Timeline of Muhammad's Life
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Important dates and locations in the life of Muhammad
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ca 569
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Death of his father, Abdullah
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c. 570
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Possible date of birth: 12 or 17 Rabi al Awal: in Mecca Arabia
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c. 577
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Death of his mother, Amina
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c. 583
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His grandfather transfers him to Syria
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c. 595
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Meets and marries Khadijah
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597
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Birth of Zainab, his first daughter, followed by: Ruqayyah, Umm Kulthum, and Fatima Zahra
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610
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Qur'anic revelation begins in the Cave of Hira on the Jabaal an Nur the "Mountain of Light" near Mecca
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610
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At age 40, Angel Jebreel (Gabriel) was said to appear to Muhammad on the mountain and call him "the Prophet of Allah"
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610
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Begins in secret to gather followers in Mecca
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c. 613
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Begins spreading message of Islam publicly to all Meccans
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c. 614
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Heavy persecution of Muslims begins
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c. 615
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Emigration of a group of Muslims to Ethiopia
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616
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Banu Hashim clan boycott begins
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619
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The year of sorrows: Khadija (his wife) and Abu Talib (his uncle) die
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619
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Banu Hashim clan boycott ends
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c. 620
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Isra and Mi'raj (reported ascension to heaven to meet God)
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622
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Hijra, emigration to Medina (called Yathrib)
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623
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Battle of Badr
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625
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Battle of Uhud
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627
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Battle of the Trench (also known as the siege of Medina)
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628
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The Meccan tribe of Quraysh and the Muslim community in Medina signed a 10-year truce called the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah
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629
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Conquest of Mecca
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632
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Farewell pilgrimage, event of Ghadir Khumm, and death, in what is now Saudi Arabia
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