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Timeline of Muhammad's life
Important dates and locations in the life of Muhammad
Date
Age
Event
c. 570
–
Death of his father, Abdullah
c. 570
0
Possible date of birth: 12 or 17 Rabi al Awal: in Mecca , Arabia
c. 577
6
Death of his mother, Amina
c. 583
12–13
His grandfather transfers him to Syria
c. 595
24–25
Meets and marries Khadijah
c. 599
28–29
Birth of Zainab , his first daughter, followed by: Ruqayyah , Umm Kulthum , and Fatima Zahra
610
40
Qur'anic revelation begins in the Cave of Hira on the Jabal an-Nour , the "Mountain of Light" near Mecca. At age 40, Angel Jebreel (Gabriel) was said to appear to Muhammad on the mountain and call him "the Prophet of Allah"
Begins in secret to gather followers in Mecca
c. 613
43
Begins spreading message of Islam publicly to all Meccans
c. 614
43–44
Heavy persecution of Muslims begins
c. 615
44–45
Emigration of a group of Muslims to Ethiopia
c. 616
45–46
Banu Hashim clan boycott begins
619
49
Banu Hashim clan boycott ends
The year of sorrows: Khadija (his wife) and Abu Talib (his uncle) die
c. 620
49–50
Isra and Mi'raj (reported ascension to heaven to meet God)
622
51–52
Hijra , emigration to Medina (called Yathrib)
624
53–54
Battle of Badr
625
54–55
Battle of Uhud
627
56–57
Battle of the Trench (also known as the siege of Medina)
628
57–58
The Meccan tribe of Quraysh and the Muslim community in Medina sign a 10-year truce called the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah
630
59–60
Conquest of Mecca
632
61–62
Farewell pilgrimage, event of Ghadir Khumm , and death, in what is now Saudi Arabia
