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570
Birth
He was born in mecca. His father died very shortly after he was born. -
576
The Death of his mother
His mother passed away when he was still a young child, only 6 years old. -
595
Marriage
Muhammad was proposed to by the wealthy woman who employed him before. Her name was Khadijah and she was relatively old and was a widow. -
610
The First Revelation
While praying alone in a cave in Mecca, the angel Gabriel visits Muhammad. The revelations brought to him are very troubling. -
613
Preaching
Muhammad starts to preach publicly. He started out preaching to just his tribe, and ended up making life somewhat hard for them all. Other tribes had refused to trade with them due to his views on God. -
618
Flee Muhammad!
When his uncle dies, Muhammad's clan protectionis revoked and he becomes targeted by assassins. He fled to Medina. -
624
Battle of Badr
This battle was a huge victory for the Muslims. It was essentially a turning point for them. -
630
Bloodless Conquest
Muhammad takes an army with him to complete his pilgrimage to Mecca. The Meccans do not fight them, so no one is killed. -
632
Death
After his last Pilgrimage, Muhammad returns to Medina where he dies a few months later due to illness. -
632
His last Pilgrimage
Many Muslims come with Muhammad for his final pilgrimage. During this pilgrimage he delivers a famous speech that essentially leads to countless of years between Christians. This is because he basically says to start more conquests.