Muhammad

Arabian political leader and the founder of Islam (c. 570–632)

100 dated entries naming Muhammad, drawn from 70 separate years between 464 CE and 1952 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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5th century

464Hashim ibn 'Abd Manaf, great-grandfather of Mohammed (approximate date)source
497Abdul Mutallib, grandfather of Islamic prophet Mohammed (d. 578)source

6th century

510Hashim, great-grandfather of Muhammad (approximate date)source
535Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib, uncle of the prophet Muhammad, father of Ali Ibn Abi Talib (d. 619)source
539Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib, leader of the Banu Hashim and uncle of Muhammad (d. 619)source
545Abd Allah ibn Abd al Muttalib, father of Muhammad (d. 570)source
549Abū Lahab, uncle and staunch critic of Muhammad (d. 624)source
555Khadija, wife of Islamic prophet Muhammad (approximate date)source
566Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib, uncle of Muhammad (approximate date)source
570Muhammad, last prophet of Islam (d. 632) (approximate date)source
570Ammar ibn Yasir, companion of Muhammad.source
570Muhammad, Islamic prophet, is born in Mecca (today's Saudi Arabia). His father Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib dies a few months before his birth, so he and his mother Aminah bint Wahb are protected by Muhammad's paternal grandfather, Abdul Muttalib, who is recognized as the leading figure in his tribe, the Quraysh.source
570Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib, father of Muhammad (b. 545)source
571Muhammad, prophet of Islam (d. 632) – see also 570source
576Abu Ayyub al-Ansari, friend of Muhammad (approximate date)source
577Muhammad, age 6, returns to his immediate family, but within a year his mother Aminah bint Wahb dies.source
577Aminah bint Wahb, mother of Muhammadsource
578Abdul Muttalib, grandfather of Islamic prophet Muhammadsource
580Abdel Rahman ibn Awf, companion of Muhammadsource
583Muhammad, age 12, accompanies his uncle Abu Talib during trading journeys to Syria.source
583Abu Ubaidah, companion of Muhammad (d. 639)source
583Umar, companion of Muhammad (d. 644) and second Caliph of Rashidun Caliphatesource
589Ramlah bint Abi Sufyan, wife of Muhammad (d. 666)source
592Asmā' bint Abi Bakr, companion of Muhammadsource
593Zaynab bint Jahsh, wife of Muhammad (d. 641)source
594Maymuna bint al-Harith, wife of Muhammadsource
595Muhammad, Islamic prophet, meets and marries Khadija. She is a 40-year-old widow and 15 years older than he. Supported by Khadija's wealth, they form a successful merchant partnership.source
595Asmā' bint Abu Bakr, female disciple (Sahaba) of Muhammad (d. 695)source
595Sa`d ibn Abi Waqqas, companion of Muhammad (d. 674)source

