622–650 CEReputable sourceWell documented
The Rise of Islam
On the timeline · around 622–650 CE ·
What happened
After the prophet Muhammad united much of Arabia under the new faith of Islam in the early 7th century, his successors, the Rashidun caliphs, led astonishingly rapid conquests. Within a few decades Arab-Muslim armies had taken Syria, Egypt, Persia, and North Africa from the exhausted Byzantine and Sasanian empires.
Why it matters
The rise of Islam created a vast new civilization that would preserve and advance science, mathematics, and philosophy, and it reshaped the political and religious map of the medieval world.
Sources
- World History Encyclopedia. Early Muslim Conquests (622–656 CE) · Reputable source