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Abd-ar-Rahman V, 1023–1024
Muhammad III, 1024–1025
interreign of Yahya ibn Ali ibn Hammud al-Mu'tali, 1025–1026
Hisham III, 1026–1031
Genealogic tree of the Umayyad family. In blue: caliph Uthman, one of the four
Rashidun Caliphs. In green, the Umayyad Caliphs of Damascus. In yellow, the
Umayyad emirs of Córdoba. In orange, the Umayyad Caliphs of Córdoba. Abd Al-
Rahman III was an emir until 929 when he proclaimed himself Caliph. Muhammad
is included (in caps) to show the kinship of the Umayyads with him.
List of Abbasid Caliphs
Abu'l Abbas As-Saffah 750 – 754 (132- 136 AH)
605: Birth of Fatimah the daughter of Muhammad. She was the wife of Ali ibn
Abu Talib and all of Muhammad's descendants are through her.
PROPHETIC ERA
610: The first declared revelation of the Qur'an in the cave at Hira.
613: Declaration at Mount Safa inviting the general public to Islam.
614: Persecution of the Muslims by the Quraish. A party of Muslims migrates to
Abyssinia
616: Second migration to Abyssinia.
617: Boycott of the Hashemites and Muhammad by the Quraish.
619: Lifting of the boycott. Deaths of Abu Talib and Khadija, Year of Sorrow.
620: Visit to Taif. "Ascension to the heavens".
622: Hijra—migration to Medina. First year of Islamic calendar.
624: Battle of Badr. Expulsion of the Bani Qainuqa Jews from Medina.
625: Battle of Uhud. Expulsion of Banu Nadir Jews from Medina.
627: Battle of the Trench. Killing and enslavement of Banu Quraiza.
628: Treaty of Hudaybiyyah. Battle of Khaybar. Muhammad sends letters to
various heads of states.
629: Muhammad pilgrimage to Mecca. Battle of Mu'ta.
630: Conquest of Mecca. Battle of Hunayn. Battle of Autas. Siege of Ta'if.
631: Expedition to Tabouk, Ghassanids.
631 or 632, tribe of Thaqif adopts Islam.
632: Farewell pilgrimage at Mecca.
632: Death of Muhammad. Death of Fatimah, his daughter.
656:Ali ibn Abi Talib becomes the fourth caliph. Battle of the Camel.
657: Ali shifts the capital from Medina to Kufa. Battle of Siffin.
658: Battle of Nahrawan.
659: Conquest of Egypt by Muawiyah I.
660: Ali recaptures Hijaz and Yemen from Muawiyah. Muawiyah I declares
himself as the caliph at Damascus.
UMAYYAD PERIOD
Muawiyah I
Yazid I
680: Yazid I becomes caliph. Battle of Karbala and Husayn bin Ali is killed along
with his companions. Ali ibn Husayn becomes Imam of Ali ibn Abi Talib's
followers.
682: North Africa Uqba bin Nafe marches to the Atlantic, is ambushed and killed
at Biskra. The Muslims evacuate Kairouan and withdraw to Burqa.
683: Death of Yazid. Muawiya II becomes caliph.
684: Abd Allah ibn Zubayr declares himself as the caliph at Mecca.
Marwan I
684:Marwan I becomes the caliph at Damascus. Battle of Marj Rahat.
685: Death of Marwan I.
Abd al-Malik
685: Abd al-Malik becomes the caliph at Damascus. Battle of Ain ul Wada.
686: Al-Mukhtar declares himself as the caliph at Kufa.
687: Battle of Kufa between the forces of Mukhtar and Abd Allah ibn Zubayr.
Mukhtar killed.
691: Battle of Dayr al-Jaliq. Kufa falls to Abdul Malik.
692: The fall of Mecca. Death of ibn Zubayr. Abdul Malik becomes the sole
caliph.
695: Kharijites' revolts in Jazira and Ahwaz. Battle of the Karun. Campaigns
against Kahina in North Africa. The Muslims once again withdraw to Barqa. The
Muslims advance in Transoxiana and occupy Kish.
