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= __The Religion of Islam Wiki __ = Welcome to our wiki page about Islam created by Emily, Caitlyn, Tyler, and Will! =Islam was and is a huge religion, but it started out small with one man named Muhammad. And then as years went by this religion expanded greatly all around the Mediterranean as well as other areas. The appeal of such things as Allah and only worshiping one god, the Five Pillars which are rules Muslims follow in their daily lives and the teaching of the Qur'an led to lots of people converting to the religion. In present day, Islam is world religion and has at least 1 billion followers. This wiki will help you better understand the religion, teachings, and origins of Islam.=

= = = __On this wiki you will learn tons of facts and information about the huge religion of Islam such as...__ = =-The achievements and famous inventions created by Muslims that we still use today= =-Famous Leaders and their contributions to the expansion of Islam= =-The several groups of Muslims, and their disagreements about the messages of the Qur'an= =-The interesting dynamics of the Islamic society= =-The several capitals of the Islamic empire from 632 A.D.- 1258 A.D.= =-The economical creations and ideas that the Muslims came up with and perfected= =-The specific teachings, laws and books such as Muslims' holiest book, the Qur'an= =- Exciting, random and extremely interesting facts about the religion of Islam and its followers, Muslim= = = media type="custom" key="11123000" __**Map of The Mediterranean with specific areas that Muslims conquered**__ arrows= routes of the conquers light green = expansion around the time of the death of muhammad- 632 A.D. light pink = expansion with the rightly guided caliphs between 632-661 A.D. orange = expansion with the Umayyads through 661-750 A.D. = __Timeline__ =

570-Muhammad is born, 622-Muhammad left Mecca, 632- Muhammad dies, Abu Bakr becomes new leader, 634- Abu Bakr dies, 656- Uthman dies, Umayyads take over, 661- Umayyads move capital to Damascus, 732- Battle of Tours, 750- Abbasids take over, Ali dies, 762- Abbasids move capital to Baghdad, 1258- The Abbasid Caliphate ends.