610 CE: Beginning
of Revelation
Qur'an
96: 1-5
613 CE: Beginning of public
preaching,
leading to persecutions
"Arise
and warn" Qur'an 74: 1-5
614 CE: (?) First martyr in Islam:
Sumayya, mother of `Ammar b. Yasir
614 CE: Hamza b.
`Abdu'l-Muttalib
accepts Islam
615 CE: Emigration to Abyssinia
/ Ethiopia, ruled by Christian ruler (Negus or
al-Najjash)
616 CE: `Umar b. al-Khattab
accepts Islam
616 - 18 CE: Boycott against
the clan of Muhammad, the Banu Hashim
(b/w
615-19: "Satanic
Verses" episode)
619 CE: "Year of Sadness" Khadijah
and Abu Talib die
620 CE: Isra' and Mi'raj
(Night-Journey and Ascent to Heaven)
Cf: Qur'an
17: 1-2
Miraculous
travel from Mecca to Jerusalem, ascent to Heaven in one night
620 CE: First converts from
Yathrib
(Medina)
621 CE: (June)
Pledge at `Aqabah, hill outside Mecca: 12 men from Yathrib convert
622 CE: (June)
2nd Pledge at `Aqabah: 73 men and 2 women from Yathrib
convert
622 CE: (July-)
The Hijra. beginning of the Muslim calendar / era
Muhammad
arrives in Medina on September 17th, 622.
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