700: Campaigns against the Berbers in North Africa. By the end of this century,
global Muslim population had grown to 1 per cent of the total.
Al-WALEED I
Umar II
Yazid II
Hisham
Al-Walid II
Yazid III
Ibrahim
744:Ibrahim becomes Umayyad Caliph and his overthrow. Battle of Ain al Jurr.
Marwan II
ABBASIDE ERA
775:Accession of Al-Mahdi
777: Siege of Saragossa in Spain.
785: Death of the Caliph Mahdi.
785:Accession of Al-Hadi.
786: Death of Hadi.
809:Accession of al-Amin.
810: Muhammad al-Taqi, the 9th Shia Imam was born.
811: Battle of Rayy in Persia.
814: Civil war between Amin and al-Ma'mun. Amin killed.
833:Accession of al-Mutasim.
835: Muhammad al-Taqi is poisoned. Ali al-Hadi becomes Imam.
836: Mutasim moves the capital to Samarra.
837: Revolt of the Jats.
838: Revolt of Babak in Azarbaijan suppressed.
839: Revolt of Maziar in Tabaristan. The Muslims occupy South Italy. Capture of
the city of Messina in Sicily.
842: Death of Mutasim,
al-Wathiq
842:accession of al-Wathiq.
843: Revolts of the Arabs.
846: Hasan al-Askari, the 11th Shia Imam is born.
847: Death of Wathiq,
al-Mutawakkil
al-Muntasir
al-Musta'in
accession of al-Musta'in.
864: Zaidi state established in Tabaristan by Hasan ibn Zayd.
866: Al-Musta'in flees from Samarra, his deposition.
al-Mu'tazz
al-Muhtadi
al-Mu'tamid
al-Mu'tadid
892: al-Mu'tadid becomes Caliph. Death of the Samanid ruler Nasr, accession of
Ismail I.
893: Zaidi Imamate is established in Yemen by al-Hadi Yahya bin al-Husayn ibn
al-Qasim
894: The Rustamids become the vassals of Spain.
896: Death of Khumarawaih ibn Ahmad ibn Tulun; accession of Abul Asakir
Jaish.
897: Assassination of Abul Asakir Jaish; accession of Abu Musa Harun.
898: Qarmatians sack Basra. By the end of this century, global Muslim population
had grown to 3 per cent of the total.
al-Muktafi
902:al-Muktafi becomes Caliph. Death of the Saffarid ruler Amr bin Laith.
903: Assassination of the Qarmatian ruler Abu Said of Qarmatian; accession of
Abu Tahir.
905: Abdullah bin Hamdan founds the Hamdanid rule in Mosul and Jazira. End
of the Tulunid rule in Egypt.
al-Muqtadir
929: Qarmatians sack Mecca and carry away the Black Stone from the Kaaba. In
Spain, Abd-ar-rahman III declares himself Caliph of Cordoba.
931: Deposition and restoration of the Abbasid Caliph al-Muqtadir. Death of the
Qarmatian ruler Abu Tahir;
Abu Mansur
al-Qahir
932: accession of al-Qahir.
932 : Saltuk Bugra Khan of Karahan Turks embraced Islam.
ar-Radi
936: By coup, Ibn Raiq becomes the Amir al-Umara under Abbasid Caliph ar-
Radi.
al-Muttaqi
943: Al-Ba'idi captures power. The Abbasid Caliph al-Muttaqi is forced to seek
refuge with the Hamdanids. Sail ud Daula captures power at Baghdad and the
Caliph returns to Baghdad. Power is captured by Tuzun and Sail ud Daula
retires to Mosul. Death of the Samanid ruler Nasr II, accession of Hamid Nuh I.
al-Mustakfi
961: Death of the Umayyad Caliph Abdul Rahman III in Spain; accession of al-
Hakam II. Death of the Ikhshid ruler Ungur accession of Abul Hasan Ali.
965: Death of the Qarmatian ruler Abu Mansur; accession of Hasan Azam.
