Person570–632
Muhammad
Founder of Islam, born in Mecca about 570. From about 610 he preached the revelations later collected in the Qur’an; in 622 he and his followers moved to Medina (the Hijra), and by his death in 632 most of Arabia had accepted his rule.
- Dates
- c. 570 – 8 June 632
- Events
- 3 events
- Regions
- Africa, Middle East and Egypt
- In the threads
- Africa (6th–10th c.), Middle East and Egypt (6th–10th c.)
Events
- Migration to Abyssinia: the first Hijrabetween 613 and 615 · Africa
- The Hijra: Muhammad’s emigration to MedinaSeptember 622 · Middle East and Egypt
- Conquest of Meccabetween December 629 and January 630 · Middle East and Egypt