World+of+Islam

=World of Islam 550 - 920 AD= =Nathan Cookman and Matt Davis= ==The world of Islam. This was founded by the prophet Muhammad. He was born in Mecca in 570 AD and died in 632 AD. In about 610 AD it is said that the Angel Gabriel spoke to him and told him what Allah wanted him to hear. He fled from Mecca ro Medina on July 16, 622AD. In 630 AD he returns to Mecca with an army of about 10,000 and united the Arab Tribes.== ==After the death of Muhammad in 632 AD, his Father-in-law Abu Bakr becomes the first caliph. After Abu Bakr's death Mu'awiyah took over and started the Umayyah Dynasty. That lasted form 661-750 AD. In 711 AD Tariq invaded Spain and in won. In 732AD the battle of Tours took places and Charles Martel "The Hammer" stopped them.== ==Then in 1096-1212 the Crusades came. The Crusades were a series of 4 wars fought between the Chistians Knights and the Muslims Warriors. They both had promises to the holy land from Allah and they didn't think that they were to share it.==

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=**Key People of Islam**= Muhammad- founder of Islam and was the prophet of Allah. Abu Bakr- he was the first caliph. Khadija- wife of Muhammad also first to convert to Islam. Mu'awiyuh- Moves the captial from Mecca to Dumascus. Jesus- A prophet that they viewed impure. =Key Terms of Islam= Allah- Supreme God recognized by the Arab. Quran- Holy scripture of the religion of Islam Hajj- making a pilgrimage to Mecca once in a lifetime- one ofthe 5 Pillars of Islam Caliph- a successor Muhammad as spiritual and temporal leader of the Muslims. Shari'ah- law code drawn up by Muslim scholars after Muhammad's death.

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Timeline


 * 1) 630-Muhammad returns to Makkah
 * 2) 635-The Quran is complied
 * 3) 650-The Arabs had conquered the entire PersianEmpire
 * 4) 661-Umayyads establish Islamic Empire
 * 5) 732-Arab forces defeated at the Battle of Tours
 * 6) 852-The Great Mosque af Samarra is built
 * 7) 900-Arab Scholars work at the House of Wisdom
 * 8) 1187-Saladin's army invades Jerusalem
 * 9) 1258-Mongols capture Baghdad
 * 10) 1382-Ibn-Khaldun teaches at universityin Cairo

Muhammad- “No person hath drunk a better draught than that of anger which he hath swallowed for God's sake”