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570
Birth of Muhammad
Muhammad was born in Mecca, Arabia in the year of 570. His father was Abdullah, and mother was Amina. However, Muhammad's father died 6 months before he was born. -
576
Death of Amina
When Muhammad was six years old, Amina, his mother, dies from sickness leaving Muhammad as an orphan. -
583
Muhammad's grandpa takes care of him
Muhammad's grandfather, Abd al-Muttalib, took guardianship of him after both of his parents passed away. -
595
Muhammad gets married
Muhammad works for a widow merchant named Khadija. They get married when he was 25 and she was 40 years old. -
610
Muhammad's First Revelation
Muhammad fasted and meditated in a mountain cave outside of his hometown, Mecca. One time while he was meditating he experienced a vision that he would become the angel Gabriel. -
613
Begins preaching to the public
After another divine experience, Muhammad shares the messages with his tribe. His message was very controversial and condemned the traditional beliefs of the gods in their tribe. -
622
Muhammad runs to Medina
Muhammad was in running in fear of persecution after his first preaching in Mecca. He and his followers, known as Muslims, fled to a city in which they called Medina to continue their beliefs. -
630
Return to Mecca
After creating a military force for protection, Muhammad returns to his hometown, Mecca. Luckily, the return did not cause any disputes or bloodshed. -
632
The final Pilgrimage
After successfully claiming Mecca, Muhammad crossed the Arabian Peninsula to convert tribes to Islam. This ultimately united the religion and made it stronger. -
632
The death of Muhammad
After his final pilgrimage in Mecca, he returned to Medina and got sick and it progressively got worse. He died and was buried in Medina.
