Islamic History Explained From 610 CE to the Modern Era

Islamic History Explained From 610 CE to the Modern Era

A readable journey through Islamic history: from the Prophet’s Medina and the four rightly guided caliphs to the Umayyads, Abbasids, Al-Andalus, the Mongol shock, the three great empires, and the modern era. I slamic history is not one story but many: a city-state in Medina, a continental empire ruled from Damascus, a scholarly capital on the Tigris, a brilliant court in Córdoba, sultanates in Delhi and Mali, and trading ports from Zanzibar to Malacca. In fourteen centuries, Muslims built states, universities, hospitals, libraries and some of the world’s most celebrated architecture, and they also endured civil wars, invasions and colonial rule. This article walks through that history in order, with the dates that anchor it. Good to know! Historians sometimes differ on exact dates, causes and numbers, especially for the early centuries, where sources were written down later. Where that matters, the text below says “traditionally” or “around”. Table of Contents The Big Picture: A Timelin…