Muslim vs. Christian History
Reference books:
"Why We are Afraid, A 1400 Year Secret" by Dr. Bill Warner
"The Truth About Islamic Crusades And Imperialism" by James Arlandson
websites:
http://politicalislam.com
Pray for Muslims
Youtubes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8_y_CaAqsA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4-QW2Fsdv4
634-644
The Caliphate of Umar ibn al-Khattab, who is regarded as particularly
brutal.
635 Muslim Crusaders besiege and conquer of Damascus.
636 Muslim Crusaders defeat Byzantines decisively at Battle of Yarmuk.
637 Muslim Crusaders conquer Iraq at the Battle of al-Qadisiyyah (some date it
in 635 or 636).
638 Muslim Crusaders conquer and annex Jerusalem, taking it from the
Byzantines.
638-650 Muslim Crusaders conquer Iran, except along Caspian Sea.
639-642 Muslim Crusaders conquer Egypt.
641 Muslim Crusaders control Syria and Palestine.
643-707 Muslim Crusaders conquer North Africa.
644 Caliph Umar is assassinated by a Persian prisoner of war;
Uthman ibn Affan is elected third Caliph, who is regarded by many Muslims as
gentler than Umar.
644-650 Muslim Crusaders conquer Cyprus, Tripoli in North Africa, and establish
Islamic rule in Iran, Afghanistan, and Sind.
656 Caliph Uthman is assassinated by disgruntled Muslim soldiers; Ali ibn Abi
Talib, son-in-law and cousin to Muhammad, who married the prophet’s daughter
Fatima through his first wife Khadija, is set up as Caliph.
656 Battle of the Camel, in which Aisha, Muhammad’s wife, leads a rebellion
against Ali for not avenging Uthman’s assassination. Ali’s partisans
win.
657 Battle of Siffin between Ali and Muslim governor of Jerusalem, arbitration
goes against Ali
661 Murder of Ali by an extremist; Ali’s supporters acclaim his son Hasan as
next Caliph, but he comes to an agreement with Muawiyyah I and retires to
Medina.
661-680 the Caliphate of Muawiyyah I. He founds Umayyid dynasty and moves
capital from Medina to Damascus
673-678 Arabs besiege Constantinople, capital of Byzantine Empire
680 Massacre of Hussein (Muhammad’s grandson), his family, and his supporters
in Karbala, Iraq.
691 Dome of the Rock is completed in Jerusalem, only six decades after
Muhammad’s death.
705 Abd al-Malik restores Umayyad rule.
710-713 Muslim Crusaders conquer the lower Indus Valley.
711-713 Muslim Crusaders conquer Spain and impose the kingdom of Andalus.
719 Cordova, Spain, becomes seat of Arab governorship.
732 The Muslim Crusaders are stopped at the Battle of Poitiers;
that is, Franks (France) halt Arab advance.
749 The Abbasids conquer Kufah and overthrow Umayyids.
756 Foundation of Umayyid emirate in Cordova, Spain, setting up an independent
kingdom from Abbasids.
762 Foundation of Baghdad
785 Foundation of the Great Mosque of Cordova
789 Rise of Idrisid emirs (Muslim Crusaders) in Morocco; foundation of Fez;
Christoforos, a Muslim who converted to Christianity, is executed.
800 Autonomous Aghlabid dynasty (Muslim Crusaders) in Tunisia.
807 Caliph Harun al-Rashid orders the destruction of non-Muslim prayer houses
and of the Church of Mary Magdalene in Jerusalem.
809 Aghlabids (Muslim Crusaders) conquer Sardinia, Italy.
813 Christians in Palestine are attacked; many flee the country.
831 Muslim Crusaders capture of Palermo, Italy; raids in Southern Italy.
850 Caliph al-Matawakkil orders the destruction of non-Muslim houses of
prayer.
855 Revolt of the Christians of Hims (Syria)
837-901 Aghlabids (Muslim Crusaders) conquer Sicily, raid Corsica, Italy,
France.
869-883 Revolt of black slaves in Iraq
909 Rise of the Fatimid Caliphate in Tunisia; these Muslim Crusaders occupy
Sicily, Sardinia.
928-969 Byzantine military revival, they retake old territories,
such as Cyprus (964) and Tarsus (969).
937 The Ikhshid, a particularly harsh Muslim ruler, writes to Emperor Romanus,
boasting of his control over the holy places.
937 The Church of the Resurrection (AKA, Church of Holy Sepulcher in Latin West)
is burned down by Muslims; more churches in Jerusalem are attacked .
960 Conversion of Qarakhanid Turks to Islam
966 Anti-Christian riots in Jerusalem
969 Fatimids (Muslim Crusaders) conquer Egypt and found Cairo. c.
970 Seljuks enter conquered Islamic territories from the East.
973 Israel and southern Syria are again conquered by the Fatimids.
1003 First persecutions by al-Hakim; the Church of St. Mark in Fustat, Egypt, is
destroyed.
1009 Destruction of the Church of the Resurrection by al-Hakim (see 937)
1012 Beginning of al-Hakim’s oppressive decrees against Jews and
Christians
1015 Earthquake in Palestine; the dome of the Dome of the Rock collapses.
1031 Collapse of Umayyid Caliphate and establishment of 15 minor independent
dynasties throughout Muslim Andalus
1048 Reconstruction of the Church of the Resurrection completed
1050 Creation of Almoravid (Muslim Crusaders) movement in Mauretania; Almoravids
(also known as Murabitun) are coalition of western Saharan Berbers; followers of
Islam, focusing on the Quran, the hadith, and Maliki law.
1055 Seljuk Prince Tughrul enters Baghdad, consolidation of the Seljuk
Sultanate.
1055 Confiscation of property of Church of the Resurrection
1071 Battle of Manzikert, Seljuk Turks (Muslim Crusaders) defeat Byzantines and
occupy much of Anatolia.
1071 Turks (Muslim Crusaders) invade Palestine.
1073 Conquest of Jerusalem by Turks (Muslim Crusaders)
1075 Seljuks (Muslim Crusaders) capture Nicea (Iznik) and make it their capital
in Anatolia.
1076 Almoravids (Muslim Crusaders) (see 1050) conquer western Ghana.
1085 Toledo is taken back by Christian armies.
1086 Almoravids (Muslim Crusaders) (see 1050) send help to Andalus, Battle of
Zallaca.
1090-1091 Almoravids (Muslim Crusaders) occupy all of Andalus except Saragossa
and Balearic Islands.
1094
Byzantine Emperor Alexius Comnenus I asks western Christendom for help against
Seljuk invasions of his territory;
Seljuks are Muslim Turkish family of eastern origins; see 970.
1095 Pope Urban II preaches first Crusade; they capture
Jerusalem in 1099
1400 conquest and occupation of Serbia, Bulgaria,
Kosovo, Greece, Macedonia and Bosnia.
1915 1.5 million Armenians killed in the Ottoman Muslim
Empire.
edited: April 19, 2017
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