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53 BH Year of the Elephant

... Yemen. The Quraysh found the valley littered with what the Quran describes as "eaten straw." The event occurred in the same ...

53 BH Death of Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib

...a billion-strong ummah — demonstrating through his life the Quranic promise of Surah ad-Duha: "Did He not find you an orphan ...

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

...message would reach from Spain to the borders of China. The Quran addresses his orphan beginning directly — "Did He not find ...

49 BH Splitting of the Chest

...re documented in authentic hadith and are referenced in the Quran. Together they represent a theological reality: the Prophet...

47 BH Death of Aminah bint Wahb

...h, Halimah, and Umm Ayman — was the only one remaining. The Quran addresses this directly: "Did He not find you an orphan and...

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 Ram...

13 BH Revelation of Surah al-Fatiha

Surah al-Fatiha — the Opening — holds a unique place in the Quran: it is the only surah recited in every unit of every prayer...

10 BH Gatherings at Dar al-Arqam

... the Prophet ﷺ transmitted and explained the newly revealed Quranic verses and began instructing his companions in the practi...

10 BH Public Declaration of Islam

...and walked away, most of the crowd dispersing with him. The Quran responded with Surah al-Masad (Chapter 111), predicting Abu...

10 BH Persecution of Early Muslims

... through suffering rather than defending through force. The Quranic revelations of the Meccan period repeatedly invoked the s...

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

...d the cotton and listened. His response was immediate. The Quranic recitation he heard — with a poet's ear trained to recogn...

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

... opening verses of Surah Ta-Ha: 'We have not sent down this Quran upon you so that you should be in distress, but only as a r...

4 BH Year of Sorrow

...if, at Nakhla, a group of jinn heard the Prophet ﷺ reciting Quran in the night prayer, listened, and accepted Islam — an enco...

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

...lfth year of prophethood, following the Year of Sorrow. The Quran references it in Surah al-Isra' (17:1): 'Glorified is He wh...

Dhul-Hijjah, 1 BH First Pledge of Aqabah

...Asad ibn Zurara and spent approximately a year teaching the Quran, leading prayers, and presenting Islam. His most significan...

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

...Asad ibn Zurara and spent approximately a year teaching the Quran and leading the nascent community. His most transformative ...

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

...rin — those who migrated — are distinguished throughout the Quran as people who placed the love of Allah above the love of ho...

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

...one of Masjid Quba — the first mosque founded in Islam. The Quran references it in Surah al-Tawbah (9:108): 'A mosque founded...

1 AH Brotherhood Between Muhajirun and Ansar

...ition period, sharing meals, homes, and date harvests. The Quran elevated the brotherhood's spirit to one of the highest mor...

1 AH Revelation of Surah al-Baqarah

Surah al-Baqarah — the Cow — is the longest surah in the Quran (286 verses) and was revealed across multiple occasions spa...

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

...ce; and it fulfilled the Prophet's ﷺ own personal hope. The Quran acknowledged that hope directly: 'We have certainly seen th...

Sha'ban, 2 AH Fasting of Ramadan Prescribed

...n Ramadan — 'The month of Ramadan in which was revealed the Quran' — establishing the fast's connection to the Quran's own be...

2 AH Zakat Prescribed as Obligation

...the foundational mechanism of Islamic economic justice. The Quran mentions it 82 times, almost always paired with salah (pray...

2 AH Revelation of Ayat al-Kursi

...ified by the Prophet ﷺ himself as the greatest verse in the Quran. When asked directly which verse in the Book of Allah was g...

17 Ramadan, 2 AH Battle of Badr

...gnificant military engagement in early Islamic history. The Quran names it Yawm al-Furqan: the Day of Criterion. Before Badr,...

7 Shawwal, 3 AH Battle of Uhud

...het ﷺ found devastating. Surah Al Imran (3:121-175) is the Quranic account of Uhud — among the most extensive battlefield co...

8 Shawwal, 3 AH Expedition of Hamra al-Asad

...er seen the like of. Abu Sufyan withdrew toward Mecca. The Quran commended those who marched to Hamra al-Asad in Surah Al Im...

Rabi al-Awwal, 4 AH Expulsion of Banu Nadir

... passed to the Muslim community. Surah al-Hashr (59) is the Quran's direct commentary on the expulsion: it addresses the fals...

4 AH Prohibition of Alcohol (Khamr)

...eriod, achieved through a deliberately graduated four-stage Quranic process. Stage one (Surah al-Baqarah 2:219) reframed wine...

Safar, 4 AH The Treachery at Raji'

...ng teachers. He sent six (or ten) companions — accomplished Quran reciters and teachers. The request was a deception: Banu Li...

Safar, 4 AH The Massacre of Bir Ma'unah

... ﷺ sent seventy companions — among the most accomplished in Quran, hadith, and Islamic teaching. At the well of Bi'r Ma'una,...

5 AH Revelation of the Hijab Verse

...ust also be covered or whether it may remain uncovered. The Quranic framework is notable for addressing women directly as mor...

Shawwal, 5 AH Battle of the Trench (Khandaq)

...d the coalition dissolved. Surah al-Ahzab (33:9-27) is the Quranic account of the battle. It describes the terror that seize...

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

...venant with the Prophet ﷺ. Surah al-Ahzab (33:26-27) is the Quranic account, describing the terror cast into their hearts and...

5 AH Marriage of the Prophet to Zaynab bint Jahsh

... in being explicitly commanded by Allah and recorded in the Quran. Zaynab had previously been married to Zayd ibn Harithah, t...

Dhul-Qi'dah, 6 AH Treaty of Hudaybiyyah

...9) that has served as the portrait of the companions in the Quranic text for fourteen centuries: 'Muhammad is the Messenger o...

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

...companion's pledge was given by the Prophet ﷺ himself. The Quran's response to this pledge is among the most direct divine h...

Muharram, 7 AH Letters to the Rulers of the World

...s greatest empires. The diplomatic initiative confirmed the Quranic principle that the Prophet's ﷺ mission was universal — 'W...

Shawwal, 8 AH Battle of Hunayn

...ay through the crowd to the Prophet ﷺ. The tide turned. The Quran addressed the event directly (9:25): 'On the day of Hunayn,...

Rajab, 9 AH Expedition to Tabuk

...' of dates — the full earnings of a night's labor — and the Quran responded to the hypocrites who mocked him (al-Tawbah 9:79)...

9 AH Destruction of Masjid al-Dirar

...eparations, said he would pray there when he returned. The Quran revealed the truth while the Prophet ﷺ was returning: the m...

Dhul-Hijjah, 9 AH Abu Bakr Leads the Hajj

... passage and then the Prophet's ﷺ protection would end. The Quran had specified the occasion: 'An announcement from Allah and...

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

... On the ninth of Dhul-Hijjah at Arafat, the final verse of Quranic legislation was revealed: 'Today I have perfected for you...

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

...ins one of the most theologically significant verses in the Quran: 'Today I have perfected for you your religion and complete...

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

The question of which Quranic verse was revealed last is among the most carefully studi...