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Islamic Era begins: Muhammad and his followers begin migration from Mecca to Medina (Hijra)

Muhammad (570 – 8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious, military and political leader, as well as the founder of Islam.

Muhammad (570 – 8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious, military and political leader, as well as the founder of Islam. According to Islam, he was a prophet who was divinely inspired to preach and confirm the monotheistic teachings of Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and other prophets. He is believed by Muslims to be the Seal of the Prophets, and along with the Quran, his teachings and normative examples form the basis for Islamic religious belief.

According to the traditional account, Muhammad was born in Mecca to the aristocratic Banu Hashim clan of the Quraysh. He was the son of Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib and Amina bint Wahb. His father, Abdullah, the son of tribal leader Abd al-Muttalib ibn Hashim, died around the time Muhammad was born.

Historical Significance

Muhammad (570 – 8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious, military and political leader, as well as the founder of Islam.

Events Before

  1. BC Fall of Nineveh to the Babylonians and the forces of Medes, leads to the sack of one of the greatest cities in the wo

    BC Fall of Nineveh to the Babylonians and the forces of Medes, leads to the sack of one of the greatest cities in the world, the destruction of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, and the death of King Sinsharishkun [date approximate]

  2. Saint Boniface IV's reign as Catholic Pope ends

    Pope Adeodatus I (570 – 8 November 618), also called Deodatus I or Deusdedit, was the bishop of Rome from 19 October 615 to his death on 8 November 618.

  3. Pope Deusdedit [Adeodatus I] elected to succeed Boniface IV as Catholic Pope

    Pope Adeodatus I (570 – 8 November 618), also called Deodatus I or Deusdedit, was the bishop of Rome from 19 October 615 to his death on 8 November 618.

  4. Coronation of Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries of

    Coronation of Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries of Tang Dynasty rule over China

  5. Boniface V begins his reign as Catholic Pope

    Boniface V begins his reign as Catholic Pope

Events After

  1. Battle of Badr: Muhammad's Muslim forces win a significant victory over the Meccan army

    The Battle of Uhud was fought between the early Muslims and the Quraysh during the Muslim–Quraysh wars in a valley north of Mount Uhud near Medina on Saturday, 23 March 625 AD (7 Shawwal, 3...

  2. Boniface V ends his reign as Catholic Pope

    Boniface V ends his reign as Catholic Pope

  3. Honorius I begins his reign as Catholic Pope

    Honorius I begins his reign as Catholic Pope

  4. Incident at Xuanwu Gate: Prince Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rivals, the brothers Li Yuanji and Li Jiancheng, sons o

    Incident at Xuanwu Gate: Prince Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rivals, the brothers Li Yuanji and Li Jiancheng, sons of Emperor Gaozu; he then forces the emperor to name him as successor to the throne

  5. Avars under Khagan Bayan begin the siege of Constantinople, which fails, preserving the Eastern Roman Empire

    Avars under Khagan Bayan begin the siege of Constantinople, which fails, preserving the Eastern Roman Empire

More from the 620s

Battle of Badr: Muhammad's Muslim forces win a significant victory over the Meccan army

The Battle of Uhud was fought between the early Muslims and the Quraysh during the Muslim–Quraysh wars in a valley north of Mount Uhud near Medina on Saturday, 23 March 625 AD (7 Shawwal, 3...

Incident at Xuanwu Gate: Prince Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rivals, the brothers Li Yuanji and Li Jiancheng, sons o

Incident at Xuanwu Gate: Prince Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rivals, the brothers Li Yuanji and Li Jiancheng, sons of Emperor Gaozu; he then forces the emperor to name him as successor to the throne

Prophet Muhammad arrives in Yathrib (Medina)

Muhammad (570 – 8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious, military and political leader, as well as the founder of Islam.

Battle of Nineveh: Byzantine Emperor Heraclius' Byzantine army heavily defeats Persian forces during the Byzantine–Sasan

Battle of Nineveh: Byzantine Emperor Heraclius' Byzantine army heavily defeats Persian forces during the Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628

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