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64 BH Abd al-Muttalib Rediscovers the Well of Zamzam

...r centuries. By the time of Abd al-Muttalib ibn Hashim, the Prophet's grandfather, the well's exact location had been completel...

55 BH Marriage of Abdullah and Aminah

... visible luminous mark — understood by scholars as the nur (prophetic light) of the final Prophet, passed through a chain of bl...

53 BH Year of the Elephant

... in the valley of Muhassir near Mina, Abd al-Muttalib — the Prophet's grandfather and Mecca's chief — met with Abraha to negoti...

53 BH Death of Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib

Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib, the Prophet's father ﷺ, died before his son was born — making the Proph...

12 Rabi al-Awwal, 53 BH Birth of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ

Prophet Muhammad ﷺ was born in Mecca, in the neighborhood of Banu H...

53 BH Foster Care with Halimah al-Sa'diyyah

When the Prophet ﷺ was born, Mecca's noble families followed the custom of s...

49 BH Splitting of the Chest

...vent of Shaqq al-Sadr — the opening and purification of the Prophet's chest — is recorded as having occurred twice in his life:...

47 BH Death of Aminah bint Wahb

The death of Aminah bint Wahb, the Prophet's mother, occurred at a waystation called al-Abwa — between...

45 BH Death of Abd al-Muttalib

Abd al-Muttalib ibn Hashim died when the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ was approximately eight years old — around 578 C...

42 BH First Journey to Syria with Abu Talib

When the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ was approximately nine to twelve years old, he t...

34 BH War of Fijar (Sacrilegious War)

...Kinanah alliance, erupting in approximately 590 CE when the Prophet ﷺ was in his late teens. The wars derived their name from A...

34 BH Hilf al-Fudul (Pact of the Virtuous)

...led him to pay. The alliance worked on its first test. The Prophet ﷺ attended as a young man — approximately fifteen to twenty...

28 BH Trade Journey to Syria for Khadijah

When the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ was approximately twenty-five years old, Khadija...

28 BH Marriage to Khadijah bint Khuwaylid

...widowed, who had initiated the proposal after observing the Prophet's character through his conduct of her trading caravan to S...

18 BH Rebuilding of the Ka'bah and the Black Stone Dispute

...oximately five years before the first revelation — when the Prophet ﷺ was about thirty-five — the Ka'bah in Mecca was damaged b...

13 BH Spiritual Retreat in Cave Hira

In the years before revelation came to him, the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ developed a practice of annual spiritual retreat...

17 Ramadan, 13 BH First Revelation in Cave Hira

The first revelation of the Quran came to the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ during one of his annual Ramadan retreats in Cav...

Ramadan, 13 BH Khadijah Becomes the First Believer

When the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ returned from Cave Hira trembling and overwhelme...

13 BH Revelation of Surah al-Muddaththir

...elation came, the second major revelation arrived while the Prophet ﷺ was walking — not in the cave but out in the world. He he...

13 BH Revelation of Surah al-Fatiha

...r, seventeen times each day for every Muslim who prays. The Prophet ﷺ described it as "Umm al-Quran" (the Mother of the Quran) ...

13 BH Period of Secret Dawah

...r approximately three years after the first revelation, the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ shared Islam privately with a carefully selected...

10 BH Gatherings at Dar al-Arqam

...al-Safa hill near the Ka'bah served as the center where the Prophet ﷺ would teach revelation to the growing community of believ...

10 BH Public Declaration of Islam

...he far more dangerous phase of open proclamation began. The Prophet ﷺ climbed Mount Safa — one of the two sacred hills between ...

10 BH Persecution of Early Muslims

When the Prophet ﷺ began preaching Islam publicly in Mecca, the Quraysh lead...

9 BH Conversion of al-Tufayl ibn Amr al-Dawsi

...in his ears before approaching the Ka'bah. Yet watching the Prophet ﷺ pray, he reconsidered: as a man of literary training, he ...

