Muslim Civilization

  • Gabriel appears to Muhammad
    Jan 1, 610

    Gabriel appears to Muhammad

    At 40 years of age Muhammad's preachings were interrupted by an apparation of the angel Gabriel. Through Gabriel, God transferred his word to Muhammad who had people memorize it and it ended up with the Quran.
  • Hijra
    Jan 1, 622

    Hijra

    The beginning of the Islamic calendar is marked with the Hijra or Muhammad's flee from Mecca to Medina.