Birth | 12th Rabi al-awwal (22 April, 571 CE) Father, Abdullah: already dead. |
Age 6 | Death of mother: Aminah |
8 | Death of grandfather: Abdul Mutalib |
12 | First business trip to Syria |
25 | Marriage to Khadijah |
40 | Prophethood (610 CE) |
1st year | 1st year of prophethood Fajr and asr prayers, two rakaal (ritual prayers) each |
1st - 3rd | Secret preaching of Islam; at the end of 3rd year the open call to Islam from Mount Safa, near Makkah |
3rd - 5th | Hostility of Makkan infidels |
5th | Migration of Muslims to Abyssinia (Ethiopia) |
6th | Umar accepts Islam |
7th - 9th | Continued hostility of Makkan infidels |
10th | Year of Sorrow: death of uncle, Abu Talib, death of first wife; Khadijah; Miraj (Muhammad’s night journey to heavens): 27th Rajab; During miraj: five times daily prayers made obligatory |
13th | Hijrah to Madinah: 27th Safar (622 CE) |
AH 1 | (First year after the hijrah) Arrival at Quba: 8th Rabi al-awwal; Arrival at Madinah; Establishment of First Islamic State; Treaty with the Jews |
AH 2 | Jihad ordained: 12th Safar; Adhan and Zakat introduced; Revelation about the change of qibla: 15th Shaban; Ramadan fast prescribed; Id-uI-fitr: 1st Shawal; Battle of Badr: 17th Ramadan; Marriage of Ali and Fatimah, after Battle of Badr |
AH 3 | First revelation restricting the drinking of wine; Battle of Uhud: 5th Shawal; First revelation about riba (interest); Uhud Revelation of laws of inheritance; Revelation of laws about orphans |
AH 4 | Revelation of the requirement for hijab for women; Revelation about the prohibition on drinking wine |
AH 5 | Battle of Dumatul Jandal; Battle of Bairn al-Mustaliq; Revelation of laws about adultery and slander; Battle of Ahzab |
AH 7 | Letters to rulers of different countries (e.g. Persian and Roman emperors); Battle of Khibar; Revelation of laws about marriage and divorce |
AH 8 | Battle of Mutah; Conquest of Makkah: 20th Ramadan; Battle of Hunain; Siege of Taif; Revelation of final order prohibiting riba |
AH 9 | Battle of Tabuk; Revelation of order concerning jizya tax for non-Muslim minorities; Hajj prescribed |
AH 10 | Farewell address: 9th Dhul hijjah |
AH 11 | Death on 12th Rabi al-awwal, at age 63 (632 CE) |
Adrian Worsfold
Pluralist - Liberal and Thoughtful