| Timeline of Muhammad's life | ||
|---|---|---|
| Important dates and locations in the life of Muhammad | ||
| Date | Age | Event |
| c. 570 | – | Death of his father, Abdullah |
| c. 570 | 0 | Possible date of birth: 12 or 17 Rabi al Awal: in Mecca, Arabia |
| c. 577 | 6 | Death of his mother, Amina |
| c. 583 | 12–13 | His grandfather transfers him to Syria |
| c. 595 | 24–25 | Meets and marries Khadijah |
| c. 599 | 28–29 | Birth of Zainab, his first daughter, followed by: Ruqayyah, Umm Kulthum, and Fatima Zahra |
| 610 | 40 | Qur'anic revelation begins in the Cave of Hira on the Jabal an-Nour, the "Mountain of Light" near Mecca. At age 40, Angel Jebreel (Gabriel) was said to appear to Muhammad on the mountain and call him "the Prophet of Allah" |
| Begins in secret to gather followers in Mecca | ||
| c. 613 | 43 | Begins spreading message of Islam publicly to all Meccans |
| c. 614 | 43–44 | Heavy persecution of Muslims begins |
| c. 615 | 44–45 | Emigration of a group of Muslims to Ethiopia |
| c. 616 | 45–46 | Banu Hashim clan boycott begins |
| 619 | 49 | Banu Hashim clan boycott ends |
| The year of sorrows: Khadija (his wife) and Abu Talib (his uncle) die | ||
| c. 620 | 49–50 | Isra and Mi'raj (reported ascension to heaven to meet God) |
| 622 | 51–52 | Hijra, emigration to Medina (called Yathrib) |
| 624 | 53–54 | Battle of Badr |
| 625 | 54–55 | Battle of Uhud |
| 627 | 56–57 | Battle of the Trench (also known as the siege of Medina) |
| 628 | 57–58 | The Meccan tribe of Quraysh and the Muslim community in Medina sign a 10-year truce called the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah |
| 630 | 59–60 | Conquest of Mecca |
| 632 | 61–62 | Farewell pilgrimage, event of Ghadir Khumm, and death, in what is now Saudi Arabia |