Muhammad was born into the Quraysh tribe. He is the son of Ma'ad ibn Adnan, whom the northern Arabs believed to be their common ancestor and a descendant of Ishmael....
Nizar.... Mudar.... Ilyas.... Mudrikah (Amir).... Kinana son of Khuzaimah.... Malik ibn an-Nadr (Qais) .... Ghalib ibn Fahr (Quraish) .... Ka'b ibn Lu'ay.... Qusai (Zaid) ibn Kilab ibn Murra.... Hashim (Amr) ibn Abd Manaf (al-Mughira).... Abd al-Muttalib (Shaiba) .... Abd Allah.... Muhammad....
Early Life
Early Life in Mecca
(Kaaba/trading centery & trips to Syria with uncle)
569 Death of his father, `Abd Allah
c. 570 Possible date of birth, April 20: Mecca
570 Legendary unsuccessful Ethiopian attack on Mecca
576 Death of Mother
578 Death of Grandfather and Muhammad comes under care of Abu Talib
c. 583 Takes trading journeys to Syria
c. 595 Meets and marries Khadijah
Beginning Prophetizing 610 First reports of Qur'anic revelation on Mt. Hira
c. 610 Appears as Prophet of Islam
First followers said to be Khadijah (his wife) and Waraqah (his Christian cousin) followed by ten-year-old cousin Ali ibn Abi Talib, close friend Abu Bakr and adopted son Zaid (later known as Zaid bin Haarith.
c. 613 Begins spreading message of Islam publicly
c. 614 Begins to gather following in Mecca
c. 615 Emigration of Muslims to Ethiopia
616 Banu Hashim clan boycott begins
c. 618 Medinan Civil War
619 Banu Hashim clan boycott ends
619 The year of sorrows: Khadijah and Abu Talib die
c. 620 Isra and Miraj
Hijra Emigration
Hijra marking beginning of Muslim Calandar
622 Emigrates to Medina (Hijra)
Invited to be an Arbitrator: to resove conflicts between Aws and Khazraj. Many Jewish Tribes there as well.
establishes a form of Constitution
624 Battle of Badr: Muslims defeat Meccans
bad relations between Mecca and Medina. Muhammad leads raid on Meccan Merchant Caravan
Meccans defended Carvan and led attack to Medina Forces met near Badr
Victory at Badr
624 Expulsion of Banu Qaynuqa
625 Battle of Uhud: Meccans defeat Muslims
625 Expulsion of Banu Nadir
626 Attack on Dumat al-Jandal (Syria)
627 Battle of the Trench
627 Destruction of Banu Qurayza
627 Subjugation of Dumat al-Jandal
628 Treaty of Hudaybiyya
c. 628 Gains access to Meccan shrine Kaaba
628 Conquest of the Khaybar oasis
629 First hajj pilgrimage
629 Attack on Byzantine empire fails: Battle of Mu'tah
630 Attacks and bloodlessly captures Mecca
c. 630 Battle of Hunayn
c. 630 Siege of Taif
630 Conquest of Mecca
c. 631 Rules most of the Arabian peninsula
c. 632 Attacks the Ghassanids: Tabuk
632 Farewell hajj pilgrimage
632 Death (June 8): Medina