Dhul-Hijjah, 8 BH Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib Accepts Islam

... al-Muttalib was the most formidable warrior in Mecca — the Prophet's uncle and near-contemporary in age, renowned as a hunter,...

Rajab, 8 BH First Migration to Abyssinia

By the fifth year of prophethood, the persecution of Muslims in Mecca had become systema...

Dhul-Hijjah, 7 BH Umar ibn al-Khattab Accepts Islam

... ibn al-Khattab left his house one day in the sixth year of prophethood carrying his sword with the intention of killing the Pr...

Rajab, 7 BH Second Migration to Abyssinia

...unity, crossed to Abyssinia in the sixth or seventh year of prophethood. This was not a retreat but a deliberate strategic relo...

7 BH Boycott of Banu Hashim

...ent at the clan level. In approximately the seventh year of prophethood (617 CE), the leading Qurayshi clans formalized a compr...

Rajab, 4 BH Death of Abu Talib

Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib was the Prophet's ﷺ paternal uncle and guardian from age eight — the man wh...

Ramadan, 4 BH Death of Khadijah bint Khuwaylid

...hadijah bint Khuwaylid died in Ramadan of the tenth year of prophethood (approximately 619 CE) at approximately sixty-five year...

4 BH Year of Sorrow

The tenth year of prophethood brought two deaths in close succession that the Prophet...

Shawwal, 4 BH Journey to Ta'if

The Prophet ﷺ traveled to Taif in the tenth year of prophethood (619 CE...

4 BH Return to Mecca under the Protection of Mutim ibn Adi

When the Prophet ﷺ returned from Taif in the tenth year of prophethood — bea...

2 BH Presenting Islam to the Tribes at Mecca

...od — after the death of Abu Talib and Khadijah had left the Prophet ﷺ more exposed — he made a practice of presenting the messa...

27 Rajab, 1 BH The Night Journey and Ascension (Isra and Mi'raj)

...rough the seven heavens — is the most singular event in the Prophet's ﷺ earthly biography. Its date is disputed among scholars;...

Dhul-Hijjah, 1 BH First Pledge of Aqabah

..., six men from the Khazraj tribe of Yathrib encountered the Prophet ﷺ at Zamzam or near Mina during the pilgrimage season. When...

1 BH Mus'ab ibn Umayr Sent to Medina as Teacher

...fter the First Pledge of Aqabah (approximately 621 CE), the Prophet ﷺ sent one man with the Yathrib delegation to teach and est...

Dhul-Hijjah, 1 BH Second Pledge of Aqabah

... of Aqabah took place in Dhul-Hijjah of the twelfth year of prophethood (approximately 622 CE) — the final pilgrimage season be...

Safar, 1 AH Quraysh Plot to Assassinate the Prophet

...il at Dar al-Nadwa to determine a final solution before the Prophet ﷺ could escape their reach permanently. They considered imp...

1 Rabi al-Awwal, 1 AH The Hijrah: Migration to Medina

The Hijra — the Prophet's ﷺ migration from Mecca to Yathrib in the first days of Ra...

8 Rabi al-Awwal, 1 AH Arrival at Quba and Building of Quba Mosque

The Prophet ﷺ entered the Medinan region not through the city but throu...

12 Rabi al-Awwal, 1 AH First Friday (Jumu'ah) Prayer

The first Friday prayer (Salat al-Jumu'ah) led by the Prophet ﷺ in the Medinan region took place on the Friday immediatel...

12 Rabi al-Awwal, 1 AH Arrival in Medina

The Prophet ﷺ entered the main settlement of Yathrib on a Friday in Rab...

1 AH Building of Masjid al-Nabawi

The Prophet ﷺ purchased the land where al-Qaswa had knelt — a date-dryi...

1 AH Brotherhood Between Muhajirun and Ansar

Among the first acts of the Prophet ﷺ in Medina — alongside building the mosque and before the ...

1 AH Constitution of Medina

...ra — within the first year according to most scholars — the Prophet ﷺ promulgated a written compact between the Muslims and the...