Assassination of the Ikhshid ruler Abul Hasan Ali; power captured by Malik
Kafur.
967: Death of the Buwayhid Sultan Muiz ud Daula, accession of Azad o-dowleh
Bakhtiar. Death of the Hamdanid ruler Sail ud Daula.
968: Byzantines occupy Aleppo. Death of the Ikhshid ruler Malik Kafur;
accession of Abul Fawaris.
972: Buluggin ibn Ziri founds the rule of the Zirids Algeria.
at-Ta'i
974:accession of at-Ta'i.
975: Death of the Fatimid Caliph al-Muizz.
976: The Buwayhid Sultan 'Izz al-Daula recaptures power with the help of his
cousin Azud ud Daula. Death of the Samanid ruler Mansur I, accession of Nuh II.
In Spain death of the Umayyad Caliph al-Hakam II, accession of Hisham II.
978: Death of the Buwayhid Sultan Azad o-dowleh Bakhtiar, power captured by
Azud ud Daula who ruled former in Fars. The Hamdanids overthrown by the
Buwayhids.
989: Death of the Buwayhid Sultan Sharaf ud Daula, accession of Baha ud Daula.
al-Qadir
997: Death of the Samanid ruler Nuh II, accession of Mansur II.
998: Death of the Samanid ruler Mansur II, accession of 'Abd al-Malik II.
Mahmud of Ghaznavid becomes the Amir of Ghazni.
999: Bughra Khan of Karahan Turks capture Bukhara. End of the Samanids.
999: By the end of this century, global Muslim population had grown to 4 per
cent of the total.
al-Qa'im
Al-Muqtadi 1075–1094
Al-Mustazhir 1094–1118
Al-Mustarshid 1118–1135
al-Rashid
1135: accession of al-Rashid. Death of the Seljuk Sultan Toghrül II, accession of
Mas'ud of Great Seljuk.
1136 Deposition of the Abbasid Caliph Al-Rashid,
Al-Muqtafi 1136–1160
accession of Al-Muqtafi.
1144: Zengi captures Edessa from the Christians, second crusade.
1146: Death of Zengi, accession of Nur ad-Din.
1147: In the Maghrib Al Moravids overthrown by the Almohad under Abd al-
Mu'min.
1148: End of the Zirid rule' in North Africa. Siege of Damascus repulsed, thus
effectively winning the Second Crusade.
1149: Death of the Fatimid Caliph al-Hafiz, accession of Az-Zafir.
1152: Death of the Seljuk Sultan Mas'ud of Great Seljuk, accession of Malik Shah
III. Hamadid rule extinguished in North Africa.
1153: Death of the Seljuk Sultan Malik Shah III, accession of Mehmed II of Great
Seljuk.
1154: Death of the Fatimid Caliph az-Zafir, accession of Al-Faiz.
1156: Death of the Rum Seljuk Sultan Mas'ud of Rüm, accession of Kilij Arslan II.
1159: Death of the Seljuk Sultan Mehmed II of Great Seljuk, accession of
Gulaiman.
1160: Death of the Abbasid Caliph al-Muqtafi,
Al-Mustanjid 1160–1170
An-Nasir 1180–1225
Az-Zahir 1225–1226
Al-Musta'sim 1242–1258
1299: Mongols invade Syria. The Marinids besiege Tlemsen the capital of the
Zayanids. By the end of this century, global Muslim population had grown to 7
per cent of the total.
1340: The Muzaffarid Empire conquers Kirman. In the Chagatai Khanate, Isun
Timur is deposed by Muhammad.
1341: In the Golden Horde empire, Uzbeg dies and is succeeded by his son Tini
Beg.
1342: In the Golden Horde empire, Tini Beg is overthrown by his brother Jani
Beg.
1343: In the Chagatai Khanate, Muhammad is overthrown, and power is
captured by Kazan. In Bengal, Ilyas, an officer of Alauddin, murders his patron
and captures the throne of West Bengal.
