Muhammad's Life and Events

  • Birth
    570

    Birth

    Muhammad was born in Mecca, Arabia in the year 570 A.D.
  • 575

    Orphaned

    Once both of Muhammad's parents had died, he was raised by his grandfather. However, when his grandfather died three years later, he was then raised by his uncle.
  • 595

    Marriage

    Muhammad was married to Khadija in the year 595 A.D. They went on to have six children, two of which died during infancy.
  • Muhammad's Messages
    Dec 3, 610

    Muhammad's Messages

    In the year 610 A.D. Muhammad began to recieve messages from God. He did not yet share this information with his tribe.
  • Dec 3, 613

    Muhammad's Messages: Revealed

    In the year 613, Muhammad revealed to his tribe that he was recieving messages from God.
  • Military
    Dec 3, 625

    Military

    Between the years of 625 and 628 A.D. there were three major battles between tribes who did not believe in the information that Muhammad was explaining.
  • Dec 3, 630

    Conquest

    In the year 630 A.D. Muhammad and his tribe went on another conquest to Mecca. Along the way the power had been shifted away from Mecca and into Muhammad. Therefore, there was no battles along the way.
  • Jun 8, 632

    Death

    In June 8th, in the year 632, Muhammad died after he experienced an illness. However, in the month of March before his death, he took a final trip to Mecca with over one thousand Muslims.