26. Timeline… AD570-632 T he life of Muhammad AD 545 Muhammad marries a Khadijah a wealthy widow AD 610 Muhammad gets a vision of Jibral in a cave on Mt.Hira AD610 Islam is founded by the prophet Muhammad AD 619 Muhammad’s night journey with Jibral ( a angel) to Jerusalem AD622 Muhammad hijra (migrates) AD610-622 Muhammad preaches in Mecca AD 632-642 Muslim armies take the Fertile Crescent (Egypt, Syria, Palestine, Mesopotamia), North African coast, parts of Persian and Byzantine Empires AD650 Caliph Uthman writes the Qur'an down AD 650 Uthman is murdered, Ali becomes fourth caliph AD 656 Ali is murdered; Mu'awiya becomes the caliph Late 600’s ruling classes in east and west Africa. 710 Arab armies enter Spain from North Africa Late 900’s West Africa begins to convert to Islam 1099 Christian Crusaders take Jerusalem
27. 1779 Afghans ousted by Qajar dynasty, which rules Persia until 1925 1400’s Islam reaches the Philippines 1516 Ottomans conquer Syria and Egypt 1738 Mughal empire invaded by the Afghans 1882-1952 Egypt occupied by the British 1947 Pakistan founded as an Islamic nation. Islam becomes a minority religion in India