Interactive Islamic History Timeline

Discover 1400+ years of Islamic history through our interactive world map. Explore key events, people and periods from the earliest times to the present.

Historical Epochs

• Seerah of the Prophet ﷺ

  السيرة النبوية

  The story of the Prophet ﷺ from his birth until his death.

  Period: 570 - 632

• The Rightly Guided Caliphs

  الخلافة الراشدة

  Period: 632 - 661

• The Umayyads

  بنو أمية

  Period: 661 - 750

• The Trials of the Ummah

  ابتلاءات الأمة

  An era of division where the Ummah struggles without centralized leadership.

  Period: 1924 - present

• Al-Andalus

  الأندلس

  Period: 711 - 1492

• The Abbasids

  بنو العباس

  Period: 750 - 1258

• The Seljuks

  السلاجقة

  Period: 1037 - 1308

• History of Islam in West Africa

  الإسلام في غرب إفريقيا

  The forgotten history of Islam in West Africa

  Period: 1226 - 1903

Thematic Overviews

• The Heroes of Islam

  An exploration of the known (and lesser known) heroes of Islam

• Orientalism

  The western construction of 'The Islamic Enemy'

• The Islamic Sciences

  The sciences of Islam, from their divine origins to their systematic preservation.