muslim history

By mpayne5
  • Death of Muhammad
    Jan 1, 632

    Death of Muhammad

  • Abu bakr-1st leader
    Jan 1, 632

    Abu bakr-1st leader

    He is faced with challenge of reasserting this alligance to Islam. 1st caliph
  • Umar
    Jan 1, 634

    Umar

    2nd caliph , he turned rads against Muslims
  • Abu bakr ends his reign
    Jan 1, 634

    Abu bakr ends his reign

    Umar takes over
  • Uthman
    Jan 1, 644

    Uthman

    Uthman takes over after Umar. 3rd caliph
  • During Uthman's reign
    Jan 1, 656

    During Uthman's reign

    Group of arab soliders who were unhappy of practice of favoritism captured Uthman.
  • Uthman ends his regin
    Jan 1, 656

    Uthman ends his regin

  • Ali
    Jan 1, 656

    Ali

    4th caliph. 5 year call war known as "Fathima"- time of temptation
  • Ali was assassinated
    Jan 1, 661

    Ali was assassinated

    Assassinated for a struggle for power
  • Umayyad Family Dynasty
    Jan 1, 661

    Umayyad Family Dynasty

    this family set up a dynasty that ruled the Islamic world
  • Muslims enter Spain
    Jan 1, 711

    Muslims enter Spain

  • Jan 1, 732

    Muslims defeated at Battle of Tours

  • Jan 1, 750

    Umayyad Dynasty ended

  • Abu Al-Abbas
    Jan 1, 750

    Abu Al-Abbas

    muslim leader who captured Damascus
  • Abbassid Dynasty
    Jan 1, 751

    Abbassid Dynasty

    set up by Abu al-Abbas, this dynasty ended Arab dominance and helped make Islam a universal religion
  • Abbassid Dynasty ends
    Jan 1, 1258

    Abbassid Dynasty ends