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622
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Year of the Hijra. Muhammad, fearing for his life in Mecca, journeys to Medina. Leaves with Abu Bakr. Start of the Muslim calendar. Important because it represents Muhammad separating himself from Mecca, as if to say “I’m founding my own religion here, dammit”.
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622
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Year of the Hijra. Muhammad, fearing for his life in Mecca, journeys to Medina. Leaves with Abu Bakr. Start of the Muslim calendar. Important because it represents Muhammad separating himself from Mecca, as if to say “I’m founding my own religion here, dammit”.
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624
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Battle of Badr against the Quraysh of Mecca. Important turning point in Islamic history, was Muhammad’s first victory and greatly increased Muslim influence throughout Arabia.
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624
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Battle of Badr against the Quraysh of Mecca. Important turning point in Islamic history, was Muhammad’s first victory and greatly increased Muslim influence throughout Arabia.
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625
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Battle of Uhud, Muslims v. Meccans Round 2. Disaster for the Muslims, because they had the Meccans on the ropes but then their archers decided to go plunder the Meccan camp, resulting in a counter-attack that rolled up the Muslim line. Muhammad explained that they lost the battle because God was punishing them for being greedy and trying to loot the camp.
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625
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Battle of Uhud, Muslims v. Meccans Round 2. Disaster for the Muslims, because they had the Meccans on the ropes but then their archers decided to go plunder the Meccan camp, resulting in a counter-attack that rolled up the Muslim line. Muhammad explained that they lost the battle because God was punishing them for being greedy and trying to loot the camp.
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627
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Battle of the Trench. A heavily outnumbered Muslim forces holed up in Medina endures a siege by the Meccans (and some Jews), and then rout the Meccans. Quraysh are never the same, and Islam appears to be becoming the dominant power.
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627
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Battle of the Trench. A heavily outnumbered Muslim forces holed up in Medina endures a siege by the Meccans (and some Jews), and then rout the Meccans. Quraysh are never the same, and Islam appears to be becoming the dominant power.
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632
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Muhammad dies, and Abu Bakr succeeds him as Caliph and continues to expand the empire.
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632
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Muhammad dies, and Abu Bakr succeeds him as Caliph and continues to expand the empire.
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