Timeline of early Islamic history
This is a timeline of the early history of Islam during the lifetime of Muhammad. The information provided in this article is based Islamic oral tradition, not on historical or archaeological evidence. A separate list of military expeditions and battles is at List of expeditions of Muhammad.
Ali Ibn Abi Talib considered the first Male Muslim convert to Islam by many early Muslim scholars.
N. | Record, milestone or achievement | Date | Noteworthy facts | Notable primary sources |
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1. | Muhammad's first revelation: Quran 96:1–5[1][2][3][4] | 610 [1][2][3][4] |
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First Muslim convert: Khadija [5] | 610 [5] | ||
3 | First Male Muslim convert: Ali Ibn Abi Talib [6] | 610 [6] |
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4 | First Public Dawah [8] | 613 [9][8][10] |
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5 | First Muslim Martyr/first Muslim to be killed: Sumayyah bint Khabbab | 615 [11][9] |
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6 | First Muslim to be tortured: Bilal ibn Ribah | 615 |
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7 | First migration to another country: Ethiopia | 615[11][9] |
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8 | First Muslim Ambassador and Envoy: Mus`ab ibn `Umair | September 621 [21][22] |
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9 | First Muslim Muezzin: Bilal ibn Ribah [24][25] | 622 [26] |
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10 | First treaty/pledge of war made amongst Muslims: Second pledge at al-Aqabah | 622 [29] |
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623 [36] |
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12 | First Muslim to take part in actual fighting in the name of Islam: Sa`d ibn Abi Waqqas [39][43] | 623 |
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13 | First peace treaty: Banu Darhma peace treaty | August 623 [45][46] |
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January 624[51] |
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15 | First assassination carried out by Muslims: Asma bint Marwan or Ka'b ibn al-Ashraf | January 624 [57] |
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16 | First assassination carried out by Muslims: Ka'b ibn al-Ashraf [61][62] | September 624 [61][62] |
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17 | First person(s) to be beheaded and executed by Muslims: Nadr ibn al-Harith and Uqba ibn Abu Mu'ayt | March 624 [63] |
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18 | First Siege carried out by Muslims: Invasion of Banu Qaynuqa | February 624 [65] |
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First person to try and assassinate Muhammad: Ghwarath ibn al-Harith during the Invasion of Dhi Amr |
September 624 [78][79] |
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20 | First defensive military campaign: Battle of Uhud [35] | March 625 [83][84] |
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21 | First Muslim missionaries to be killed: Asim ibn Thabit, Khubyab bin Adi and Zayd bin al-Dathinnah during the Expedition of Al Raji | 625 [89] |
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22 | First Massacre of Muslims: Expedition of Bir Maona [96] | July 625 [97] |
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23 | First massacre carried out by Muslims: Invasion of Banu Qurayza | February–March 627 [101] |
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24 | First woman captured by Muhammad as war booty: Rayhana [117][118] | March 627 [101] |
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25 | First Muslim treasurer: Bilal ibn Ribah [24] | 630 [121] |
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References
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- Quran 96:1–5
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- Watt, Muhammad in Mecca, p. 138, ISBN 0887067077. Quote: "the second al-'Aqabah took the pledge of war"
- Shawqī Abū Khalīl, Atlas Al-sīrah Al-Nabawīyah, p.85, Darussalam (2004), ISBN 9960897710. Quote: "The second Pledge of Al-'Aqabah (the pledge of war) was: "Blood is blood and blood not to be paid for is blood not to be paid for. I am of you and you are of me. I will war against them that war against you, and be at peace with those at peace with you""
- Ibn Hisham, as-Seerat an-Nabawiyyah, Vol. I p. 454
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GHAZWAH OF AL-ABWA* Then (occurred) the ghazwah of the Apostle of Allah, may Allah bless him, at al-Abwa in Safar (August 623 AC)
- Tabari, Al (2008), The foundation of the community, State University of New York Press, p. 12, ISBN 978-0887063442,
In Safar (which began August 4, 623), nearly twelve months after his arrival in Medina on the twelfth of Rabi' al- Awwal, he went out on a raid as far as Waddan
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- Mubarakpuri, Saifur Rahman Al (2005), The sealed nectar: biography of the Noble Prophet, Darussalam Publications, p. 244, ISBN 978-9960899558
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- Sir William Muir, The Life of Mahomet and History of Islam, to the Era of the Hegira ..., Volume 3, p. 72, Oxford University, Smith, Elder, 1861
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- Muhammad Saed Abdul-Rahman, Tafsir Ibn Kathir Juz' 2 (Part 2): Al-Baqarah 142 to Al-Baqarah 252 2nd Edition, p. 139, MSA Publication Limited, 2009, ISBN 1861796765. (online)
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SARIYYAH OF `UMAYR IBN `ADI. Then (occurred) the sariyyah of `Umayr ibn `Adi Ibn Kharashah al-Khatmi against `Asma' Bint Marwan, of Banu Umayyah Ibn Zayd, when five nights had remained from the month of Ramadan, in the beginning of the nineteenth month from the hijrah of the apostle of Allah.
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- Muhammad Siddique Qureshi (1989), Foreign policy of Hadrat Muhammad (SAW), Islamic Publications, p. 254.
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This was the taunt of the jews of the tribe of Kainoka, when Muhammad demanded tribute of them in the name of God.
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So the apostle of Allah, may Allah bless him, put off his two garments and spread them on a tree to be dried and lay himself down (for rest). In the meantime a man from the enemy called Du'that ibn al-Harith came with a sword"
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The Battle of Uhud (23rd March 625) About...
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Messenger of God to Uhud. This is said to have been on Saturday, 7 Shaw- wal, in Year Three of the Hijrah (March 23, 625).
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The common version, however, is that B. Lihyan wanted to avenge the assassination of their chief at Muhammad's instigation, and bribed two clans of the tribe of Khuzaymah to say they wanted to become Muslims and ask Muhammad to send instructors.
(online) - Watt, W. Montgomery (1956). Muhammad at Medina. Oxford University Press. p. 33. ISBN 978-0-19-577307-1.
The common version, however, is that B. Lihyan wanted to avenge the assassination of their chief at Muhammad's instigation, and bribed two clans of the tribe of Khuzaymah to say they wanted to become Muslims and ask Muhammad to send instructors.
(online) - Kailtyn Chick, Kailtyn Chick, p. 338, Hamlet Book Publishing , 2013
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Then in Safar (which began July 13, 625), four months after Uhud, he sent out the men of Bi'r Ma'unah
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