Early Islam The Life of Muhammad (Most dates are aproximate)

  • 560

    Muhammad's Birth

    The date is not known only the aproximate year
  • 560

    Death of mother

    She died in child birth
  • Period: 560 to Jun 10, 632

    Life of the prophet Muhammad, most dates are aproximate

  • 565

    Death of Father

    Once again date is not known
  • Oct 10, 600

    Marries Kadijah

    Much older wife took the powerless but convincing Muhammad as a husband
  • Oct 10, 610

    First Revalation

  • Oct 10, 611

    First Conversion

    Khadijah was first convert
  • Oct 10, 612

    Abu Bakr Converts

    The first out of family convert and the father of A'isha bint Abu Bakr, Muhammad's youngest and favorite wife.
  • Oct 10, 615

    All Children born

    All of his children 3 sons and 3 daughters were born. All of his sons died before maturity. Date once again aproximate.
  • Sep 24, 622

    People of Yathib approach Muhammad

    Yathib people wanted to have him as a mediator between the the feud of the Aws and the Khazrajs. 70 converts sware loyalty to Muhammad. This became the Hijra, the beginning of the Islamic calender.
  • Sep 24, 622

    Muhajirun created

    First 70 to sware oath to Muhammad became the Muhajirun
  • Sep 24, 622

    Brother orders assassination of Muhammad for that night

    Abu Bakr and Muhammad leave Mecca just in time to escape the assassin
  • Dec 1, 622

    War with Mecca starts

  • Jun 10, 632

    Death of Muhammad

    Month is known but not the date
  • Khadijah and uncle die

  • Brother takes control of family

    He did not believe in Islam and hated his brother for trying to convert all of Mecca from the traditional pagan to the monotheistic religion
  • Muslims enter Mecca peacfully

    10,000 Muslims enter an abandonded Mecca
  • Muslims clear the Ka'ba of all idol

    The Ka'ba is now the same way it was after the Muhajirun cleared it
  • Mecca now a Muslim city

    3 weeks later the city was under threat by pagans and confederation of Beduin tribes. It failed though