1 AH Institution of the Adhan (Call to Prayer)

...ity deliberation, divine communication through a dream, and prophetic recognition. The Muslim community needed a way to gather ...

1 AH Revelation of Surah al-Baqarah

... covenant and its violations, and Ayat al-Kursi — which the Prophet ﷺ himself identified as the greatest verse in the Quran. T...

Sha'ban, 2 AH Change of Qiblah from Jerusalem to Mecca

...r after the Hijra, approximately seventeen months after the Prophet's ﷺ arrival in Medina. The change came through revelation d...

Sha'ban, 2 AH Fasting of Ramadan Prescribed

...ng the fast's connection to the Quran's own beginning. The Prophet ﷺ elaborated the practice in prophetic tradition: the suhur...

2 AH Zakat Prescribed as Obligation

...duce and sustain poverty, not merely temporary hunger. The Prophet ﷺ said to Muadh when sending him to Yemen: 'Tell them that ...

2 AH Revelation of Ayat al-Kursi

...ursi — verse 255 of Surah al-Baqarah — is identified by the Prophet ﷺ himself as the greatest verse in the Quran. When asked di...

Sha'ban, 2 AH Death of Uthman ibn Maz'un

...ery that would become the resting place of thousands of the Prophet's ﷺ companions. He had been among the earliest Muslims, had...

17 Ramadan, 2 AH Battle of Badr

...ia had shifted permanently. The battle originated when the Prophet ﷺ received intelligence about a Qurayshi caravan returning ...

Ramadan, 2 AH Death of Ruqayyah, Daughter of the Prophet

Ruqayyah bint Muhammad ﷺ was the second daughter of the Prophet ﷺ and Khadijah. Initially betrothed to Utbah ibn Abi Lahab,...

Shawwal, 2 AH Expulsion of Banu Qaynuqa

...d mutual defense and required disputes to be brought to the Prophet ﷺ for arbitration. The covenant also prohibited any signato...

2 AH Marriage of Fatimah to Ali ibn Abi Talib

...h al-Zahra to Ali ibn Abi Talib in 2 AH was arranged by the Prophet ﷺ himself after declining proposals from Abu Bakr and Umar ...

15 Ramadan, 3 AH Birth of al-Hasan ibn Ali

...irst son of Ali ibn Abi Talib and Fatimah al-Zahra, and the Prophet's ﷺ first grandchild to survive into childhood. (Ali and Fa...

7 Shawwal, 3 AH Battle of Uhud

...ly 3,000 fighters against a Muslim force of around 700. The Prophet ﷺ positioned the archers on a strategic pass in the mountai...

7 Shawwal, 3 AH Martyrdom of Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib at Uhud

Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib — the Prophet's ﷺ uncle and milk brother, the Lion of Allah, the greatest...

8 Shawwal, 3 AH Expedition of Hamra al-Asad

... Uhud — with seventy companions dead, many wounded, and the Prophet ﷺ himself injured — he ordered the same men who had fought ...

5 Sha'ban, 4 AH Birth of al-Husayn ibn Ali

...alib and Fatimah al-Zahra, and the second grandchild of the Prophet ﷺ to survive into childhood. At his birth, the Prophet ﷺ pe...

Rabi al-Awwal, 4 AH Expulsion of Banu Nadir

...re expelled in Rabi' al-Awwal 4 AH after a plot against the Prophet's ﷺ life. He had visited their agricultural settlements to ...

4 AH Prohibition of Alcohol (Khamr)

... serving from the moment he heard the verse read aloud. The Prophet ﷺ extended the prohibition through hadith: 'Every intoxican...

Safar, 4 AH The Treachery at Raji'

... a delegation from the tribes of Adhal and Qara came to the Prophet ﷺ claiming Islam had spread among their people and requesti...

Safar, 4 AH The Massacre of Bir Ma'unah

...minent chief of the Banu Amir, visited Medina and asked the Prophet ﷺ to send teachers to the Najd, pledging his personal prote...

