Reading 10/22

Some of the Muslim chronology key events I would like to list are:
570: Birth of Muhammad
622: Muslim emigration to Medina
630: Muhammad’s victory over the Quraysh and the Muslim occupation of Mecca
1095: Christian Crusades
1281-1924: Ottoman empire
1947: Pakistan founded as first Islamic state
1948: Israel established
2001: 9/11
2011: Osama bin Laden killed in Pakistan
I find it interesting how they use stories and history from the Old Testament and have their own version. I find it interesting as well that Abraham had two sons and those two sons’ descendants are who are in conflict today. Before Islam in the Arabian Peninsula, it is said they were pagans. There was a Jewish presence in Arabia due to the Jews being exiled to Babylon in 70. Like the Jews, the Arabs considered themselves descendants of Abraham. I just find it fascinating that two different religious groups argue that they came from the same person but have different twists and beliefs, but came from a common source.