A super short A super short history of the history of the Islamic worldIslamic world

-5000: The fall of Adam & Hawwah5000: The fall of Adam & Hawwah

-1800: Hagar & Ishmael in the desert of Bakka. 1800: Hagar & Ishmael in the desert of Bakka. The Zam-Zam sourceThe Zam-Zam source

Until +570: The prophetsUntil +570: The prophets

+570: Birth of +570: Birth of MuhammadMuhammad

+610: +610: 11stst dictation dictation

of the of the Qur'an.Qur'an.

+622: +622: The Hijirah The Hijirah

& & the the

11stst Ummah Ummah

+632: Death of +632: Death of MuhammadMuhammad

From +640: From +640: The The

CaliphateCaliphate

11stst caliph: Abu Bakr caliph: Abu BakrGathering the dictationsGathering the dictations

22ndnd caliph: Umar caliph: UmarExpanding IslamExpanding Islam

33rdrd caliph: Uthman caliph: UthmanThe Qur'an & the conquestsThe Qur'an & the conquests

44thth caliph: Ali caliph: AliThe last caliph for allThe last caliph for all

+670: Muawiya 5+670: Muawiya 5thth caliph caliph The Sunni caliph – The Shi’ite schismThe Sunni caliph – The Shi’ite schism

UMMAYADS

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OTTOMANS

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OTTOMANS

ABBASIDS

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78

910

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The Middle AgesThe Middle Agesflourishing civilizationflourishing civilization

The The Middle Middle AgesAges

Helleniza-Helleniza-tiontion

THOMAS – AVERROES - MAIMONIDES

+1450: Ottomans +1450: Ottomans conquered conquered

ConstantinopleConstantinople

1515ththc. c. Mongols in Mongols in

IndiaIndia

1919ththc. c. Napoleon Napoleon in Egyptin Egypt

1919ththc. The British in Indiac. The British in India

1919ththc. c. Western Western

colonization colonization of Africa, of Africa,

the Middle the Middle East & AsiaEast & Asia

WWI: End of the Ottoman WWI: End of the Ottoman EmpireEmpire

2020ththc. Creation of c. Creation of PakistanPakistan

2020ththc. c. The Islamic The Islamic Republic Republic

of Iranof Iran