Sha'ban, 5 AH Battle of Banu al-Mustaliq (al-Muraysi')

...ustaliq in Sha'ban 5 AH began as a pre-emptive strike — the Prophet ﷺ received intelligence that their chief, al-Harith ibn Abi...

Sha'ban, 5 AH The Incident of al-Ifk (The Slander of Aisha)

...ation of adultery against Aishah bint Abi Bakr, wife of the Prophet ﷺ, following the expedition of Banu al-Mustaliq in 5 AH. Ai...

5 AH Revelation of the Hijab Verse

...ah al-Ahzab 33:53), revealed in 5 AH at the occasion of the Prophet's ﷺ marriage to Zaynab bint Jahsh, established that those w...

Shawwal, 5 AH Battle of the Trench (Khandaq)

...n in Arabian warfare. The companions dug for days, with the Prophet ﷺ working alongside them, carrying dirt and stone and tying...

Dhul-Qi'dah, 5 AH Siege of Banu Qurayza

...onfederate army withdrew and the immediate siege ended, the Prophet ﷺ announced immediate action: 'Let no one pray Asr until he...

Dhul-Qi'dah, 5 AH Death of Sa'd ibn Mu'adh

...d children taken captive, and the property distributed. The Prophet ﷺ declared: 'You have judged by the judgment of Allah from ...

5 AH Marriage of the Prophet to Zaynab bint Jahsh

The Prophet's ﷺ marriage to Zaynab bint Jahsh — his paternal aunt's dau...

Dhul-Qi'dah, 6 AH Treaty of Hudaybiyyah

...in two years, to be the greatest victory in the seerah. The Prophet ﷺ led approximately 1,400 Muslims toward Mecca for Umrah (t...

Dhul-Qi'dah, 6 AH Bay'at al-Ridwan (Pledge Under the Tree)

...aybiyyah in Dhul-Qa'dah 6 AH during a moment of crisis. The Prophet ﷺ had sent Uthman ibn Affan to Mecca as his envoy during th...

Muharram, 7 AH Letters to the Rulers of the World

... Hudaybiyyah created a political ceasefire with Mecca — the Prophet ﷺ dispatched formal letters to the major rulers of the know...

Muharram, 7 AH Battle of Khaybar

...ce organizing the confederate coalition against Medina. The Prophet ﷺ led approximately 1,400 fighters north and conducted a se...

7 AH Return of the Abyssinian Emigrants

...grate from Mecca had fled to Abyssinia in the fifth year of prophethood, seeking the protection of the Negus Ashama ibn Abjar, ...

Dhul-Qi'dah, 7 AH Umrah al-Qadiyyah (Fulfilled Umrah)

... agreement, withdrawing to the surrounding hills, while the Prophet ﷺ and approximately 2,000 companions entered Mecca in ihram...

Safar, 8 AH Khalid ibn al-Walid Accepts Islam

...a — Khalid made his way to Medina and took his shahada. The Prophet ﷺ received him with warmth and the statement: 'I knew that ...

Jumada al-Ula, 8 AH Battle of Mu'tah

...rnor of Mutah — a violation of diplomatic immunity that the Prophet ﷺ answered with a force of 3,000 fighters. He appointed a t...

8 AH Quraysh Violate the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah

...h party's allied tribes. Banu Khuza'ah had aligned with the Prophet ﷺ; Banu Bakr aligned with the Quraysh. In Sha'ban 8 AH, Ban...

20 Ramadan, 8 AH Conquest of Mecca (Fath Makkah)

...upporting an attack on the Muslim-allied Banu Khuza'ah. The Prophet ﷺ marched from Medina with 10,000 fighters — the largest Mu...

Shawwal, 8 AH Battle of Hunayn

...said they ran until they reached the waters of Tihamah. The Prophet ﷺ stood in the rout on his white mule, calling: 'I am the P...

