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570
Muhammad is born
On the 26 of April in 570 Muhammad. He was born in Makkah. All his family were merchants. -
Period: 570 to Dec 31, 632
World History
Muhammad's life from 570-632 -
575
Muhammad Becomes an Orphan
When Muhammad was five his mother took him to Yathrib, to stay with relatives and visit his father's grave . On the journey back his mother became ill. His nurse took the orphaned boy and placed him in the protection of his grandfather. -
575
Cerbonius Dies
Saint Cerbonius was a bishop of Populonia during the Barbarian invasions. Saint Gregory the Great praises him in Book XI of his Dialogues. -
Dec 4, 600
The Worlds Population Increases
The population of the Earth rises to about 208 million people. -
Dec 4, 610
Muhammad Receives First Revelation
He began making long retreats to a mountain cave outside town. On one occasion, after a number of indistinct visionary experiences, Muhammad was visited by an overpowering presence and instructed to recite words of such beauty and force that he and others gradually attributed them to God. -
Dec 2, 613
Muhammad Reveals His Messages
Muhammad finally began to reveal the messages he was receiving to his tribe. Muhammad's message was resolutely monotheistic. -
Dec 4, 625
Battle of Uhud
The Battle of Uḥud was the second military encounter between the Meccans and the Muslims, preceded by the Battle of Badr in 624, where a small Muslim army had defeated the much larger Meccan army. -
Dec 4, 626
The Military Period
Early skirmishes led to three major battles in the next three years. Of these the Muslims won the first lost the second, and outlasted the third, In March, 628, a treaty was signed between the two sides, which recognized the Muslims as a new force in Arabia and gave them freedom to move. -
Dec 4, 630
The Conquest of Mecca
In January, 630, they marched on Mecca and were joined by a tribe after tribe along the way. They entered Mecca without bloodshed and the Meccans joined them. -
Jun 8, 632
Muhammad Dies
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Muhammad Gets Married
Khadija eventually proposed marriage to Muhammad. They became married in about 595. He was twenty-five and she was nearly forty. -
Persia is Invaded
Arabs, Khazars, and Turks invade Persia, but they are driven out -
Augustine the Lesser to goes to England
Pope Gregory orders Saint Augustine the Lesser to go to England and convert the inhabitants to Christianity. -
New Bridge is Designed
Iron-chain suspension bridge invented in China. -
Mercian Kingdom is Founded
Foundation of Mercian kingdom in England among the Anglo-Saxon tribes -
First English Church
Saint Augustine the Lesser lands in England and converts the kingdom of Kent to Christianity. He founds the first English church in Canterbury.
