History timeline
Islam
19 periods and events, 570 – 1924.
Periods and events
| When | Period or event | Kind | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 570 | Birth of Muhammad穆罕默德诞生 The Prophet Muhammad is born in Mecca; date is traditional. | Religion | Source |
| 610 | First revelation (beginning of the Quran)首次启示（《古兰经》降示之始） Muhammad receives the first Quranic revelation at Mount Hira. | Religion | Source |
| 622 | Hijra to Medina希吉拉（迁徙麦地那） Muhammad's migration to Medina; year 1 of the Islamic (Hijri) calendar. | Religion | Source |
| 632 | Death of Muhammad穆罕默德逝世 The Prophet dies in Medina; the community of Islam is by then established across Arabia. | Religion | Source |
| 632 – 661 | Rashidun Caliphate正统哈里发时期 The four 'rightly-guided' caliphs lead rapid expansion after Muhammad's death. | Dynasty or era | Source |
| 632 – 750 | Early Muslim conquests早期穆斯林征服 Arab-Muslim armies conquer the Levant, Persia, Egypt and North Africa. | War | Source |
| 650 | Compilation of the Quran《古兰经》的编定 Caliph Uthman standardizes the written text of the Quran. | Religion | Source |
| 661 – 750 | Umayyad Caliphate倭马亚王朝（哈里发国） First hereditary caliphate, ruling from Damascus at Islam's greatest early extent. | Dynasty or era | Source |
| 680 | Sunni–Shia split (Battle of Karbala)逊尼派与什叶派分裂（卡尔巴拉之战） The killing of Husayn ibn Ali crystallizes the Sunni–Shia division. | Religion | Source |
| 711 | Islam reaches Iberia (Al-Andalus)伊斯兰传入伊比利亚（安达卢斯） The Umayyad conquest of Hispania brings Islam to Western Europe. | Religion | Source |
| 750 – 1258 | Abbasid Caliphate阿拔斯王朝（哈里发国） Caliphate centered on Baghdad; presides over the Islamic Golden Age. | Dynasty or era | Source |
| 750 – 1258 | Islamic Golden Age伊斯兰黄金时代 Flourishing of science, mathematics, medicine and philosophy, centered on Baghdad's House of Wisdom. | Movement | Source |
| 800 | Rise of Sufism苏非主义的兴起 Mystical tradition of Islam takes shape, later spreading the faith across Asia and Africa. | Religion | Source |
| 1258 | Mongol sack of Baghdad蒙古攻陷巴格达 The Mongols destroy Baghdad, ending the Abbasid Caliphate and the Golden Age. | War | Source |
| 1290 – 1500 | Islam spreads to Southeast Asia伊斯兰传入东南亚 Trade and Sufi missionaries spread Islam across the Malay world and Indonesia. | Religion | Source |
| 1453 | Ottoman conquest of Constantinople奥斯曼攻陷君士坦丁堡 Mehmed II takes Constantinople, ending the Byzantine Empire. | War | Source |
| 1517 – 1924 | Ottoman Caliphate奥斯曼哈里发国 The Ottoman sultans hold the caliphate from 1517 until its abolition. | Dynasty or era | Source |
| 1744 | Wahhabi reform movement瓦哈比改革运动 A puritan reform movement in Arabia, influential in later Islamic thought and politics. | Movement | Source |
| 1924 | Abolition of the Caliphate哈里发制度的废除 The Republic of Turkey abolishes the Ottoman caliphate, ending the historic institution. | Politics | Source |
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