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 570: Year of the Elephant. 50-60 days before the Birth of Muhammed, Abraha (Viceroy of Yemen) with his army of eleph
570: Birth of Muhammad

573: Birth of Abu Bakr. The senior companion of Muhammad and his father-in-law.

576: Death of Aminah bint Wahb, the mother of Muhammad (approximate date)
576: Birth of Uthman. The second cousin and twice son-in-law of Muhammad.

578: Death of Abdul Muttalib, the grandfather of Muhammad (approximate date)

582: Birth of Umar. The senior companion of Muhammad and his father-in-law.
582: Muhammad's journey to Syria with his uncle Abu Talib. They meet with Bahira, a Christian monk. Bahira notes true
prophets," a mark believed to be carried by all of the prophets of the Abrahimic faiths. [1] (approximate date).

594: Muhammad works for Khadija; leads her trade caravan to Syria and back (approximate date)
595: Muhammad marries Khadija (approximate date).

598: Birth of Muhammad and Khadija first child Qasim

599: Birth of Ali ibn Abi Talib in the city of Mecca. The cousin of Muhammad and his son in law.
600: Birth of Muhammad and Khadija's eldest daughter and second child Zainab after Qasim
600: Death of Muhammad's first child Qasim ibn Muhammad

602: Birth of Muhammad's third child and second daughter Ruqayyah, Wife of third caliph Uthman.

604: Birth of Umm Kulthum, third daughter of Muhammad. She became wife of Uthman after the death of her sister Ruqa
605: 24 July— Birth of Fatimah, the daughter of Muhammad. She was the wife of Ali ibn Abu Talib and all of Muhammad
605: Muhammad helps rebuild the Ka'ba.[1]
605: Birth of Hafsa, daughter of second caliph Umar and one of the wives of Muhammad.
 610: 9 February— The first announced revelation of the Qur'an in the cave at Hira. He is given his first revelation from th

613: Invitation of the close families of Muhammad to Islam

613: Declaration at Mount Safa inviting the general public to Islam
614: Birth of Aisha, Daughter of first caliph Abu Bakr and youngest wife of Muhammad.
614: Persecution of the Muslims by the Quraish. A party of Muslims migrates to Abyssinia..
615: Acceptance of Islam by Hamza and Umar
616: Second migration to Abyssinia.
617: Boycott of the Hashemites and Muhammad by the Quraish.

619: April/May— Lifting of the boycott. Deaths of Abu Talib and Khadija, Year of Sorrow.

620: Visit to Taif, as well as Isra and Miraj.

622: 9 September—20 September, Hijra—migration to Medina. First year of Islamic calendar.

623: January— Constitution of Medina. Establishment of the first Islamic state.
624: Battle of Badr. Expulsion of the Bani Qainuqa Jews from Medina. The direction of prayer is converted from Jerusalem
624: Death of Ruqayyah daughter of Muhammad and wife of Uthman .
625: Battle of Uhud. Expulsion of Banu Nadir Jews from Medina.
625: Birth of Hasan ibn Ali, son of Ali and Fatimah and 2nd Shia imams.
626: Birth of Husayn ibn Ali, son of Ali and Fatimah and 3rd Shia imams.
627: Battle of the Trench. Invasion of Banu Qurayza.
628: Treaty of Hudaybiyyah. Battle of Khaybar. Muhammad sends letters to various heads of states.
629: Muhammad pilgrimage to Mecca. Battle of Mu'ta.
629: Death of Zainab eldest daughter of Muhammad and wife of Abu al-As
630: 11 January— Conquest of Mecca. Battle of Hunayn. Battle of Autas. Siege of Ta'if.
630: Death of Umm Kulthum daughter of Muhammad and wife of Uthman .
631: Expedition to Tabouk, Ghassanids.
631: Death of Muhammad's son Ibrahim ibn Muhammad from Maria al-Qibtiyya.
631 or 632, tribe of Thaqif adopts Islam.
632: 6 March— Farewell pilgrimage at Mecca.
632: 8 June— Death of Muhammad. Death of Fatimah, his daughter. Abu Bakr is chosen as caliph after a fight at Banu Sa
Buzakha. Battle of Zafar. Battle of Naqra. Muslims defeat Bani Tamim and Mosailima.
633: Muslims take Bahrain, Oman, Yemen, and Hadramaut. Raids in Iraq. Battle of Chains, Battle of Saniyy, Battle of Wala
of Firaz.
634: 22 August— Death of Abu Bakr, the first caliph of Islam. Umar ibn al-Khattab assumes power as the second caliph.
634: Battle of Bosra, Battle of Damascus, Battle of Ajnadin. Death of Abu Bakr. Battle of Namaraq, Battle of Saqatia.
635: Battle of Bridge, Battle of Buwaib, Conquest of Damascus, Battle of Fahl.
636: Battle of Yarmuk, Battle of al-Qādisiyyah, Conquest of Madain. Naval raid by Muslims on at Tanah, near Mumbai.[4][5
637: Conquest of Syria, Conquest of Jerusalem, Battle of Jalula.
638: Conquest of Jazirah.
639: Conquest of Khuzistan. Advance into Egypt. Plague of Emmaus.
640: Battle of Babylon in Egypt.
641: Conquest of Alexandria in Egypt.
642: Battle of Nihawand; Conquest of Egypt.
643: Conquest of Azarbaijan and Tabaristan (Mazandaran).
Conquest of Fars, Kerman, Sistan, Mekran and Kharan.
 5 November— Umar, the second caliph, is assassinated and buried in the house of Aisha in Medina. Uthman ibn Affan 

