Throughout Islamic history, one of the uniting aspects of the Muslim world was the caliphate. After the death of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, his close companion, Abu Bakr, was elected as the first Khalifah, or caliph, of the Muslim community. His job as a leader combined political power over the Muslim state as well as spiritual guidance for Muslims. It became a hereditary position, occupied at first by the Umayyad family, and later by the Abbasids. In...

History organised according to the dates of the events. [history_timeline] CE – Common Era [After Jesus (peace be upon him)]AH – After Hijrah [of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him]6th and 7th Century [CE] = 1st Century Hijrah [AH]8th Century [CE] = 2nd Century Hijrah [AH] Chronology of major events in Islamic history This is a short and incomplete list of major events  in Islamic history. 545: Birth of Abdullah, the Holy...