Timeline of 7th century Muslim history

eventh century (601 - 700)

This century corresponds to approxmiately 23 BH - 81 AH.
* 605: Birth of Fatimah the daughter of Muhammad. She was the wife of Ali ibn Abu Talib and all of Muhammad's descendants are through her.
* 610: "'The first declared revelation of the QURAN in the cave at Hira.
* 613: Declaration at Mount Safa inviting the general public to Islam.
* 614: Persecution of the Muslims by the Quraish. A party of Muslims migrates to Abyssinia
* 616: Second migration to Abyssinia.
* 617: Boycott of the Hashemites and Muhammad by the Quraish.
* 619: Lifting of the boycott. Deaths of Abu Talib and Khadija, Year of Sorrow.
* 620: Visit to Taif. "Ascension to the heavens".
* 622: Hijra—migration to Medina. First year of Islamic calendar.
* 624: Battle of Badr. Expulsion of the Bani Qainuqa Jews from Medina.
* 625: Battle of Uhud. Expulsion of Banu Nadir Jews from Medina.
* 627: Battle of the Trench. Killing and enslavement of Banu Quraiza.
* 628: Treaty of Hudaybiyyah. Battle of Khaybar. Muhammad sends letters to various heads of states.
* 629: Muhammad pilgrimage to Mecca. Battle of Mu'ta.
* 630: Conquest of Mecca. Battle of Hunayn. Battle of Autas. Siege of Ta'if.
* 631: Expedition to Tabouk, Ghassanids.
* 631 or 632, tribe of Thaqif adopts Islam.
* 632: Farewell pilgrimage at Mecca.
* 632: Death of Muhammad. Death of Fatima, his daughter. Abu Bakr assumes power as caliph. Battles of Zu Qissa. Battles of Zu Abraq. Battle of Buzakha. Battle of Zafar. Battle of Naqra. Campaigns against Bani Tamim and Mosailima.
* 633: Campaigns in Bahrain, Oman, Yemen, and Hadramaut. Raids in Iraq.Battle of Kazima, Battle of Mazar, Battle of Walaja, Battle of Ullais, Battle of Hira, Battle of Al-Anbar, Battle of Ein-ul-Tamr, Battle of Daumat-ul-Jandal, Battle of Firaz.
* 634: Battle of Bosra, Battle of Damascus, Battle of Ajnadin. Death of Abu Bakr. Umar ibn al-Khattab assumes power as the second caliph. Battle of Namaraq, Battle of Saqatia.
* 635: Battle of Bridge, Battle of Buwaib, Conquest of Damascus, Battle of Fahl.
* 636: Battle of Yarmuk, Battle of al-Qādisiyyah, Conquest of Madain.
* 637: Conquest of Syria, Conquest of Jerusalem, Battle of Jalula.
* 638: Conquest of Jazirah.
* 639: Conquest of Khuzistan. Advance into Egypt. Plague of Emmaus.
* 640: Battle of Babylon in Egypt.
* 641: Battle of Nihawand; Conquest of Alexandria in Egypt.
* 642: Conquest of Egypt.
* 643: Conquest of Azarbaijan and Tabaristan (Mazandaran).
* 644: Conquest of Fars, Kerman, Sistan, Mekran and Kharan. Assassination of Umar. Uthman ibn Affan becomes the caliph.
* 646: Campaigns in Khurasan, Armenia and Asia Minor.
* 647: Campaigns in North Africa. Conquest of the island of Cyprus.
* 648: Campaigns against the Byzantines.
* 652: Disaffection against the rule of Uthman.
* 655: Naval battle of the Masts against the Byzantines.
* 656: Uthman is killed. Ali ibn Abi Talib becomes the fourth caliph. Battle of the Camel.
* 657: Ali shifts the capital from Medina to Kufa. Battle of Siffin.
* 658: Battle of Nahrawan.
* 659: Conquest of Egypt by Muawiyah I.
* 660: Ali recaptures Hijaz and Yemen from Muawiyah. Muawiyah I declares himself as the caliph at Damascus.
* 661: Ali was assassinated by Kharijites.
* 662: Kharijites' revolts.
* 666: Raid of Sicily.
* 669: Hasan ibn Ali, the second imam of the Shiites is poisoned and killed. Husayn ibn Ali becomes Imam of Ali ibn Abi Talib's followers (Shiites).
* 670: Advance in North Africa. Uqba bin Nafe founds the town of Kairouan in Tunisia. Conquest of Kabul.
* 672: Capture of the island of Rhodes. Campaigns in Khurasan.
* 674: The Muslims cross the Oxus. Bukhara becomes a vassal state.
* 676: Muhammad al-Baqir, the fifth imam of the Shiites is born.
* 677: Occupation of Samarkand and Tirmiz. Siege of Constantinople.
* 680: Death of Muawiyah. Yazid I becomes caliph. Battle of Karbala and Husayn bin Ali is killed along with his companions. Ali ibn Husayn becomes Imam of Ali ibn Abi Talib's followers (Shiites).
* 682: North Africa Uqba bin Nafe marches to the Atlantic, is ambushed and killed at Biskra. The Muslims evacuate Kairouan and withdraw to Burqa.
* 683: Death of Yazid. Muawiya II becomes caliph.
* 684: Abd Allah ibn Zubayr declares himself as the caliph at Mecca. Marwan I becomes the caliph at Damascus. Battle of Marj Rahat.
* 685: Death of Marwan I. Abd al-Malik becomes the caliph at Damascus. Battle of Ain ul Wada.
* 686: Al-Mukhtar declares himself as the caliph at Kufa.
* 687: Battle of Kufa between the forces of Mukhtar and Abd Allah ibn Zubayr. Mukhtar killed.
* 691: Battle of Dayr al-Jaliq. Kufa falls to Abdul Malik.
* 692: The fall of Mecca. Death of ibn Zubayr. Abdul Malik becomes the sole caliph.
* 695: Kharijites' revolts in Jazira and Ahwaz. Battle of the Karun. Campaigns against Kahina in North Africa. The Muslims once again withdraw to Barqa. The Muslims advance in Transoxiana and occupy Kish.
* 700: Campaigns against the Berbers in North Africa. By the end of this century, global Muslim population had grown to 1 per cent of the total.

ee also

Timeline of Muslim history