1344: In the Ilkhanate, Sulaiman is deposed by Anusherwan.
1345: In the Samudra Pasai Empire, Malik al Tahir II dies and is succeeded by
Tahir III. His rule lasts throughout the 14th century. In Bengal, llyas captures
East Bengal, and under him Bengal is again united. He establishes his capital at
Gaur.
1346: In the Chagatai Khanate, Kazan is deposed by Hayan Kuli. In Tunisia, Abu
Bakr dies and is succeeded by his son Fadal. In Kashmir, Udyana Deva dies and
the throne is taken by Shah Mirza, who assumes the name of Shah Mir and
founds the Shah Mir Dynasty.
1347: The Marinids capture Tunisia. In the Bahmanid Empire, Hasan Gangu
declares his independence and establishes a state in the Deccan with the capital
at Gulbarga.
1349: In Kashmir, Shah Mir dies and is succeeded by his son Jamsbed. In Algeria,
The Zayanids under Abu Said Othman recapture Algeria.
1350: In the Sarbadaran Empire, a revolt erupts against Abdur Razaq. Power is
captured by Amir Masud. In Tunisia, Fadal is deposed and succeeded by his
brother Abu Ishaq. In Kashmir, Jamshed is overthrown by his step brother
Alauddin Ali Sher.
1351: In the Marinid Empire, Abul Hasan dies, and is succeeded by Abu Inan. In
the Tughluq Empire, Muhammad Tughluq dies and Firuz Shah Tughluq
assumes power.
1352: The Marinids again capture Algeria. Abu Said Othman is taken captive and
killed.
1353: The Ilkhanate ends. The Ottoman Empire acquires the fortress of Tympa on
the European side of the Hollespoint. The Muzaffarids conquer Shiraz and
establish their capital there.
1354: The Muzaffarids annex Isfahan. In Granada, Abu Hallaj Yusuf is
assassinated; his son Muhammad V succeeds him.
1356: In the Jalayar Empire, Death of Hasan Buzurg, succession of his son Owaia.
1357: In the Golden Horde Empire, Death of Jani Beg, succession of Berdi Beg.
1358: In the Bahmanid Empire, Death of Hasan Gangu, accession of his son
Muhammad Shah. In the Muzaffarid Empire, Death of Mubarazuddin
Muhammad; accession of Shah Shuja. In the Marinid Empire, Assassination of
Abu Inan, succession of Abu Bakr Said. In Bengal, Death of Ilyas, succession of
his son Sikandar Shah.
1359: In the Ottoman Empire, Death of Orhan, succession of Murad I. In the
Muzaffarid Empire, Shah Shuja deposed by his brother Shah Mahmud. In
Tunisia, Abul Abbas a nephew of Abu Ishaq revolts and establishes his rule in
Bougie. In Algeria, The Zayanids under Abu Hamuw II recapture Algeria. In the
Marinid Empire, Abu Bakr Said overthrown by Abu Salim Ibrahim. In Granada,
Muhammad V loses the throne in palace revolution, succeeded by Ismail. In the
Golden Horde, Death of Berdi Beg, succession of Qulpa.
1360: In the Muzaffarid Empire, Death of Shah Mahmud. Shah Shuja recaptures
power. In the Chagatai Khanate, Power captured by Tughluq Timur. In Granada,
Ismail overthrown by his brother-in-law Abu Said.
1361: In the Ottoman Empire, Murad I conquers a part of Thrace and establishes
his capital at Edirne(Hadriaunus) in Thrace. In the Golden Horde empire, Kulpa
overthrown by his brother Nauroz. In the Marinid Empire, Abu Salim Ibrahim
overthrown by Abu Umar. Abu Umar overthrown by Abu Zayyan.
1362: In the Golden Horde empire, State of anarchy. During 20 years as many as
14 rulers came to the throne and made their exit. In Granada, Abu Said
overthrown by Muhammad V who comes to rule for the second time. In
Kashmir, Death of Alauddin Ali Sher, succeeded by his brother Shahabuddin.
