundred Muslims to perform the Hajj according to the new Islamic way. Abu Bakr was appointed as the leader of the delegates.
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Samoa, a Frankish merchant from Sens, encountering Slav tribes in Carinthia, frees them from the Avars ad found an empire.
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On June 8 632 Prophet Muhammad died at the age of 62.
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Muhammad visited the Al-Aqsa Mosque, and from there was raised up into heaven. While there, he came face-to-face with previous prophets and received instructions about the number of prayers the Muslim community should observe each day.
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A short-lived Imperial Chinese dynasty. It unified China for the first time after over a century of north-south division. It was followed by the Tang Dynasty.
