Some Important Dates And Things To Know
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When was the Prophet (S) born?
17th of Rabbi Al-Awwal 570 A.D.
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Where?
Makkah (Mecca)
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Who were his parents and close family members?
Father- ‘Abdullah Ibn ‘Abdul Muttalib who died before his birth
Mother- Aminah Bint Wahhab who died when the Prophet was 6
Grandfather- ‘Abdul Muttalib who died when the Prophet was 8
Uncle- Abu Talib who died in the year 620 A.D.
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When did the Prophet (S) marry?
595 A.D. when he was 25 years old
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To whom?
Khadijah Bint Khuwaylid, she was also 25 years old1
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When was ‘Ali Ibn Abu Talib born?
600 A
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Where?
Inside the Holy Ka’bah2
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Who were ‘Ali’s parents?
Father- Abu Talib
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Mother- Fatimahh Bint Asad
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Did the prophet Muhammad (S) and Khadijah have any children?
Yes. Two boys named Qasim and Abdullah who each died at a young age, and one daughter Fatimahh (‘a). There are various opinions about the other girls that people attribute to being their daughters. Some say they were actually the daughters of Khadijah’s sister, who died. Khadijah took care of them so they were the Prophet’s foster daughters. While some say that they were the Prophets (s) daughters. Allah knows best.
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Did the prophet Muhammad (S) have any other children during his life?
Yes, a son named Ibrahim who also died at a young age. Ibrahim was born from the Prophets wife, Mary the Copt
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When did the first revelation come down?
27th of Rajab 610 A.D. at the age of 40
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Where?
In the cave of Hira in Mount Noor, in Northeast Makkah.
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What was the first revelation?
Surah 96, ayat 1-5
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When was the Qur’an revealed in its entirety?
In the month of Ramadan on the Night of Power3
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When did the Prophet (S) emigrate?
622 A.D.
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Where to?
Madina
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Why?
Too much oppression from the idolaters and Allah commanded him to leave
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Whom did Fatimahh marry?
‘Ali Ibn Abu Talib
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When?
624 A.D.
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Did they have children?
Yes, two boys Hasan & Husayn and two girls Zaynab & Umm Kulthum.
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What were the major battles fought in Islam?
Badr in 624 A.D. against the idolaters
Uhud in 625 A.D. against the idolaters
Khandaq in 627 A.D. against the idolaters and the Jews
Khaybar in 628 A.D. against the Jews
Hunayn in 630 A.D. against the idolaters
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When was the Prophet murdered?
632 A.D. at the age of 63
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Where?
Madina
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How?
He was martyred by poison
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What is the year of grief?
The year 620 A.D. when Khadijah and Abu Talib were martyred due to the hardships they suffered during the exile.
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When was Imam ‘Ali (‘a) murdered?
21st of Ramadan at the age of 63 in the year 40 AH which coincides to the year 661 A.D.
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How?
Struck by a poisoned sword to the head while he was prostrating to Allah during his Fajr salat (morning prayers) on the 19th of Ramadan
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By whom?
Abdur Rahman Ibn Muljim (la)
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Amongst some of the first people to accept Islam were ‘Ali Ibn Abu Talib, Khadija, Zayd Ibn Haritha, Abu Talib, his wife Fatimahh Bint Asad, their son Ja’far Ibn Abu Talib, Abu Dharr, Ammar Yasir and his family.
- 1. In his book, The Prophet Muhammad: A Mercy to the World, Ayatollah Sayed Muhammad Shirazi states that Khadija was 25 years old. Some other historians have different views about Khadija’s age. Some say that she was 40 years old and also some say 28 years old.
- 2. Imam ‘Ali was the only person in history to ever be born inside of the Holy Kabah.
- 3. The Qur’an was revealed in its complete form on the night of power and also gradually over the course of 23 years.