Chronology of Events – Muhammad

420 AD – Marriage of Qusai to the daughter of the chief of the Khuzaa tribe

Qusai, founder of Quraish ownership of Mecca, died 455

Hashim, great-grandfather of Md

497 – 578 Birth of Abdul Muttalib, grandfather of Muhammad

570 – Year of the Elephant

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570 AD, 12 Rabiul Awwal Muhammad was born.

Son of Abd Allah, belonging to the tribe of Quraysh at Mecca.

His father died before he was born, and mother died in his infancy.

Brought up by Abu Talib, who never accepted Islam.

578 – Abu Talib, the Uncle and foster-father, who took care of Md .

595 AD - Khadija, wife, 15 years senior to him, got married to Md in 595 AD, Md was 25 years.

He did not re-marry until after her death when he was fifty years old, 25 years later.

602-628 - [The Great War between Byzantium and Persia ]

610 AD – The Call - at age 40 he received revelation. (96: 1-8, Iqra….)

610, 17^th Ramadan (?) He received first revelation

613 – Commencement of Public Preaching

612-628 - [ Persian occupation of Syria, Egypt, and Asia Minor ]

615 – The Emigration of Abyssinia

616 – 619 - The Boycott of Beni Hashim

622 – Migration to Medina

March, 624 - 2 Hijra - The battle of Badr [Sura 8 (Anfal)]

700 camels, 1000 warriors, 100+ horses of Mecca

vs. 300+ warriors70 camels 2 horses

March 625 – 3H - The Battle of Uhud

May 625 – Incident at al-Raji

June 625 – Massacre of Muslims at Bir Maoona

Aug – Sept, 625 - Siege and Exile of Beni al-Nadheer

March 626 – Unopposed occupation of Bedr

June 626 - Dhat al Rica raid

Aug 626 – “Dumat al Jandal” raid

March- April 627 - H5 - The Siege of Medina [ The Ditch ]

April, 627 – Extermination of Beni Quraidha

Oct, 627 – Beni Lihyan raid

Oct or Nov, 627 Ghatafan raid on the Apostle’s camels

Dec 627 or Jan 628 – Beni Mustaliq raid

March 628 – 6H - Truce of Hudaibiya

Sept, 628 – The Conquest of Kheibar

Feb, 629 – Muslim Pilgrimage to Mecca

Sept, 629 – Battle of Mota

Jan 630 – 8H - The Conquest of Mecca

Ist Feb, 630 The Battle of Hunain

Feb – March 630 – Siege of Taif

16^th March 630 Return of Mohammad to Medina

March 630 – Death of the son : Ibrahim

Sept – Oct 630 The Tebook Expedition

631 – The year of Deputaions

Feb 631 - 9H Ultimatum to all remaining idolaters

March 632 – 10H - The Farewell Pilgrimage

June 632 – 10H -- Death of Muhammad

Chronologically, the first belief that the Quran inculcated after monotheism and socio-economic justice was that of judgment or final answerability.