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Islamic Historical Events
119+ events spanning 1400 years of Islamic history
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Ibn Sina (Avicenna) Born
1/8/980 CE ยท 1/1/370 AH
Ibn Sina (Avicenna), perhaps the most famous Muslim polymath, was born in Bukhara. His 'Canon of Medicine' (Al-Qanun fi al-Tibb) became the standard medical textbook in European and Islamic universities for centuries. His philosophical 'Book of Healing' covered logic, mathematics, and metaphysics. He wrote over 450 works on diverse subjects.
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Algerian War of Independence Begins
1/11/1954 CE ยท 1/11/1374 AH
The National Liberation Front (FLN) launched an armed struggle against French colonial rule in Algeria. The brutal eight-year war ended with Algerian independence in 1962 CE. It was the most decolonization conflict in French Africa, causing an estimated 300,000 to 1 million Algerian deaths and leading to the exodus of most European settlers (pieds-noirs).
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Arabic Becomes Official Language of Administration
1/5/694 CE ยท 1/1/75 AH
Caliph Abd al-Malik ordered that Arabic replace Greek and Persian in all administrative functions throughout the empire. This policy facilitated the Arabization of conquered peoples and laid the foundation for Arabic's emergence as a global language of scholarship, science, and religion.
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First Muslim Expedition to Cyprus
1/2/649 CE ยท 1/4/28 AH
Led by Mu'awiya ibn Abi Sufyan, Muslims launched the first major naval expedition from Syria, conquering Cyprus. This established Muslim naval presence in the Mediterranean and began the contest for naval supremacy with the Byzantine Empire that would continue for centuries.
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Second Arab Siege of Constantinople
15/8/717 CE ยท 1/9/99 AH
A massive Umayyad army and fleet besieged Constantinople for over a year. Byzantine defenders used Greek fire effectively. The arrival of Bulgarian allies and winter relief finally broke the siege. Muslim forces suffered heavy losses, and this failure marked the limit of Umayyad expansion into Europe.