| Name |
Year |
Overview |
| Prophet Mohammed is born. |
570 |
|
| Prophet Mohammed marries Khadijah |
595 |
|
| Prophet Mohammed receives first revelation |
611 |
|
| Migration to Medina, beginning of the Islamic Calendar. |
622 |
|
| The Muslims conquer Mecca. |
630 |
|
| Prophet Mohammed dies, Abu Bakr takes over as Caliph |
632 |
|
| Abu Bakr dies, Umar takes over as Caliph. Islam spreads to Egypt, Syria and Iran. |
634 |
|
| Umar dies and Uthman takes over as Caliph |
644 |
|
| Ali becomes Caliph |
656 |
|
| Early Years |
|
Islam spreads to Samarkand in the North, India in the East and North Africa to Spain in the West. |
| The Ummayad Dynasty Rules. |
661-750 |
|
| Shiism seperates from the ummah |
680 |
|
| The Abbasid Dynasty rules |
750-1258 |
|
| Ismaili Shiism is founded |
765 |
|
| Compilation of Hadith takes place. |
800-900 |
|
| Fatimid Dynasty moves to Egypt. |
909-1171 |
|
| The Christians launches its Crusade to Jerusalem. |
1095-1270 |
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