Encyclopedia of Islam

Encyclopedia of  Islam

1938

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  Death of Muhammad Iqbal, Indian intellectual 

and poet.

1941

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  Iran invaded by British and Russian forces, and 

Reza Khan is forced to abdicate in favor of his 

son Muhammad Reza Shah in Iran.

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  Jamaat-i Islami founded in India by Abu al-Ala 

Mawdudi.

1942–45

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  Japanese occupy Indonesian territories and 

Malay Peninsula.

1943

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  Lebanon becomes independent from France.

1945

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  End of World War II. Foundation of the Arab 

League.

1946

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  Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria obtain indepen-

dence from Britain and France.

1947

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  Partition of India results in creation of Paki-

stan.

1948

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  Establishment of the Jewish state of Israel; Arab-

Israeli war.

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  Death of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, first leader of 

Pakistan.

1949

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  Assassination of Hasan al-Banna, leader of the 

Muslim Brotherhood.

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  Indonesia becomes independent.

1950

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  Emirate of Jordan officially renamed the 

Hashimite Kingdom of Jordan.

1951

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  Libya becomes independent.

1953

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  Egyptian Free Officers depose monarchy and 

establish a republic.

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  Mossadeq government in Iran overthrown in 

coup sponsored by the United States and Brit-

ain.

1954

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  Beginning of Algerian war of liberation against 

France.

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  Jamal Abd al-Nasir becomes president of 

Egypt.

1956

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  Morocco and Tunisia become independent of 

France.

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  Britain, France, and Israel precipitate Suez Cri-

sis by attacking Egypt to control the canal.

1957

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  Daawa Party of Iraq founded. Malay Federation 

wins independence from British rule.

1958

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  Revolution in Iraq under Abd al-Karim Qasim 

overthrows Hashemite monarchy and estab-

lishes the Republic of Iraq.

1962

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  Algeria becomes independent from France. 

Muslim World League founded.

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