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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
Timeline of Muhammad's life; Important dates and locations in the life of Muhammad Date Age Event c. 570 – Death of his father, Abdullah: c. 570 0 Possible date of birth: 12 or 17 Rabi al Awal: in Mecca, Arabia: c. 577 6 Death of his mother, Amina: c. 583 12–13 His grandfather transfers him to Syria: c. 595 24–25 Meets and marries ...
Timeline of Muhammad's life; Important dates and locations in the life of Muhammad Date Age Event c. 570 Death of his father, Abdullah c. 570 0 Possible date of birth: 12 or 17 Rabi al Awal: in Mecca, Arabia
The date Muhammad set out for Mecca is variously given as 2, 6 or 10 Ramadan 8 AH. [4] The date Muhammad entered Mecca is variously given as 10, 17/18, 19 or 20 Ramadan 8 AH. [4] The conversion of these dates to the Julian calendar depends on what assumptions are made about the calendar in use in Mecca at the time.
Mecca (/ ˈ m ɛ k ə /; officially Makkah al-Mukarramah, [a] commonly shortened to Makkah [b]) is the capital of Mecca Province in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia; it is the holiest city according to Islam. [4] It is 70 km (43 mi) inland from Jeddah on the Red Sea, in a narrow valley 277 m (909 ft) above sea level.
This is a timeline of the early history of Islam during the lifetime of Muhammad. The information provided in this article is based on Islamic oral tradition, not on historical or archaeological evidence. A separate list of military expeditions and battles is at List of expeditions of Muhammad.
Timeline of Mecca; Timeline of Medina; R. Timeline of Riyadh This page was last edited on 17 July 2023, at 16:20 (UTC). Text ...
These attacks provoked and pressured Mecca by interfering with trade, and allowed the Muslims to acquire wealth, power and prestige while working toward their ultimate goal of inducing Mecca's submission to the new faith. [19] [20] In March 624, Muhammad led some three hundred warriors in a raid on a Meccan merchant caravan.