Appendix B. A Brief Chronology of the Life of Prophet Muhammad

Jihad

Louay Fatoohi, PhD 29 January 2004

This is a very brief listing of the dates of major events in the life of Prophet Muhammad. All of these events are referred to in the book.

Date (CE)	Event
570	Birth of the Prophet in Mecca. His father was already dead when he was born.
575-576	The death of the Prophet's mother.
578	The death of the Prophet's grandfather and custodian 'Abd al-Muttalib. The Prophet's uncle Abu Talib became his guardian.
610	The first revelation of the Qur'an.
612-613	The Prophet started calling people to Islam publicly.
614	The first immigration of Muslims to Abyssinia escaping the persecution of the idol-worshipping Meccans. They stayed there for three months. A second immigration to Abyssinia, involving more Muslims, took place later on. This time, the immigrants stayed in Abyssinia until 628 CE when they rejoined the Prophet in al-Madina.
615	The tribe of Quraysh imposed economic and social sanctions on Muslims and the clan of Prophet Muhammad, Hashim.
618-619	The collapse of the sanctions.
618-619	The death of Abu Talib, the Prophet's uncle, triggering increased hostility from the Meccans toward the Prophet.
622	The emigration of the Prophet from Mecca to al-Madina.
624	The first major battle of the Muslims against the disbelievers, known as the battle of Badr.
630	The Muslims conquered Mecca without fighting.
632	The last revelation of the Qur'an.
632	The departure of the Prophet from this world in al-Madina.