Muhammad
Life

Muhammad

Section Title: Life
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Timeline of Muhammad's Life

Important dates and locations in the life of Muhammad

c. 569	Death of his father, Abdullah

c. 570	Possible date of birth: 12 or 17 Rabi al Awal: in Mecca Arabia

c. 577	Death of his mother, Amina

c. 583	His grandfather transfers him to Syria

c. 595	Meets and marries Khadijah

597	Birth of Zainab, his first daughter, followed by: Ruqayyah, Umm Kulthum, and Fatima Zahra

610	Qur'anic revelation begins in the Cave of Hira on the Jabaal an Nur the "Mountain of Light" near Mecca

610	At age 40, Angel Jebreel (Gabriel) was said to appear to Muhammad on the mountain and call him "the Prophet of Allah"

610	Begins in secret to gather followers in Mecca

c. 613	Begins spreading message of Islam publicly to all Meccans

c. 614	Heavy persecution of Muslims begins

c. 615	Emigration of a group of Muslims to Ethiopia

616	Banu Hashim clan boycott begins

619	The year of sorrows: Khadija (his wife) and Abu Talib (his uncle) die

619	Banu Hashim clan boycott ends

c. 620	Isra and Mi'raj (reported ascension to heaven to meet God)

622	Hijra, emigration to Medina (called Yathrib)

623	Battle of Badr

625	Battle of Uhud

627	Battle of the Trench (also known as the siege of Medina)

628	The Meccan tribe of Quraysh and the Muslim community in Medina signed a 10-year truce called the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah

629	Conquest of Mecca

632	Farewell pilgrimage, event of Ghadir Khumm, and death, in what is now Saudi Arabia

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Muhammad's wife Khadijah and uncle Abu Talib both died in 619, the year thus being known as the "Year of Sorrow".

final_sentence: Muhammad's wife Khadijah and uncle Abu Talib both died in 619, the year thus being known as the "Year of Sorrow".