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Muhammad and the Spread of Islam

  • Abu l-Qasim was born in Mecca
    570

    Abu l-Qasim was born in Mecca

  • Helped the people to place the stone in the Ka’aba
    Dec 31, 605

    Helped the people to place the stone in the Ka’aba

  • First Revelation
    Dec 31, 610

    First Revelation

  • Public Ministry begins
    Dec 31, 613

    Public Ministry begins

  • Received a revelation that invited his entire clan to Islam
    Dec 31, 615

    Received a revelation that invited his entire clan to Islam

  • Islam was in crisis since Muhammad had to talked about Islam as monotheism
    Dec 31, 616

    Islam was in crisis since Muhammad had to talked about Islam as monotheism

  • Rupture of the Quraysh
    Dec 31, 616

    Rupture of the Quraysh

  • Umar tries to kill Muhammad
    Dec 31, 616

    Umar tries to kill Muhammad

  • Muhammad withdraws from the battle of Bu’ath
    Dec 31, 617

    Muhammad withdraws from the battle of Bu’ath

  • The highest point of resistance to Muhammad’s message
    Dec 31, 620

    The highest point of resistance to Muhammad’s message

  • Muhammad’s daughter, age six, was promised to marry Mu’tim son, who was Muhammad’s new protectorate.
    Dec 31, 620

    Muhammad’s daughter, age six, was promised to marry Mu’tim son, who was Muhammad’s new protectorate.

  • The Hijra (the move from Mecca to Medina)
    Dec 31, 622

    The Hijra (the move from Mecca to Medina)

  • Muhammad sends raiding parties to towards Mecca Idolaters
    Dec 31, 623

    Muhammad sends raiding parties to towards Mecca Idolaters

  • The mosque was finished
    Dec 31, 623

    The mosque was finished

  • Dec 31, 624

    The battle of Badr

  • Messenger sent to direct worshipers to face the Ka’aba
    Dec 31, 624

    Messenger sent to direct worshipers to face the Ka’aba

  • The Battle of Uhud
    Dec 31, 625

    The Battle of Uhud

  • His new wife Zaynad died
    Dec 31, 626

    His new wife Zaynad died

  • The battle of Trench
    Dec 31, 627

    The battle of Trench

  • The Ka’aba cleansed
    Dec 31, 630

    The Ka’aba cleansed

  • Pilgrimage  from Medina to Mecca condemning idolatry
    Dec 31, 631

    Pilgrimage from Medina to Mecca condemning idolatry

  • Sermon at Mount ‘Arafat
    Dec 31, 632

    Sermon at Mount ‘Arafat

  • Muhammad dies
    Dec 31, 632

    Muhammad dies

  • 632 The first Four caliphs Rule in Medina
    Dec 31, 632

    632 The first Four caliphs Rule in Medina

    (632-661)
  • First compilation of the Qur’an
    Dec 31, 650

    First compilation of the Qur’an

  • The Umayyad Dynasty rules in Damascus
    Dec 31, 661

    The Umayyad Dynasty rules in Damascus

    (661-750)
  • Sunnis and Shi’a split
    Dec 31, 661

    Sunnis and Shi’a split

  • Dec 31, 711

    Muhammad ibn Qasim

    He conducted campaigns in the Sind (Southeast Pakistan)
  • Muslims occupy Spain
    Dec 31, 714

    Muslims occupy Spain

  • Muslim forces reach the Indus
    Dec 31, 720

    Muslim forces reach the Indus

  • Empire stretches from Spain to Persia
    Dec 31, 732

    Empire stretches from Spain to Persia

  • Charles Martel defeats the Muslims
    Dec 31, 732

    Charles Martel defeats the Muslims

    He forced the Muslims at Poitiers and Tours in France
  • The Golden age of Islam, rule in Baghdad
    Dec 31, 750

    The Golden age of Islam, rule in Baghdad

    (750-1258)
  • Mahmud of Ghazna invades the Punjab
    Dec 31, 1000

    Mahmud of Ghazna invades the Punjab

    Muslim governor is set up in Lahore
  • Death of his paternal Grandfather

    Death of his paternal Grandfather

  • Death of his mother, Amina

  • Married Khadija

    Married Khadija

  • Year of Sadness: Deaths of Khadija and Abu Talib

    Year of Sadness: Deaths of Khadija and Abu Talib

  • Muhammad sends fifteen-hundred men to make the Pilgrimage

    Muhammad sends fifteen-hundred men to make the Pilgrimage

  • The Treaty of Hudaibiya

    The Treaty of Hudaibiya

  • Muhammad leads a lesser pilgrimage to the Ka’aba

    Muhammad leads a lesser pilgrimage to the Ka’aba

  • The Fatimid Dynasty rules in Egypt

    The Fatimid Dynasty rules in Egypt

    (909-1171)