Muhammad's life

Muhammad's birth

570

Muhammad was born in Mecca on c 570. He was raised by Amina, his mother.

Muhammad’s mother died

575

Muhammad’s mother, Amina, died on c 575 because of illness. Muhammad became an orphan because he already lost his father.

Muhammad was adopted by his uncle.

578

When Muhammad was 8 years old, he was adopted by his uncle after his grandfather died. Muhammad had a difficult childhood because of the deaths in his family.

Muhammad started to work for a merchant

594

Muhammad started to work for a merchant when he became 20 years old. The merchant was his cousin and he carried her goods to make income.

Muhammad got married

595

Muhammad got married with merchant, his cousin. He married her even she was nearly 40 when he just became 25 years old.

Muhammad received the revelation

610

Muhammad received the revelation and started to share about it to people. He wrote the Qur’an to teach about Muslim thoughts.

Muhammad built the first Muslim community

622

Muhammad and his followers traveled to Yathrib. He built the first Muslim community and started to gather more people and make them to follow him.

Meccans had three battles against Muslims

625

Meccans had three battles against Muslims. Muslims became a new force in Arabia after the battle.

Muslims took the power of Mecca

630

Muhammad and Muslims took the power of Mecca. Meccans joined Muslim because they thought their time is over.

Muhammad's death

632

Muhammad died in 632 after an illness. After his death, his teaching spread to Indo-China, Morocco, France, and Spain.