1365: In the Ottoman Empire, The Turks defeat a Christian army at the battle of
Maritza (Sirp Sindigi). The Byzantine ruler becomes a vassal of the Turks.
1366: In the Marinids empire, Assassination of Abu Zayyan, succession of Abu
Faris Abdul Aziz.
1369: Power captured by Amir Timur. End of the rule of the Chughills. Amir
Timur captures power in Transoxiana. In Tunisia, Death of Abu Ishaq.
Succession of his son Abu Baqa Khalid.
1370: In Tunisia, Abu Baqa overthrown by Abul Abbas under whom the state is
reunited. In the Sarbadaran empire, Death of Amir Masud, succession of
Muhammad Timur.
1371: In the Ottoman Empire, Invasion of Bulgaria, Bulgarian territory up to the
Balkans annexed by the Turks.
1372: In the Marinid Empire, Death of Abu Faris, succession of Abu Muhammad.
1374: In the Marinid Empire, Abu Muhammad overthrown by Abul Abbas.
1375: In the Sarbadaran empire, Deposition of Muhammad Timur, power
captured by Shamsuddin. In the Jalayar empire, Death of Owais, succession by
his son Hussain.
1376: In Kashmir, Death of Shahabuddin, succeeded by his brother Qutbuddin.
1377: In the Bahmanids empire, Death of Muhammad Shah, succeeded by his son
Mujahid.
1378: In the Bahmanids empire, Mujahid assassinated, throne captured by his
uncle Daud.
1379: Turkomans of the Black Sheep empire, Bairam Khawaja found the
independent principality of the Turkomans of the Black Sheep and established
his capital at Van in Armenia. In the Bahmanids empire, Assassination of Daud;
accession of Muhammad Khan.
1400–1409
[edit] 1410–1419
[edit] 1420–1429
[edit] Morocco
1420: Abu Said Othman is assassinated and succeeded by Abdul Haq, his infant
son.
[edit] Tunisia
1424: The Hafsids come to power.
[edit] Uzbeks
1425: Abul Khayr takes control of the Little jüz.
[edit] 1430–1440
[edit] Ak Koyunlu
1434: Kara Osman dies and is succeeded by Ali Beg.
1438: Ali Beg is overthrown by his brother, Hamza.
[edit] Tunisia
1434: Abdul Faris dies after forty years of rule and is succeeded by Abu Abdullah
Muhammad.
1435: Abu Abdullah Muhammad is deposed in favor of Abu Umar Othman.
[edit] Uzbeks
1430: Abul Khayr occupies Khwarezmia.
[edit] 1440–1449
[edit] Ak Koyunlu
1440: Hamza is overthrown by Jahangir, a son of Ali Beg.
[edit] Uzbeks
1449: Abul Khayr captures Farghana.
[edit] 1450–1459
[edit] Ak Koyunlu
1453: Jahangir dies and is succeeded by his son, Uzun Hassan.
[edit] Great Horde
1459: Küchük Muhammad dies and is succeeded by his son, Maxmud.
[edit] 1460–1469
[edit] Morocco
1465: Abdul Haq is assassinated, ending the Marinid dynasty. Sharif Muhammad
al Jati assumes power.
[edit] Uzbeks
1468: Abul Khayr dies and is succeeded by his son Haidar Sultan.
[edit] Ak Koyunlu
1467: Kara Koyunlu is annexed.
1468: The Timurids are defeated at the Battle of Qarabagh. Ak Koyunlu then
becomes the masters of Persia and Khorasan.
[edit] 1470–1479
[edit] Morocco
1472: Sharif Muhammad al Jati is overthrown by Muhammad al Shaikh,
establishing the Wattasid dynasty.
[edit] Ottoman Empire
1473: Mehmed II defeats sultan Uzun Hasan of Ak Koyunlu at the Battle of Otluk
Beli.
1475: The Khanate of Crimea is conquered and made a vassal state. Venice is
defeated and the Ottoman Empire becomes master of the Aegean Sea.
