Afghansitan+Timeline

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//The Muslim Crescent//

Throughout the twentieth century, the conflict r     i      <span style="color: rgb(25,168,235);"><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);">dden Afghanistan has been under occupation by foreign nations      <span style="color: rgb(0,255,241); font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"><span style="font-size: 120%; color: rgb(0,0,0);"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(25,168,235);"><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);">attempting      <span style="color: rgb(0,255,241); font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"><span style="font-size: 120%; color: rgb(0,0,0);"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(25,168,235);"><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);"> to oust terrorist influence. As a result, interior conflicts in Afghanistan have been prevalent, and cultural separations between the citizens have resulted in constant violence. <span style="font-size: 120%; color: rgb(0,0,0);">

<span style="font-size: 120%; color: rgb(0,0,0);"> <span style="font-size: 120%; color: rgb(255,3,0);"><span style="color: rgb(245,20,22);"> The following includes a brief history of the beginnings of the Muslim religion   -- --c. 570 CE Birth of Muhammad. --c. 610 CE Muhamma d receives first vision in a cave near Mecca. Muhammad preaches in Mecca. --630 Muslims capture Mecca. The tribes of Arabia vow allegiance to Muhammad --632 Death of Muhammad. Abu Bakr chosen as caliph. --633-42 Muslim armies take the Fertile Crescent (Egypt, Syria, Palestine, Mesopotamia), North African coast, parts of Persian and Byzantine Empires --c. 650 Qur'an is written down. -- ** 680 ** ** Death of Husayn marks beginning of **** the Shi'a sect. ** --Late 600s Ruling classes in East and West Africa convert to Islam. --685-705 Arabic becomes an official language. Arab currency issued. --710 Arab armies enter Spain from North Africa. ** 732 ** ** Muslim empire reaches its furthest exten ** ** t. Battle of Tours prevents further advance northwards. ** --Late 900s West Africa begins to convert to Islam --1100’s-1600’s- Constant conflicts with the Mongolians, <span style="color: rgb(0,32,255);"> -- 1945-60s Islam spreads to the West with mass migrations from Asia, Africa, and India



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