Every year, thousands of Muslims make their pilgrimage to Islam. The reason for this is because they are following the steps of Mohammad, a Bedouin in 632 CE. That year, the Islamic prophet made the first Haija, (a holy pilgrimage to Mecca in pursuing to convert the pagan people and returning to his own land); and the Islamic religion has been fruit ever since. In his Haija to Mecca to visit the Koran, Mohammad started a bridge between the Muslims and their Pagan neighbors and eventually conquest the Arabian Peninsula. This is where the Islamic religion really started to grow.
             In early 622 CE, Mohammad was forced out of his own tribe which was in charge of the Kabba, (A pagan shrine and gathering place in Mecca.) He then traveled to Medina, where he found shelter and food. The journey to Medina is called the Haija. In Medina he rested and gathered the Bedouins into a loyal army of 10,000 men.
             After he returned to Mecca, he started on a book which is now called the Koran, or Qu'ran, whichever you prefer. This book is the equivalent to the Christian Bible, just that the Koran is for the Muslims. The Koran was a divine guidance to those who believe and contains principles and guidelines essential for social, political and spiritual guidance of humanity. When Mohammad was finally finished with his great work in the Islamic lands, his father in law took over. After Mohammad was dead, the people started to honor his journey and mad hajj, which are their own pilgrimages to wither Mecca or Medina. This cause and effect was called the Medina Compact.
             When Mohammad's father in law took over, he was named a Caliph. There were four righteous Caliphs in all where the successors of Muhammad. There were four in all, Abu Bakr, Umar ibn al-Khattab, Uthman ibn Affan, Ali Ben Abu Talib. During the time of these Caliphs or Defender of the Faiths, Palestine, Syria, Egypt, and parts of Persia wer
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