Shawwal, 8 AH Siege of Ta'if

...alls, catapults, and a population determined to resist. The Prophet ﷺ had been pelted with stones in Taif years earlier, the mo...

Dhul-Qi'dah, 8 AH Distribution of Hunayn Spoils at Ji'ranah

... had brought to prevent their fighters from retreating. The Prophet ﷺ waited at Ji'irrana for the Hawazin to come and negotiate...

Rajab, 9 AH Expedition to Tabuk

... of Hardship) — was the last major military campaign of the Prophet's ﷺ life and the largest force he ever commanded. Undertake...

Ramadan, 9 AH Repentance of the Three Who Stayed Behind

...thout excuse and, crucially, admitted it honestly. When the Prophet ﷺ returned and the hypocrites came with their false oaths, ...

9 AH Destruction of Masjid al-Dirar

...tes in Medina built a mosque near Masjid Quba and asked the Prophet ﷺ to pray in it and bless it, claiming it served worshipper...

9 AH Year of Delegations (Am al-Wufud)

...e sent advance parties and followed with larger groups. The Prophet ﷺ received each delegation personally, answered their quest...

Ramadan, 9 AH Delegation of Thaqif and Acceptance of Islam by Ta'if

...withstood the Muslim siege of Taif in Shawwal 8 AH, and the Prophet ﷺ had withdrawn the siege after fifteen to twenty days, pra...

Dhul-Hijjah, 9 AH Abu Bakr Leads the Hajj

In the ninth year of the Hijra, the Prophet ﷺ appointed Abu Bakr al-Siddiq to lead the Hajj — the first...

Rajab, 9 AH Death of the Negus (al-Najashi) of Abyssinia

...m to the Quraysh — died in Rajab 9 AH. The news reached the Prophet ﷺ in Medina. He announced to the companions: 'Your brother ...

Sha'ban, 9 AH Death of Umm Kulthum, Daughter of the Prophet

Umm Kulthum bint Muhammad was the third of the Prophet's ﷺ daughters by Khadijah. She had been married in Mecca to...

10 Rabi al-Awwal, 10 AH Death of Ibrahim, Son of the Prophet

Ibrahim ibn Muhammad was the Prophet's ﷺ son by Maria al-Qibtiyya, the Coptic woman sent to him ...

Dhul-Hijjah, 10 AH The Farewell Pilgrimage (Hajjat al-Wada')

...rewell Pilgrimage — Hajjat al-Wada' — was the only Hajj the Prophet ﷺ performed in his lifetime. He had been in Mecca for the y...

9 Dhul-Hijjah, 10 AH The Farewell Sermon (Khutbat al-Wada')

...e Farewell Sermon — Khutbat al-Wada' — was delivered by the Prophet ﷺ on the ninth of Dhul-Hijjah 10 AH at the plain of Arafat,...

9 Dhul-Hijjah, 10 AH Revelation of the Verse of Completion of Religion

...h at the plain of Arafat, on a Friday afternoon, during the Prophet's ﷺ standing (wuquf) at the climax of the Hajj. The verse ...

Dhul-Hijjah, 10 AH The Last Verse of the Quran Revealed

...n the complete text. In the final Ramadan of his life, the Prophet ﷺ reviewed the entire Quran with Jibril twice — rather than...

Safar, 11 AH Expedition of Usamah ibn Zayd

In Safar 11 AH — the final month of his life — the Prophet ﷺ appointed Usamah ibn Zayd ibn Haritha to command an exped...

Safar, 11 AH Final Illness of the Prophet

The Prophet ﷺ fell ill in Safar 11 AH, approximately two months after r...

Safar, 11 AH Prophet's Last Address in the Mosque

During his final illness, the Prophet ﷺ came to the mosque for the last time — supported on each ...

12 Rabi al-Awwal, 11 AH Death of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ

The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ died on the twelfth of Rabi' al-Awwal, 11 AH — a...

14-15 Rabi al-Awwal, 11 AH Burial of the Prophet

The Prophet's burial was delayed until Tuesday night (or Wednesday nigh...