7th century

605Fatimah, daughter of Muhammad (or 615)source
606Hafsa bint Umar, daughter of Umar and wife of Muhammadsource
609Hafsa bint Umar, wife of Muhammad (approximate date)source
609December 22 – Muhammad claims to have received what was to become the first wahy of Islam.source
610Muhammad, Islamic prophet, begins at 40 years old to preach a religion which will be called Islam. According to Islamic teachings, the angel Gabriel appears to him in a cave on Mount Hira near Mecca (Saudi Arabia) and calls him: "The Prophet of Allah". Muhammad gathers followers, reciting to them the first verses of Qur'an(Iqra), thus beginning the revelation of the Qur'an.source
610Safiyya bint Huyayy, wife of Muhammad (approximate date)source
613Islam: Muhammad begins preaching in public. He spreads the message of Islam and encourages a personal devotion to God. Quraysh leaders of Mecca oppose any change in the traditional tribal and religious customs.source
613Aisha, wife of Muhammad (d. 678)source
615Several of Muhammad's followers begin to emigrate to the Aksumite Empire. They found a small colony there, under the protection of the Christian Ethiopian emperor Așhama ibn Abjar.source
615Fatima, daughter of Muhammad (or 605)source
616The Quraish clans begins to boycott Muhammad and Banu Hashem, in order to put pressure on his Muslim followers and his Islamic preachings.source
617Meccans begin a boycott of the Banu Hashim clan, to which Islamic prophet Muhammad belongs. A civil war begins in Medina.source
619Abd Allah ibn Abbas, cousin of Muhammad (d. 687)source
619Muhammad's wife, Khadija, dies after 24 years of marriage in the Year of Sorrow.source
621Islamic tradition says Muhammad visited heaven aboard the winged mount Buraq, in the Isra wal-Miraj, (the Night Journey), from Mecca to Jerusalem, then to heaven from Jerusalem's Temple Mount, then back to Mecca.source
622September 9 or June 17 – The Islamic prophet Muhammad secretly leaves his home in Mecca to make the Hijrah (emigrate) to Yathrib (later renamed by him Medina), along with his companion Abu Bakr. They take refuge in the Cave of Thawr south of Mecca for three days, departing on September 13 or June 21.source
623The Jewish community in Medina (Saudi Arabia) rejects the idea of Muhammad being a leader of Judaism. He and his followers stop bowing toward Jerusalem and start bowing toward Makkah.source
624Hasan ibn Ali, second Shia Imam and grandson of Muhammad (d. 670)source
624Abū Lahab, uncle of Muhammad (approximate date)source
624February 11 – While praying in the Masjid al-Qiblatayn in Medina, the Islamic prophet Muhammad receives revelations from God on the qibla, the direction of prayer, that he should be facing Mecca rather than Jerusalem during prayer, beginning an Islamic tradition.source
625Hasan ibn Ali, grandson of Muhammad (d. 670)source
625March 19 – Battle of Uhud: Muhammad retreats against the inhabitants of Mecca (Saudi Arabia), which they consider a victory.source
626Muhammad issues a final proclamation against alcohol. Alcohol is subsequently prohibited in Islam, and his followers pour their wine into the streets.source
626Zaynab bint Ali, granddaughter of Muhammad and member of Ahl al-Baytsource
626Husayn ibn Ali, grandson of Muhammad and the third Shi'a Imam (d. 680)source
627Zaynab bint Khuzayma, wife of Muhammad (b. 595)source
627March 31 – Battle of the Trench: Muhammad successfully withstands a siege for 27 days at Medina, by Meccan forces (10,000 men) under Abu Sufyan, whose allies, the Jewish tribe of Banu Qurayza, ultimately surrender to Muhammad.source
628Muhammad, Islamic prophet, leads about 1,400 men on a pilgrimage to Mecca where their passage is blocked. The Quraysh tribe and the Muslim community in Medina sign a 10 year truce (Treaty of Hudaybiyyah).source
629Summer – Muhammad, Islamic unifies all nomadic tribes of the Arabian Peninsula, converts them to Islam and prepares an expedition against the Jews.source
629Jafar ibn Abi Talib, companion of Muhammad and older brother of Ali ibn Abi Talibsource
630December 11 – Conquest of Mecca: A Muslim army (10,000 men) marches on Mecca, which surrenders. Muhammad takes the city from the Qurayshsource
630February 5 – Siege of Ta'if: Muhammad begins to besiege Ta'if and brings battering rams and catapults to suppress the fortress city, but is unable to penetrate it.source
631Rayhana, slave and wife of Muhammadsource
632August 28 – Fatimah, daughter of Muhammadsource
632January 27 – Ibrahim, son of Muhammadsource
632June 8 – Muhammad, Islamic Prophet (b. 570)source
632June 8 – Muhammad dies at Medina at the age of 63, after an illness and fever.source
632March 18 (approximate) – Muhammad makes his final sermon to the Muslims. It is believed by Shia to be the appointment of Ali ibn Abi Talib as his successor. The Imamah (Shia doctrine) of Ali Ibn Abi Talib, for the religious, spiritual and political leadership of the Ummah, begins.source
632March 6 (Friday, 9 Zulhijja, 10 AH) – The Farewell Sermon (Khuṭbatu l-Wadāʿ) is delivered by Muhammad, Islamic prophet, in the Uranah valley of Mount Arafat, to the Muslims who have accompanied him for the Hajj (pilgrimage).source
636Sa'd ibn Ubadah, companion of Muhammad (approximate date)source
636August 15–20 – Battle of Yarmouk: In engagements along the Yarmouk River, Muslim forces (25,000 men) of the Rashidun Caliphate, led by Khalid ibn al-Walid, decisively defeat the armies of the Byzantine Empire, effectively completing the Muslim conquest of Syria. It will be regarded as one of the most decisive battles in military history, marking the first great wave of Muslim conquests, after the death of Muhammad.source
637Maria al-Qibtiyya, concubine of Muhammadsource
638Abu Musa al-Asha'ari, companion (sahabah) of Muhammad, establishes Hafar al-Batin, located in the northeastern region of the Arabian Peninsula. He orders the digging for new wells, along this desert route that Muslims travel from Iraq to Mecca for the Hajj (pilgrimage).source
640Bilal ibn Rabah, companion of Muhammadsource
641Zaynab bint Jahsh, wife of Muhammadsource
652Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf, companion (sahabah) of Muhammad, frees 30,000 slaves at his death (approximate date).source
652Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib, uncle of Muhammad (approximate date)source
653Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib, uncle of Muhammad (approximate date)source
656June 17 – Uthman ibn Affan is murdered at Medina after an 11-year reign. He is succeeded by Muhammad's cousin and son-in-law Ali ibn Abi-Talib, who becomes the fourth caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate. He makes Kufah (Iraq) his capital, but the succession is disputed.source
657Ammar ibn Yasir, companion of Muhammad and Ali ibn Abi Talib (b. 570)source
659Ali ibn Husayn Zayn, great-grandson of Muhammad and Shia Imamsource
661Al-Ash'ath ibn Qays, companion of the Muhammadsource
665Hafsa bint Umar, wife of Muhammadsource
670Hasan ibn Ali, grandson of Muhammad and second Shi'a Imam (b. 625)source
674Summer – Abu Ayyub al-Ansari, companion and standard-bearer of Muhammad, is killed during the first attempt of the siege of the city (approximate date).source
674Abu Ayyub al-Ansari, friend (sahabah) of Muhammad (approximate date)source
680Yazid I, son of Muawiyah I, becomes the sixth caliph (second Umayyad caliph) but Kufans in Mesopotamia rebel and invite Hussein ibn Ali (grandson of Muhammad) to take the throne.source
680October 10 – Husayn ibn Ali, third Shia Imam and grandson of Muhammad (b. 626)Ksource
682Bilal ibn al-Harith, companion of Muhammad (approximate date)source
687Abd Allah ibn Abbas, cousin of Muhammadsource
692Asmā' bint Abi Bakr, companion of Muhammadsource

