Spread of Islam

Muhammad Starts Teaching

610

Muhammad starts teaching what the angel Gabriel told him to teach. This was the start of the Islam religion.

Muhammad

622

The prophet Muhammad introduced the religion to the peninsula. This started the the spread of the religion throughout. Without him, nothing would have ever happened.

Trading

Period: 622 to 700

People were able to spread the religion via trade. Many new people could hear about it and share it with other people they know.

Byzantines and Sasanians

629

Arab Muslim armies conquered a lot of the territory once owned by the Byzantines and Sassanian's since they were strategically disadvantaged.

Conquest

629

Muhammad and many of his converts marched to Mecca. They took it over without much bloodshed at all. This started the big spread throughout the peninsula.

Rashidun

632

This was one of the big time periods. This was when the first four successors of Muhammad ruled. Had a lot of significant expansion during this time.

Abu Bakr

632

First person outside of Muhammad's family to convert to Islam. The first official Caliph after Muhammad's death and helped spread Islam even more.

Umayyad Caliphate

661

The second dynasty to rule the peninsula. They came from Mecca, and the third Caliph came from the Umayyad clan. Arab Muslim forces expanded and more non-Muslims were getting involved in things.

Tolerance

661

There was a lot of tolerance and acceptance for non-Muslims. this brought people together and made it easier for the ideas to spread around.

Abbasid Caliphate

750

The third dynasty to rule after Muhammad. This dynasty descended from Muhammad's uncle in which the dynasty is named after. They also increased the involvement of non-Muslim people. became known as the Golden Age of Islam.