Saturday, April 5, 2008

Summary of the first assignment


Timeline of Muhammad in Mecca
Important dates and locations in the life of Muhammad in Mecca
c. 569
Death of his father, ʿAbd Allah
c. 570
Possible date of birth,
April 20: Mecca
576
Death of Mother
578
Death of Grandfather
c. 583
Takes trading journeys to
Syria
c. 595
Meets and marries
Khadijah
610
First reports of
Qur'anic revelation
c. 610
Appears as
Prophet of Islam
c. 613
Begins spreading message of Islam publicly
c. 614
Begins to gather following in Mecca
c. 615
Emigration of Muslims to
Ethiopia
616
Banu Hashim clan boycott begins
c. 618
Medinan Civil War
619
Banu Hashim clan boycott ends
619
The year of sorrows: Khadijah and
Abu Talib die
c. 620
Isra and Mi'raj
622
Emigrates to Medina (
Hijrat)

Timeline of Muhammad in Medina
Important dates and locations in the life of Muhammad in Medina
c. 618
Medinan Civil War
622
Emigrates to Medina (
Hijrat)
624
Battle of Badr: Muslims defeat Meccans
624
Expulsion of
Banu Qaynuqa
625
Battle of Uhud: Meccans defeat Muslims
625
Expulsion of
Banu Nadir
627
Battle of the Trench
627
Destruction of
Banu Qurayza
628
Treaty of Hudaybiyyah
c. 628
Gains access to Meccan shrine
Kaaba
628
Conquest of the
Khaybar oasis
629
First
hajj pilgrimage
629
Attack on
Byzantine Empire fails: Battle of Mu'tah
630
Attacks and bloodlessly captures Mecca
c. 630
Battle of Hunayn
c. 630
Siege of Ta'if
630
Conquest of Mecca
c. 631
Rules most of the Arabian peninsula
c. 632
Attacks the
Ghassanids: Tabuk
632
Farewell
hajj pilgrimage
632
Death (
June 8): Medina

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