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Mar 23, 2019 · Emerging in Iraq, sprawling into Syria. ISIL began as an offshoot of al-Qaeda in Iraq, which in 2006 became known as the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI). The movement, led by key al-Qaeda...
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Dec 3, 2019 · The caliphate soon became a hereditary institute when the dynastic system of rule was introduced to the Islamic world by the Umayyads, who were overthrown and replaced by the Abbasids. The Abbasids, after the destruction of Baghdad in 1258 CE, held nothing but the title itself.
Timeline. 632. Muhammad dies in Medina, not clearly naming a successor to lead the Muslim people. 632 - 634. Abu Bakr becomes the first caliph (successor to Muhammad) of the Rashidun Caliphate . 634 - 644. Umar ibn al-Khattab succeeds Abu Bakr, becoming the second caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate . 637. Muslim invasion of the Levant.
On 29 June 2014, ISIL proclaimed itself to be "the Islamic State", a worldwide caliphate. Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi – known by his supporters as Amir al-Mu'minin , Caliph Ibrahim – was named its caliph, and the group renamed itself ad-Dawlah al-Islāmiyah ( "Islamic State" (IS) ). [83]
Historically, the caliphates were polities based on Islam which developed into multi-ethnic trans-national empires. [4] [5] During the medieval period, three major caliphates succeeded each other: the Rashidun Caliphate (632–661), the Umayyad Caliphate (661–750), and the Abbasid Caliphate (750–1517).
In late June the group released an audio message declaring a caliphate in the territory controlled by ISIL, with Baghdadi as the caliph. In accordance with that declaration, the group began referring to itself simply as “the Islamic State.”.
Oct 27, 2019 · By The Associated Press. Published 11:41 AM PDT, October 27, 2019. BEIRUT (AP) — The Islamic State group erupted from the chaos of conflicts in Syria and Iraq, and it swiftly did what no other militant organization had done before: conquer a giant stretch of territory and declare itself a “caliphate.”