646: Muslims take Khurasan, Armenia and Asia Minor.

647: Muslims take North Africa. Conquest of the island of Cyprus.
648: Muslims battle against the Byzantines.

650: First conflict between Arabs and Turks. Khazars defeated an Arab force led by Abd ar-Rahman ibn Rabiah outside th

652: Disaffection against the rule of Uthman.

655: Naval battle of the Masts against the Byzantines.

In the summer a band of tribesmen from Egypt comes to Medina and after unsuccessful negotiations they attack and k
10 December— Battle of the Camel outside Basra between forces loyal to Ali and dissidents. Decisive victory for Ali. [7]
Ali shifts the capital from Medina to Kufa.
Battle of Siffin in the late spring or early summer between Alli's and Muawiyah's forces. [8]
658: Ali scores a major victory against the Kharijites at the Battle of Nahrawan.[9]
659: Conquest of Egypt by Muawiyah I.
659/60: The Syrians pledge their allegiance to Muawiyah as caliph.[9]
660: Ali recaptures Hijaz and Yemen from Muawiyah. Muawiyah I declares himself as the caliph at Damascus.
29 January— Ali, fourth Caliph, is assassinated in Kufa, reportedly by Kharijites.[9] He is buried in Najaf, Iraq.
Muawiyah marches on Kufa and wins the acceptance of most of Ali's remaining supporters, marking the end of the  Fitna.[
662: Kharijites' revolts.

666: Muawia bin Hudeij raids Sicily.[11] Abdu'l-Rahman ibn Abu Bakr,[12][13] Muhammad ibn Maslamah and Ramlah bint Ab

669: Hasan ibn Ali, the second Imam of the Shiites died. Husayn ibn Ali becomes Imam of Ali ibn Abi Talib's followers.
670: Advance in North Africa. Uqba bin Nafe founds the town of Kairouan in Tunisia.[14] Conquest of Kabul.

672: Capture of the island of Rhodes. Muslims invade Khurasan.

674: The Muslims cross the Oxus. Bukhara becomes a vassal state.

676: Muhammad al-Baqir, the fifth imam of the Shiites is born.

677: Occupation of Samarkand and Tirmiz. Siege of Constantinople.

680: 28 April— Death of Muawiyah. Yazid I becomes caliph.

680: 10 October— Battle of Karbala and Husayn bin Ali is killed along with his companions. Ali ibn Husayn becomes Imam

682: North Africa Uqba bin Nafe marches to the Atlantic, is ambushed and killed at Biskra. The Muslims evacuate Kairoua
683: 11 November— Death of Yazid I. Muawiya II becomes caliph.
684: June— Muawiya II abdicated.
684: Abd Allah ibn Zubayr declares himself as the caliph at Mecca. Marwan I becomes the caliph at Damascus. Battle of M
 685: Death of Marwan I. Abd al-Malik becomes the caliph at Damascus. Battle of 'Ayn al-Warda.
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 Maskin. Kufa falls to Abd al-Malik.

692: October— 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. Muslims wage war against Kahina in North Africa. The M

700: Muslims attack the pagan Berbers in North Africa and convert all of them to Islam in a short period of time. By the e
701: Ibn al-Ash'ath's rebellion in Iraq, battle of Dayr al-Jamajim.

703: Ja'far al-Sadiq, the sixth Imam of Shia Islam, is born.

705: Death of caliph Abd al-Malik. Accession of Al-Walid I as Umayyad Caliph.

711: Conquest of Spain by Tariq ibn Ziyad and of Transoxiana by Qutayba ibn Muslim.

712: Conquest of Sindh by Muhammad ibn Qasim
713: Ali ibn Husayn, the fourth Imam of Shia was poisoned and martyred. Muhammad al-Baqir becomes Imam. Conques

715: Death of Walid I. Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik becomes Umayyad Caliph.

717: Beginning of the Second Arab siege of Constantinople. Death of Sulayman. Umar II becomes Umayyad Caliph. Pact o
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. Turgesh defeat Muslim ibn Sa'id al-Kilabi in the Day of Thirst.
725: The Muslims occupy Nîmes in France.