[edit] Ak Koyunlu
1478: Uzun Hasan dies and is succeeded by his son, Khalil ibn Uzun Hasan.
1479: Khalil Hasan is overthrown by his uncle, Y‘aqub ibn Uzun Hasan.
[edit] 1480–1489
[edit] Uzbeks
1488: Haider Sultan dies and is succeeded by his nephew, Shaybani Khan.
[edit] Tunisia
1488: Abu Umar Othman dies and is succeeded by Abu Zikriya Yahya.
1489: Abu Zikriya Yahya is overthrown by Abul Mumin.
[edit] 1490–1500
[edit] Tunisia
1490: Abul Mumin is overthrown and Abu Zikriya Yahya retakes the throne.
[edit] Iberia
1492: Granada is captured by Spain, ending 800 years of Muslim rule in Spain.
[edit] Ak Koyunlu
1493: Y‘aqub ibn Uzun Hasan dies and is succeeded by his son, Baisonqur ibn
Y‘aqub.
1495: Baisonqur is overthrown by his cousin, Rustam ibn Maqsud.
1497: Maqsud is overthrown by his cousin, Ahmad Gövde ibn Muhammad.
[edit] Uzbeks
1499: Shaybani Khan conquers Transoxiana.
[edit] Persia
1501: Ismail I establishes the Safavid dynasty, and the Twelve-Imam Shi'ism
becomes the state religion.
1507: The Kingdom of Portugal under Alfonso d'Albuquerque establishes trading
outposts in the Persian Gulf.
[edit] Ak Koyunlu
[edit] Malaysia
1520: Selim I dies and the reign of Suleiman I, the Magnificent begins.
1521: Suleiman I conquers Belgrade.
1522: Suleiman I defeats the Knights Hospitallers and drives them from the
island of Rhodes.
1526: Suleiman I defeats the Hungarian army at the Battle of Mohacs, where
Louis of Hungary dies. Buda and Pest are taken by the Ottomans and Hungary is
declared a vassal state of the Ottoman Empire.
1529: Unsuccessful Ottoman siege of Vienna.
1526: Babur is victorious at the Battle of Panipat in India, and Delhi becomes his
capital.
[edit] Algeria
1533: Barbarossa Khayreddin is appointed the Admiral of the Ottoman fleet and
governor of Algeria.
[edit] 1540 - 1549
1550: The architect Mimar Sinan builds the Suleiman Mosque in Istanbul. The
rise of the Muslim kingdom of Aceh in Sumatra.
[edit] Indonesia
1565: The Ottomans are defeated by the Knights Hospitaller during the Siege of
Malta.
1566: The Ottomans gain control of the Aegean islands.
1566: Suleiman I dies and is succeeded by Selim II.
[edit] Spain
1571: The Ottomans are defeated at the naval Battle of Lepanto, and their
dominance in the Mediterranean is brought to a close.
[edit] Morocco
[edit] Religious
[edit] 2001
Members of Al Qaeda a muslim Jihadi organization, attack the United States.
Hijacked commercial airliners are flown into the World Trade Center and the
Pentagon building on September 11, 2001, killing upwards of three thousand.
The United States subsequently declares a War on terror and invades
Afghanistan, whose Taliban regime had given refuge to Al Qaeda leader Osama
bin Laden. The Taliban are ousted from power, though the fate of bin Laden is
still unknown.[1]
Earthquake in Gujarat, India at Richter scale of 7.8, 25,000 people died.
[edit] 2002
The riots between Hindus and Muslims in Gujarat, India. More than 5000
reported killed, most of them Muslims.
A terrorist group linked to Al-Qaeda kill more than 200 people in the 2002 Bali
bombings.[1]
Chechen rebles take 800 hostages in the Moscow theater hostage crisis.[1]
[edit] 2003
The United States leads the invasion of Iraq, searching for "weapons of mass
destruction", starting the second Iraq War.[1]
Shirin Ebadi becomes the first Muslim woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize for
her efforts in promoting human rights.
