The Koran and the Scimitar - Mohammed, the Birth of Islam, and the Expansion of the Caliphate

Contents:

Arabia before Islam
Mecca c. 570
Doctrine of the Koran
Opposition of the Meccans
Mohammed reduced to straits
The Converts from Medina 616-620
The Emigration
Legislation of the Koran
624 Battle of Badr
Battle of Uhud 625
625-627 Punishment of the Banu-n-Nadir
628 Expansion of Islam
629 Battle of Muta
Capture of Mecca 630
Expedition to Tabuk 630-632
Historical Aspect of Islam
632 Abu Bakr's Election
Mohammed's Burial 632
632 The Ridda War
Khalid's Arabian Campaign 632
632 Consequences of the Ridda War
Khalid on the Euphrates 604-632
632-635 Khalid's Raid into Syria
First Victory in Syria 633-634
634 Battle of Ajnadain
No longer Raids but Conquest 634-635
635-636 Battle of the Yarmuk
Abu Ubaida as Commander-in-chief 636-646
First battles against Persia 635-639
637-641 Fall of Ctesiphon
Conquest of Persia 641-652
631-640 Egypt before the Conquest
Alexandria rises and is retaken 642-652
642-711 Wars in Armenia
Attacks on Constantinople 644-717
644-655 Otman
656-658 Ali and Muawiya
Muawiya Caliph 660-680
680-683 Murder of Husain at Karbala
Civil War 683-685
685-705 Organization of the Arabian Empire
705-744 Later Umayyad Caliphs
Occupation of Alexandria 640-643
643-664 Attacks on Byzantine Africa
Pacification of Africa 698-703
708-711 Invasion of Spain
712-718 Crossing of the Pyrenees. Battle of Tours 718-759
741-7451 Fall of the Umayyads
Muslim Kingdoms in Northern Africa 754-800
740-827 Conquest of Sicily
845-849 Attack on Rome
Successes of Louis II 852-875
989-1042 Decline of the Muslims in Sicily