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1979 Yusef Islam (Cat Stevens) weds Fouzia Ali at Kensington Mosque

1975 Elijah Muhammad, leader of Nation of Islam, dies in Chicago at 78

1964 Malcolm X resigns from Nation of Islam

1960 Elijah Muhammad, leader of Nation of Islam, calls for a black state

1956 Willem J A Kerncamp, Dut overseas minister (Islam and Woman), dies at 57

1951 Indonesian army offensive against Darul Islam on Java

1947 Cat Stevens, Yusaf Islam, rock vocalist, Peace Train, Father and Son

1933 Louis Farrakhan, minister, black islam nation, million man march

1930 Elijah Muhammad forms Nation of Islam in Detroit

1916 1st national congress of Sarekat Islam at Bandoeng Java

1899 Willem Kernkamp, Dutch minister of Colonies, Islam and Woman

1896 Elijah Muhammad, U.S., leader of Nation of Islam

1071 Battle at Manzikert Armenia, Venetian Byzantine brings islam to Europe

1071 Emperor Romanos IV Diogenes captured/Islam advances through Europe

813 al-Amin, Arabic kalief of Islam (809-813), murdered

786 Al-Hadi, Arabic kalief of Islam (185-86), dies

661 Ali ibn Abi Talib, the holiest meeting site of Islam, son-in-law, of prophet Muhammad, Muslim Sunni - Shi'a split occurred because Sunni's consider him 4th, last Rashidun, Shi'a's consider him first Imam, rightful successor to Muhammad, dies at age 62

661 Ali ibn Abu Talib, kalief of Islam (656-61), murdered

656 Ali ibn Abu Talib chosen kalief of Islam

656 Osman ibn Affan, 3rd kalief of Islam (644-56) murdered

644 Osman ibn Affan appointed 3rd kalief of islam

644 Omar I, 2nd kalief of Islam, murdered

644 Omar I, Arabic 2nd kalief of Islam, murdered

634 Abd Allah Abu Bekr, Arabic merchant/1st kalief of Islam, dies

632 Mohammed, prophet of Islam (Koran), dies (according to tradition)

599 Ali ibn Abi Talib, born in Mecca, the holiest meeting site of Islam, son-in-law, of prophet Muhammad, Muslim Sunni - Shi'a split occurred because Sunni's consider him 4th, last Rashidun, Shi'a's consider him first Imam, rightful successor to Muhammad

580 Mohammed, Arabic prophet/founder, Islam

570 Religion of Islam (submission) founded in Mecca


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