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570
Muhhamads birth
Muhammad was born in the year 570 in the town of Mecca, a mountain town in the high desert plateau of western arabia. -
Period: 570 to Jan 1, 632
Life of Muhammad
This Timeline tells the story of muhammads life from his birh to death. This will show the significance of his life. He didn't have much, but he made do with what he had. This will have all the acheivments that he made and all the sacrifices. It will also have the other tripes that were currently at him. -
575
The Orphan
When Muhammad was five or six, his mom took him to yathrib, an oasis town a few hundred miles from Mecca, to stay with relatives and visit his fathers grave there. On the journey home, Amina took ill and died, and left muhammad in an orphanage at the early age of six. -
Jan 1, 610
First Revelation
Mecca's new materialism and its traditional idolatry disturbed Muhammad. He began making long retreats to a mountain cave outside town. There, he fasted and meditated. -
Jan 1, 613
Goes Public
After several similar experiences, Muhammad finally began to reveal the messages he was receiving to his tribe. These were gathered verse by verse and later would become the Qur'an, Islam's sacred scripture. -
muhammads marriage
Impressed by Muhammad's honesty and character, Khadija eventually proposed marriage. They were wed in the years 595. He was the age of 25, and she was at the age of 40. Nearly 20 years older than muhammad. -
Caravan agent
In his early twenties, Muhammad entered the service of a wealthy meccan merchant, a widow named khadija bint khawalayd. The two were distant cousins. Muhammad caried her goods to the north and returned with a profit -
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The Teen Years
When young boy, Muhammad worked as a shepherd to help pay his keep (his uncle was of modest means). In his teens he sometimes traveled with Abu Talib, who was a merchant, accompanying caravans to trade centers. On at least one occasion, he is said to have traveled as far north as Syria. Older merchants recognized his character and nicknamed him El–Amin, the one you can trust.
