Sources For Muhammad's Life in Mecca
See also: Historiography of early Islam| Timeline of Muhammad in Mecca | |
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| c. 569 | Death of his father, Abdulla.41 |
| c. 570 | Possible date of birth, April 26th: Mecca |
| 576 | Death of his mother, Aminah |
| 578 | Death of his grandfather |
| c. 583 | Takes trading journeys to Syria |
| c. 595 | Meets and marries Khadijah |
| 610 | First reports of Qur'anic revelation |
| c. 613 | Begins spreading message of Islam publicly to all Meccans |
| c. 614 | Begins to gather followers in Mecca |
| c. 615 | Emigration of Muslims to Ethiopia |
| 616 | Banu Hashim clan boycott begins |
| c. 618 | Medinan War |
| 619 | Banu Hashim clan boycott ends |
| 619 | The year of sorrows: khadija (his wife) and Abu Talib (his uncle) die |
| c. 620 | Isra and Mi'raj (the ascention to heaven to meet God) |
| 622 | Emigrates to Medina (was called Yathrib) (Hijra)
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