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This timeline of Islamic history relates the Gregorian and Islamic calendars in the history of Islam. This timeline starts with the lifetime of Muhammad, which is believed by non-Muslims to be when Islam started, [1] though not by Muslims. [2] [3] [4]
The history of Islam is believed by most historians [1] to have originated with Muhammad's mission in Mecca and Medina at the start of the 7th century CE, [2] [3] although Muslims regard this time as a return to the original faith passed down by the Abrahamic prophets, such as Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, David, Solomon, and Jesus, with the submission (Islām) to the will of God.
Warith Deen Muhammad assumes leadership of Nation of Islam and shifts movement toward Islamic Orthodoxy, renaming it American Muslim Mission. 1975: Sectarian civil war begins in Lebanon. Before it would end in 1991 outside powers, including Syria and Israel, would become involved, more than 100,000 would die and a million refugees would leave ...
Muawiyah marches on Kufa and wins the acceptance of most of Ali's remaining supporters, marking the end of the Fitna. [10] 662: Kharijites' revolts. 666: Muawia bin Hudeij raids Sicily. [11] Abdu'l-Rahman ibn Abu Bakr, [12] [13] Muhammad ibn Maslamah and Ramlah bint Abi Sufyan dies. 669: Hasan ibn Ali, the second Imam of the Shiites died.
717: Beginning of the Second Arab siege of Constantinople. Death of Sulayman. Umar II becomes Umayyad Caliph. Pact of Umar. 718 End of the Second Arab siege of Constantinople. 720: Death of Umar II. Yazid II becomes Umayyad Caliph. 721: First Turgesh invasion into Transoxiana under Kursul. 724: Death of Yazid II. Hisham becomes Umayyad Caliph.
Ma'mun declares the Mu'tazili creed as the state religion. Beginning of the Muslim conquest of Sicily. 828: Abdallah ibn Tahir appointed as Governor of Khorasan by Al-Ma'mun in 828. 833: 9 August— Death of Ma'mun. Accession of al-Mu'tasim. 835: Muhammad al-Taqi is poisoned. Ali al-Hadi becomes Imam. 836: al-Mu'tasim moves the capital to Samarra.
Ali, is said to have supported Muhammed from his childhood and in some texts, is said to have converted to Islam just after his birth. It is commonly reported that Ali was the second, after Khadija, to embrace Islam amongst the earliest Muslims. Ali ibn Abi Talib is known among the earliest and youngest Muslim converts.
But majority of Muslims denounced Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as a Heretic and later Parliament of Pakistan declared followers of the Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam as Non-Muslims. 1890: End of the Toucouleur Empire. 1895: Afghanistan got Wakhan Corridor by an understanding with Russia and British India making Afghan border touch China.