Truck bombings in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia kills 34.[1]
Spanish restaurant and Jewish centres attackted in Casablanca, Morocco, killing
43 people.[1]
Attack on hotel in Jakarta, Indonesia kills 10.[1]
52 killed in suicide attacks on British and Jewish targets in Istanbul.[1]
Inauguration of the Baitul Futuh Mosque, the largest Mosque in Western Europe
in London, UK by the Head (Khalifatul Masih) of the Ahmadiyya Muslim
Community. [2]
[edit] 2004
A Jihadi group claims responsibility for bombings in Madrid's commuter railway
and several trains. The Jihad attack killed 191, and wounded 1,460 others.
Nevertheless the Islamists' claim, latest unveilings suggest that perhaps the role
of Islamic extremists was less capital than it has been officially presented.
The second largest earthquake ever recorded occurs in the Indian Ocean
triggering the Asian Tsunami. Indonesia suffers the heaviest damage with
167,736 dead, 37,063 missing and 500,000+ displaced.
US troops assault Iraqi city of Fallujah.[1]
Israeli civilian deaths from suicide bombings since the Second Intifada passes
500.[1]
[edit] 2005
A radical Muslim group claims responsibility for bombings in the London
Underground. The attack kills 52, and wounds over 700 others.[1]
Bombings in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt kill at least 83 and wound hundreds.
Saudi Arabia's King Fahd dies. Fahd's brother Crown Prince Abdullah bin
Abdul-Aziz, who had assumed de facto leadership of the country after King
Fahd suffered a debilitating stroke in 1994, is declared king.
A powerful, 7.6-magnitude earthquake hits Pakistan administered Kashmir,
killing upwards of 73,000 people.
Israel removed Jewish settlers and military personnel from the Gaza Strip in
August 2005.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad wins Iranian presidential election.[1]
A high turnout among Sunni Muslims in Iraq parliamentary elections, despite
insurgency.[1]
US casualties in Iraq passes the 2000 mark.[1]
[edit] 2006
Israel attempts to invade Lebanon in pursuit of Hezbollah paramilitary forces,
but fails.
Death of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein by hanging for crimes against
humanity.
Muhammad Yunus wins Nobel Peace Prize for successful application of
microcredit schemes to poor entrepreneurs in Bangladesh.
[edit] 2007
Ethiopian forces invade Somalia and routed Islamic Courts from Mogadishu.
2007 Zahedan bombings kills 18 in Iran.
February 13, 2007 Bikfaya bombings kills 3 in Lebanon.
2 Muslims carry out the 2007 Glasgow International Airport attack.
[edit] 2008
Kosovo declares independence and is recognised by the USA and many EU
nations with the exceptions of Spain, Slovakia, Romania, Greece and Cyprus.
2008 Issers bombing kills 43 in Algeria.
2008 Bin Salman Mosque bombing kills 15 in Yemen.
2008 United States consulate in Istanbul attack kills 6.
Inauguration of the Baitun Nur Mosque, the largest mosque in Canada, by the
Head (Khalifatul Masih) of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and the Prime
Minister of Canada.[3]
[edit] 2009
2009 Hotel Shamo bombing kills at least 30 people in Somalia.
Islamist rebels carry out the a military ambush in Algeria.
2009 Jakarta bombings kill 9 in Indonesia.
Seven men were arrested from the Raleigh jihad group.
Several people were arrested as they were suspected of planning bombings in the
United States. (See: 2009 U.S. Al Qaeda group)
Tourists were attackted in Yemen after Al-Qaeda called for attacks against
visitors to the region.
2009 Zahedan explosion kills 20 in Iran.
2009 Guwahati bombings kills 6 in India.
[edit] 2010
May 2010 attacks on Ahmadi mosques in Lahore killing 86 and seriously injuring
over 120.
May 2010 Mogadishu bombings kills at least 39 in Somalia.
Chechen suicide bombers kill 40 in the 2010 Moscow Metro bombings.
2010 Kizlyar bombings kill 12 in Russia.