Timeline Flashcards
570 AD
Born in Mecca
575 AD
Orphaned at an early age (Father died before birth)
Under care of his Grandpa and later his Uncle, Abu Talib
Learns to shepherd
585 - 594 AD
Became a trustworthy merchant
Manages caravans for Khadijah, wealthy widow
595 AD
She proposes marriage
Married at 25
6 Children
Only Fatimah has children
610 AD
Receives revelation from a “heavenly being” during month of Ramadhan
Wife’s cousin Waraqah tells him it is from Angel Jibril
613 AD
Begins to preach in Mecca
Meccans are polytheistic
Meccans ask for miracle, Muhammad give nothing
Meccans reject
620 AD
Experienced “night journey” winged horse to Jerusalem
7 levels of heaven
622 AD
Muslims flee to Medina, because of pagans
Rejected by Jews and Christians
Starts changing into a political and military leader
624 - 627 AD
With Medina fights Meccans
Battle of Badr
victory
Battle of Uhud 625 AD
defeated
Battle of the Trench 627 AD
victory
628 AD
Muhammad and Meccans sign a treaty
Islam is recognized
Meccans break treaty year later
630 AD
Conquers Mecca
631 AD
Most Arabian Peninsula under Islam
632 AD
Returns to Mecca for final pilgrimage
Returns to Medina and dies
632 - 661 AD
Rightly Guided Caliphs
Abu Bakr
Umar
Uthman
Ali
Oral tradition of Hadith
632 - 650 AD
Compiling and writing down of the Quran