729: Khurasani army under Ashras ibn Abdallah al-Sulami scores a narrow victory over the Turgesh at the Battle of Bayka
730: Khazars invade northwestern Iran and defeat the Umayyad forces at the Battle of Marj Ardabil, killing the Arab gove
731: Khurasani Arab army suffers horrendous casualties at the Battle of the Defile against the Turgesh. 20,000 Iraqi troop
732: The Battle of Tours in France.
 734: Rebellion of al-Harith ibn Surayj erupts in Khurasan.
735: Asad ibn Abdallah al-Qasri arrives in Khurasan and suppresses al-Harith's rebellion.

737: The Muslims meet a reverse at Avignon in France.

737: Marwan ibn Muhammad (later Caliph Marwan II) poured across the Caucasus and eventually defeated a Khazar arm
737: At the Battle of Kharistan, Asad ibn Abdallah al-Qasri drives back the Turgesh invasion of Khurasan.

740: Shi'a Zaydi Revolt under Zayd ibn Ali. Berber revolt in North Africa. Battle of the Nobles. Battle of Akroinon against t

741: Battle of Bagdoura in North Africa.
742: The Muslim rule restored in Qairawan.
743: Muhammad al-Baqir is poisoned. Jafar al-Sadiq becomes Imam. Death of Hisham. Al-Walid II becomes Umayyad Cal

744: Deposition of Walid II. Yazid III becomes Umayyad Caliph and dies the same year. Ibrahim becomes Umayyad Caliph

745: Musa al-Kazim, the seventh Imam of Shiite is born. (Ismail bin Jafar is the 7th rightful Imam according to Ismaili Shia
746: Battle of Rupar Thutha, Kufa and Mosul occupied by Marwan II.
747: Revolt of Abu Muslim in Khurasan.
748: Battle of Rayy.
749: Battle of Isfahan and Battle of Nihawand. Capture of Kufa by the Abbasids. Al-Saffah becomes the Abbasid Caliph at

750: Battle of Zab. Fall of Damascus. End of the Umayyads.

751: Conquest of Wasit by the Abbasids. Murder of the Minister Abu Salama.
751: In the Battle of Talas, the Abbasid armies defeat Tang Dynasty of China.

754: Death of al-Saffah. Accession of al-Mansur as the Caliph. Rebellion of al-Mansur's uncle Abdallah ibn Ali.
755: Murder of Abu Muslim. Sunbadh revolt in Khurasan.
756: Abd-ar-rahman I founds the independent Umayyad state in Spain.

758: Khazar army under Ras Tarkhan invaded and temporarily occupied parts of Azerbaijan and Arran.
759: Abbasid conquest of Tabaristan.

765: Jafar al-Sadiq, who is the sixth imam of Shiite is poisoned. Musa al-Kazim becomes Imam. Ali ar Rida the eighth ima

766: Sayram in Central Asia taken from the Nestorians. Evangelical army of Arab Muslims and recent converts led by Abd
767: Khariji state set up by Ibn Madrar at Sijilmasa. Ustad Sees revolt in Khurasan.
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 761: Abbasid heir Muhammad ibn al-Mansur (future caliph Al-Mahdi) married famous Abbasid princess Rayta bint al-Saff
762: Revolt of Muhammad al-Nafs al-Zakiyya.
763: Foundation of Baghdad. Defeat of the Abbasids in Spain.

772: Battle of Janbi in North Africa. Rustamid state set up in Morocco.

775: Death or the Abbasid Caliph Al-Mansur, accession of Al-Mahdi.
776: Al-Mahdi's second wife was Asma, She grew up at the court. In 775–776, Al-Mahdi formed a sudden attachment for
million dirhams. Al-Mahdi divorced Asma bint Atta within months and married al-Khayzuran bint Atta as his third wife.
777: Siege of Saragossa in Spain.

782: Harun ibn al-Mahdi (future Harun al-Rashid) leads a huge expedition against the Byzantines and reaches Chalcedon

785: Death of the Caliph Mahdi. Accession of Al-Hadi.

786: Alid rebellion in Mecca is suppressed in the Battle of Fakhkh.
786: Death of Hadi. Accession of Harun al-Rashid.
788: Idrisid state set up in the Maghreb. Death of Abd ar-Rahman I of Spain, and accession of Hisham I.
792: Invasion of South France.
796: Death of Hisham in Spain; accession of al-Hakam I.
799: Defeat of an invasion by the Khazars.
800: Musa al-Kazim is poisoned in prison of Harun al-Rashid. Ali al-Rida becomes Imam. Autonomous Aghlabid rule is est
By the end of this century, global Muslim population had grown to 2 percent of the total (centred on Iraq).