After Muhammad`s death in 632, his father-in
... After Muhammad’s death in 632, his father-in-law Abu Bakr succeeded him. This was the beginning of the Rashidun Caliphate which lasted until 661. Following Abu’s death in 634, no clear line of succession had been established. The first two caliphs succeeding Abu were assassinated. Muhammad’s son-in- ...
... After Muhammad’s death in 632, his father-in-law Abu Bakr succeeded him. This was the beginning of the Rashidun Caliphate which lasted until 661. Following Abu’s death in 634, no clear line of succession had been established. The first two caliphs succeeding Abu were assassinated. Muhammad’s son-in- ...
Timeline of Islam
... Life of Averroës, Muslim philosopher from Cordoba who sought to integrate Islam with Greek thought. ...
... Life of Averroës, Muslim philosopher from Cordoba who sought to integrate Islam with Greek thought. ...
Egypt in the Middle Ages
During the initial Islamic invasion in 639 AD, Egypt was ruled at first by governors acting in the name of the Righteous Caliphs, and then the Ummayad Caliphs in Damascus but, in 747, the Ummayads were overthrown. In 1174, Egypt came under the rule of Ayyubids that lasted until 1252.The Ayyubids were overthrown by their bodyguards, known as the Mamluks, who ruled under the suzerainty of Abbasid Caliphs until 1517, when Egypt became part of the Ottoman Empire.