Spread of Islam

By megangipson
  • Death of Muhammad
    Jun 8, 632

    Death of Muhammad

  • Period: Jun 9, 632 to Jan 1, 634

    Reign of Abu Bakr

    First Caliph after Muhammad. He was the father of Muhammad's favorite wife. Ruled with wisdom and leniency
  • Jan 1, 633

    Muslims conquer Syria and Iraq.

  • Jan 1, 634

    Victory against the Byzantines in Palestine

  • Period: Jan 2, 634 to Jan 1, 644

    Reign of Umar

    Stabbed to death in a mosque by a Persian prisoner of war. Ghazu raids occured during this time
  • Jan 22, 635

    Muslims begin the conquest of Persia and Syria

  • Jan 22, 635

    Muslims capture the city of Damascus from the Byzantines

  • Aug 20, 636

    Battle of Yarmuk

    Following the Muslim capture of Damascus, Byzantine Emperor Heraclius organizes a large army which takes back control. Byantine commander is defeated by Muslim forces
  • Jan 22, 650

    Caliph Uthman has the Qur'an written down

  • Period: Jan 1, 651 to Jan 1, 750

    Yumayyad Dynasty

  • Jan 22, 655

    Islam Migration

    Islam begins to spread throughout North Africa.
  • Jan 2, 661

    Death of Ali

    Ali was the fourth Caliph
  • Jan 1, 711

    Muslim Migration

    Muslims enter Spain in the west and India in the east. Eventually almost the entire Iberian Peninsula is under Islamic control.
  • Jan 22, 732

    End of spread of Islam

    Muslim empire reaches its furthes extent. Battle of Tours prevents further advance northwards.
  • Oct 10, 732

    Battle of Tours

    Muslim advances were stopped by the Franks
  • Jan 1, 750

    Abu I'Abbas

    Abu l'Abbas becomes caliph in Iraq
  • Period: Jan 1, 750 to Jan 1, 1258

    Abbassid Dynasty

    750 takes control of Damascus.
  • Jan 1, 754

    New Capital

    Baghdad becomes the new capital of the Abbasid empire
  • Jan 1, 1099

    Christian Crusaders take Jerusalem.

  • Jan 1, 1258

    Hulagu

    Burned and looted Baghdad

  • Muslim Migration

    Muslims enter the area north of Arabia, known as "Sham," including Syria, Palestine, Lebanon and Iraq.

  • West Africa begins to convert to Islam

  • Persians invade Baghdad and take over

    Caliph loses power

  • The Great Mosque in Cordoba Built

  • Muslim Migration

    Muslim forces cross the Pyrenees, enter Gascony, and reach as far as Tulouse
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    Reign of Harun ar-Rashid

    Best known through the stories of The Thousand and One Nights.