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Crusades, Mongol invasions, Byzantium, and the medieval Muslim world

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Sheikh Abdullah Saleh al-Farsy of Zanzibar (1912–1982) produced one of the best-known Kiswahili translations and commentaries of the Qur’an, Qurani Takatifu.

Abdullah Saleh al-Farsy, Qurani Takatifu

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Islam Becomes World's Fastest Growing Religion2010 AD · Modern era
Pakistan — First Modern Islamic State1947 AD · Modern era
Abolition of the Ottoman Caliphate1924 AD · Modern era
Napoleon Invades Egypt1798 AD · Modern era
Fall of Granada — End of Muslim Spain1492 AD · Medieval era
Ottoman Conquest of Constantinople1453 AD · Medieval era

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