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Muhammad
begins receiving
revelations
610 C.E.
570 C.E.
birth of the
Prophet
Muhammad
Migration
(Hejira) of
Muhammad and
his followers
from Mecca to
Medina — first
year of the
Islamic calendar
622 C.E.
613 C.E.
Muhammad
begins publicly
preaching
Timeline and Expansion of Islam
Muhammad
occupies
Mecca and
destroys idols in
the Kaaba
630 C.E.
624-627 C.E.
Several battles
between
Muhammad’s
followers and
people of Mecca
Muslims
conquer
Jerusalem
638 C.E.
632 C.E.
Death of
Muhammad, Abu
Bakr becomes
Caliph, Muhammad’s successor.
Sunnis follow
him, while Shias
claim Ali is Caliph
Muslims attempt
to conquer
Constantinople,
capital of
the Byzantine
Empire
674-679 C.E.
661 C.E.
Caliphate of
the Umayyad
Dynasty established. Capital
moved to
Damascus
Muslim armies
conquer Sind
(in present-day
Pakistan)
711-713 C.E.
711 C.E.
Muslim armies
conquer Spain,
set up a capital at
Cordoba
717-718 C.E.
Muslims attempt
to conquer Constantinople again
but fail, stopping
Muslim expansion into Europe
Muslim Empire,
called the
Caliphate,
extends from
Southern Europe, across N.
Africa, through
Iran to Pakistan
750 C.E.