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Prophets and messengers in Islam

apostles who preach the news of what comes from the revelation and Sharia

10 dated entries naming Prophets and messengers in Islam, drawn from 10 separate years between 497 CE and 833 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.

Also written as Prophets in Islam in the source articles; Wikipedia redirects those to the same subject, so their entries are on this page.

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5th century

  • 497Abdul Mutallib, grandfather of Islamic prophet Mohammed (d. 578)source

6th century

  • 555Khadija, wife of Islamic prophet Muhammad (approximate date)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
  • 578Abdul Muttalib, grandfather of Islamic prophet 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

7th century

  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 632June 8 – Muhammad, Islamic Prophet (b. 570)source

9th century

  • 833Ibn Hisham, Muslim historian, collects oral traditions that form the basis for the biography of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.source

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