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I am new to alternatehistory.com so this is my first thread. This will probably be quite unrealistic so bear with me. So my idea is a Portuguese merchant travels through the Middle East in 1565, including parts of the Safavid Empire. He soon is impressed with the Safavid's Twelver Shi'ite Islam...

As we all know, Al-Andalus is the only Muslim-majority state on the European continent (albeit with a sizable Christian minority, especially in the north), but what if the Christians were able to "retake" Al-Andalus? What PODs would be necessary for such a scenario? What would a Christian...

Obviously today Egypt is primarily Sunni Muslim, and overwhelmingly Abrahamic. With a PoD of no earlier than 1550 is it possible for the role of conventional Islam to be diminished in favour of animistic deification of cats in the manner of Bastet during the pre-Hellenistic period? I suppose...

See above. Suppose they retain Buddhist, Hindui or other native beliefs more strongly instead, with Islam remaining a very small minority.

From what I read in early 1500's islam spread to Luzon up to Aparri, what if the Japanese traders and pirates pick up islam and convert to islam due to trading with the Malays there in the 16th century and help introduce islam to japan..could the Bruneian missionaries and Ottoman missionaries go...

Is it possible to have the Visayans to convert to Islam, the prehispanic Visayas and Mindanao had better relations before Islam came along and the Muslims in the south raiding the visayans made islamicization of visayas impossible, can having Islam arriving first in Visayas first can help?

Rome Below the Winds: A Southeast Asian Timeline In the beginning the Great God created Adam and Eve, and their sons and daughters scattered throughout the world. But they did not all go the same way. Some went to the west and became prophets of Islam; these were called the right-hand...

Edge of the Orient - A Philippines timeline Juan de Salcedo Verse 1 On the last part of 1570 or new year of 1571, Dayang Kandarapa and Salcedo eloped which angered Tarik and the other Muslims in Saludong, this would stop the alliance and cease fire between the Luzones or the people of...

In this poll, I wanted to write some options as to the decline/fall of the Abbasid that was different from otl. Then, have a poll to see which ones interested people most and get reasons why each person chose a particular outcome. The only option not included is otl, obviously, but if you favor...

The Khawarij are a heterodox branch of islam, who are known for their disregard towards (arab) ethnicity as a precedent for islamic rule and their extensive practice of takfir (accusing certain muslims of not following the correct interpretation of islam), among many other doctrinal differences...

Sorry for the mistaken title. I decided to write about the state structure roughly. Deu tot he massive lengths to which I was writing expanding more and more on the decline and fall. So, forgive me for that. As was discussed earlier, in another thread that I created which focused on the...

In 656, Rashidun caliph Uthman was assassinated by an angry mob of muslim pilgrims invading his house. His death sparked a succession crisis, known as the First Fitna, which briefly interrupted the expansion of the Rashidun caliphate, yet led to the creation of the Umayyad caliphate. But what if...

Beginning in October, 1977, following the death of Mostafa Khomeini, large scale protests against the Shah Mohammad Pahlavi began. The unpopularity of Pahlavi would only increase from there, and the Shah's complacency and refusal to deal with the revolution ultimately lead to his overthrow and...

Is there a point in time where Islam could have possibly come to dominate China, or enough of it anyways, for there to be an Islamic dynasty ruling over all or most of China?

Based on an idea from a few months back -- what if, instead of inviting the Almoravid forces from Africa to help fight off the invading forces of Alfonso VI, the tiafas had managed to consolidate around Seville? (Details in the link; if they're important here than yes, the Normans are also in...

As the title says above, the challenge is the Vietnamese Muslim Dynasty with POD before 1900. What'll happen if the Vietnamese (or Champa) Muslims ascended as the ruling Emperors of Vietnam? How would it affect Asian geopolitics as of result? Bonus points if their territories encompassed whole...

Remember Abbas ibn Firnas? Here’s what might have happened if his glider had worked. “He flew faster than the phoenix in his flight when he dressed his body in the feathers of a vulture.”—Mu’min ibn Said The earliest known use for the kite was suggested by ibn Firnas himself: courier. Kitings...

As we all know, the Zhengde Emperor of China (who reigned from 1505 to 1552) publicly converted to Islam after his near-death experience in 1521, but what if he hadn't openly converted to Islam (or died in 1521)? What would the impact be of no Muslim Ming Emperors? Would Islam still be a...

The challenge is the Chinese Muslim Dynasty, a POD before 1900. What'll happen if the Chinese Muslims ascended as the ruling Emperors of China? Would there be a way for a Muslims rule China? Is there going to be any much changes as of result? I have several ideas but I'd like to know...

Hey AH.com! This is my first attempt at a timeline, so I'm looking for feedback on pretty much everything. Part 1: The Hammer Falls On October 10, 732 a band of Arab and Berber raiders lead by Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi clashed with Frankish and Aquitanian troops in western Gaul. The veteran...