Islam

Mecca

570

The time around Muhammad was born, Mecca was not in good standings. It was a place of trade and pagan worship. People would worship many different gods, even though the place that they worshiped at, the Kaaba, was created to worship the one true God. The city was run by men, women were of no such use other than to produce male children, drinking was a very heavily used in society, and there were many slaves still.

Early Life

573

Muhammad's father died before he was born, and soon after his birth, he was sent to live in the desert with a wetnurse who took care of him till he was 2 or 3. After, he went to go live with his mom again. She then died, and Muhammad was sent to live with his grandfather, who died a few years later. He was then adopted by his uncle, who was the leader of a clan. He went on many journey's with his uncle, which taught him a lot about life and shaped him in to the person he became.

Struggles in Mecca

Jan 1, 622

Once Muhammad was visited by the angel Gabriel, he tried to preach his beliefs to the people of Mecca and tell them that their pagan beliefs were wrong. The citizens of Mecca shot him down and became hostile towards him and his teachings. After 8 years of conflict between Muhammad's fellow Meccans, he returned, bringing some 30 000 followers. The Meccans accepted his teachings this time, and soon after, Muhammad passed away, claiming to have fulfilled his purpose on Earth

Hijra

Jun 1, 622

After Muhammad had preached his teachings and got rejected, he was told to leave Mecca through the night. Luckily, he did because the Quraysh planned to kill him in the morning. After a long journey, he finally came to a place called Medina. He then created a mosque there. This was the first year that the Islamic calendar came to be.