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Muhammad was born in the year of the Elephant to ‘Abdu’llah ibn ‘Abdu’l-Muttalib and Amina bint Wahb.
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Muhammad receives his first revelation with the angel Jibreel and Allah.
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Muhammad shares his message to the public in Mecca. This later became known as the Qu'ran.
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Muhammad remarries a 9-year-old bride named Aisha.
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Due to growing animosity between the pagan and Muslim Meccans, Muhammad and his followers flee to Medina.
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Muhammad determines to make a stop to the reign of injustice and oppression which had lasted so long at Mecca. He gathers ten thousand men to march against Mecca on January 1st.
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Muhammad dies on the 8th of July
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Muhammad weds his wealthy twice-divorced distant cousin, Khadijah, who later becomes his first follower. She had already borne two sons and a daughter from her previous marriages. Their marriage was considered controversial and immoral.