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Death of Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib

... Yathrib (Medina) while returning from a trading journey to Syria. He fell ill and stayed with relatives from Banu Najjar, pa...

Birth of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ

...aditions, including a light that illuminated the palaces of Syria.

First Journey to Syria with Abu Talib

...mad accompanied his uncle Abu Talib on a trading caravan to Syria. At Busra (Bosra), the Christian monk Bahira recognized sig...

Trade Journey to Syria for Khadijah

...riage, Khadijah hired Muhammad to lead her trade caravan to Syria based on his reputation for honesty (al-Amin). She sent her...

Shawwal, 2 AHExpulsion of Banu Qaynuqa

...ortable property and relocated to Wadi al-Qura and later to Syria.

12 Rabi al-Awwal, 11 AHCaliphate of Abu Bakr as-Siddiq

... Wars reunified Arabia and the Muslim conquests of Iraq and Syria began.

648 AHEstablishment of the Mamluk Sultanate

...e Ayyubid sultan. The Mamluk Sultanate would rule Egypt and Syria for over 250 years, stopping the Mongol advance at Ain Jalu...

922 AHBattle of Marj Dabiq: Ottoman Conquest of the Mamluks

...j Dabiq near Aleppo. This victory led to Ottoman control of Syria, Egypt, and the holy cities of Mecca and Medina. The Ottoma...

567-648 AHAyyubid Dynasty Rules Egypt and Syria

Saladin founded the Ayyubid dynasty after deposing the Fatimid caliphate in Egypt. The Ayyubids restored Sunni governance and successfully defended Muslim lands

749 AHThe Black Death in the Muslim World

... killing an estimated one-third of the population in Egypt, Syria, and North Africa.

1387 AHSix-Day War and Loss of Jerusalem

Israel defeated Egypt, Syria, and Jordan, capturing East Jerusalem and al-Masjid al-Aqsa...

1393 AHYom Kippur / Ramadan War

Egypt and Syria attacked Israeli positions during Ramadan. The Egyptian cro...

Hashim ibn Abd Manaf Establishes Trade Routes

...aysh: the winter journey to Yemen and the summer journey to Syria. He negotiated safe passage agreements with the Byzantine e...

Second Trading Journey to Syria for Khadijah

...aysh, hired the young Muhammad to lead her trade caravan to Syria. She sent her servant Maysarah to accompany him and observe...

Conversion of Talhah ibn Ubaydullah

...u Bakr's invitation. While on a trading journey to Busra in Syria, a monk told him that the final prophet was about to appear...

1 AHExpedition of Hamzah to the Coastal Route

...dina were capable of threatening their vital trade route to Syria, which passed through territory now controlled by the Proph...

2 AHDetailed Account of the Expulsion of Banu Qaynuqa

...settled in Wadi al-Qura and eventually moved to Adhri'at in Syria.

6 AHExpedition Against Banu Lihyan

...ept his destination secret, initially marching north toward Syria to mislead spies, then turning sharply toward the Banu Lihy...

7 AHThe Prophet's Letter to Heraclius, Emperor of Byzantium

...ctory over the Persians. He summoned Abu Sufyan, who was in Syria on business, and questioned him about the Prophet. Abu Sufy...

7 AHThe Prophet's Letter to al-Harith ibn Abi Shimr al-Ghassani

...assani, the Arab Christian king of the Ghassanid kingdom in Syria, a Byzantine vassal state. The Ghassanids were an Arab trib...

11 AHBeginning of the Prophet's Final Illness

... 11th year, after dispatching Usamah ibn Zayd's army toward Syria, the Prophet began to feel ill. He had returned from visiti...

Conversion of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari

...them that Abu Dharr's tribe controlled their trade route to Syria. The Prophet then sent Abu Dharr back to his tribe to sprea...

8 AHThe Story of Suhayl ibn Amr and His Journey to Islam

...ved to defend it. He later participated in the conquests of Syria and was among the Muslim army at the Battle of Yarmouk.