Muhammad before Medina

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The period of Muhammad before Medina started with his birth and ended in 622 with the Migration to Medina in 622.

Contents 1 History 1.1 c 570 1.1.1 Year of the Elephant 1.2 576 1.3 578 1.4 583 1.5 594 1.6 595 1.6.1 Marriage to Khadija 1.7 600 1.8 610 1.8.1 Muhammad's first revelation 1.9 613 1.10 614 1.10.1 Sura al-Rum 1.10.2 First blood 1.10.3 Start of the Persecution 1.11 615 1.11.1 7 BH, Rajab: First migration to Abyssinia 1.11.2 Satanic verse 1.11.3 7 BH: Second and third deputation with Abu Talib 1.12 616 1.12.1 Second migration to Abyssinia 1.13 617 1.13.1 Splitting of the moon 1.13.2 Meccan boycott of Hashemites and Muhammad 1.14 619 1.14.1 Year of Sorrow 1.15 620 1.15.1 Visit to Ta'if 1.16 621 1.16.1 Isra and Mi'raj 1.17 622 1.17.1 June — Second pledged at al-Aqabah 1.17.2 Assassination attempt 1.17.3 September 9 — Migration to Medina 1.18 Undated 1.18.1 Hilf al-Fudul 1.18.2 Stone of Mecca 2 Aftermath 3 See also 4 References 5 External links

[edit] History

[edit] c 570

[edit] Year of the Elephant

Main article: Year of the Elephant

Muhammad is born in Mecca.

[edit] 576

Death of 'Amina, the mother of Muhammad (approximate date).

[edit] 578

Death of Abdul Mutallib, the grandfather of Muhammad (approximate date)

[edit] 583

Muhammad's journey to Syria with his uncle Abu Talib (approximate date)

[edit] 594

Muhammad works for Khadija; leads her trade caravan to Syria and back (approximate date)

[edit] 595

[edit] Marriage to Khadija

Muhammad marries Khadija (approximate date).

Age 25

[edit] 600

Birth of Ali ibn Abu Talib. The cousin of Muhammad and his son in law. He was the 4th caliph.

[edit] 610

[edit] Muhammad's first revelation

Main article: Muhammad's first revelation

The first revelation in the cave at Hira.

[edit] 613

Declaration at Mount Safa inviting the general public to Islam. ^[1]

[edit] 614

[edit] Sura al-Rum

Main article: Hadith of the prediction in Sura al-Rum

[edit] First blood

Main article: Sahaba's first blood

[edit] Start of the Persecution

Main article: Persecution of Muslims by the Meccans

8 BH marked the start of the physical Persecution of Muslims ^[2].

[edit] 615

Birth of Fatima the daughter of Muhammad. She was the wife of Ali ibn Abu Talib and all of offspirings of Muhammad are through her.

[edit] 7 BH, Rajab: First migration to Abyssinia

Main article: First migration to Abyssinia

Persecution of the Muslims by the Quraish. A party of Muslims migrates to Abyssinia.

[edit] Satanic verse

Main article: Satanic verses

[edit] 7 BH: Second and third deputation with Abu Talib

Main article: Second and third deputation with Abu Talib

[edit] 616

[edit] Second migration to Abyssinia

Main article: Second migration to Abyssinia

Second migration to Abysinnia ^[3].

[edit] 617

[edit] Splitting of the moon

Main article: Splitting of the moon

The splitting of the moon (Arabic: shaqq-al-Qamar), is one of several miracles that Muslims ascribe to Muhammad. Muslims view it one of the more spectacular miracles, performed in order to demonstrate to people the validity of his claim as a Prophet of a true God.

[edit] Meccan boycott of Hashemites and Muhammad

Main article: Meccan boycott of the Hashemites

Boycott of the Hashemites and Muhammad by the Quraish.

[edit] 619

[edit] Year of Sorrow

Main article: Year of Sorrow

Lifting of the boycott. Deaths of Abu Talib and Khadija, Year of Sorrow.

[edit] 620

[edit] Visit to Ta'if

Main article: Muhammad's visit to Ta'if

Muhammad went to the city named Ta'if and invited them to Islam, but they answered in a rude manner and started throwing stones against them, causing him to bleed heavily. The entire visit lasted one day.

[edit] 621

[edit] Isra and Mi'raj

Main article: Isra and Mi'raj

"Ascension to the heavens" in 621 ^[3].

[edit] 622

[edit] June — Second pledged at al-Aqabah

Main article: Second pledged at al-Aqabah

[edit] Assassination attempt

The day before, the Meccans made a collective assassination attempt on Muhammad's life ^[4].

[edit] September 9 — Migration to Medina

Main article: Migration to Medina

Muhammad preaching the Doctrines of Monotheism and the threat of the Day of Judgment, did not at first have much success in the city of Mecca. His tribe, the Quraysh, which was in charge of the Kaaba, persecuted and harassed him continuously, until an assassination attempt forced him to flee the city and migrate to Medina.

[edit] Undated

[edit] Hilf al-Fudul

Main article: Hilf al-Fudul

Hilf al-Fudul was an alliance created by Muhammad in the pre-Islamic era ^[5].

[edit] Stone of Mecca

Muhammad helped reach a solution regarding who would put back the stone of the Kaaba ^[6].

[edit] Aftermath

This event ended with Muhammad being in Medina.

[edit] See also

• History of Islam
• Timeline of Islamic history

[edit] References

1. ^ [1] [2] [3] [4]
2. ^ The Sealed Nectar The Second ‘Aqabah Pledge on sunnipath.com
3. ^ ^{a b} http://christdot.org/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5095&hl
4. ^ Hamza Yusu on Muhammad: Legacy of a Prophet, 47th minute
5. ^ http://alislaah3.tripod.com/alislaah/id3.html
6. ^ Islam: Empire of Faith, part one, 10th or so minute

[edit] External links

• Biography of prophet mohammed — islamvision.org