8th century

713Ali ibn Husayn, fourth Shia Imam and great-grandson of Muhammadsource
733Muhammad al-Baqir, fifth Shia imam and descendant of Muhammadsource

9th century

833Ibn Hisham, Muslim historian, collects oral traditions that form the basis for the biography of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.source
850June 18 – Perfecto, a Christian priest in Muslim Córdoba, is executed (beheaded) after he refuses to retract critical comments he made about Muhammad.source
900The future founder of the Fatimid Caliphate, Abdallah al-Mahdi and his family migrate to North Africa. They claim to be descendants of Fatimah, the daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.source

17th century

1666July 6 – On 3 Muharram 1077 AH on the Muslim calendar, Sa'd ibn Zayd, a descendant of Hasan ibn Ali and of Muhammad (founder of Islam) becomes the new Sharif of Mecca, in modern-day Saudi Arabia. His ascension to the post follows the death of his father, Zayd ibn Muhsin, who had been the Sharif since 1631.source

19th century

1802April 21 – About 12,000 Wahhabi Sunnis under the command of Abdul-Aziz bin Muhammad, the second ruler of the First Saudi State attack and sack Karbala, kill between 2,000 and 5,000 inhabitants and plunder the tomb of Husayn ibn Ali, grandson of Muhammad and son of Ali ibn Abi Talib.source

20th century

1924March 3 – The Ottoman Caliphate, a remnant of the Ottoman Empire abolished on November 1, 1922, and one of the historical claims of succession to the Islamic State of Muhammad, comes to an end with the deposition of Abdülmecid II, Caliph of the Ottoman dynasty. This marks the end of an era, giving way to the drastic political transformations of Turkey under President Atatürk's reforms.source
1932April 25 – The bodies of Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman and Jabir ibn Abd Allah, two of the companions of Islamic prophet Muhammad, are moved from their graves in Salmaan Paak following a dream of King Faisal I of Iraq that they are affected by water.source
1952May 6 – Farouk of Egypt has himself announced as a descendant of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad.source