KEY DATES AND EVENTS IN THE LIFE OF HAZRAT MUHAMMED(peace and blessings be upon him)

AGE	YEAR OF MISSION/ HIJRAT	CHRISTIAN DATE C.E.	EVENTS
		570/571	Born on 12 Rabi-ul-Awwal in the year of the Elephants.
4 YEARS		574	Hazrat Bibi Halima (R.A), Brings Rasulullah  after weaning.
6 YEARS		576	Demise of Hazrat Bibi Aamina.  Grandfather Hazrat Abdul Muttalib takes care.
8 YEARS		578	Demise of Hazrat Abdul Muttalib.  Uncle Hazrat Abu Talib takes care.
12 YEARS		582	Makes journey to Syria.  Meets Buhaira who forecasts Rasulullah forthcoming prophethood.
23 YEARS		593	Rebuilding of the Ka'ba and placing of the Hajre Aswad (Black Stone).
24 YEARS		594	Takes a second journey to Syria under the employment of Hazrat Bibi Khadija (R.A).
25 YEARS		595	Marriage to Hazrat Bibi Khadija (R.A).  The slaves are set free. Sets up Society (Hilf-Ul-Fuzul). Time spent in meditation in the cave of Hira.
	YEAR OF NABUWWAT
40 YEARS	1st	609	Receiving the first Divine Revelation (Wahi) in Ramadhan.
43 YEARS	3rd	612	Islaam accepted by twenty persons.  Public declaration of the call of Islaam.
45 YEARS	5th	614	Advice a group of Muslims to emigrate to Abyssinia.
50 YEARS	10th	619	Me'raj (Ascension)-27 Rajab.
52 YEARS	12th	621	The first Oath of Allegiance- Aqaba.
53 YEARS	13th	622	The second Oath of Allegiance.
	HIJRA (A.H)
53 YEARS	1	623	Hijrat (Emigration) to Madinah.  The beginning of the Islamic Calender (A.H)
54 YEARS	2	624	Battle of Badr  Expulsion of Banu Qaynuqa  Change of Qibla from Jerusalem to Makkah
55 YEARS	3	625	Battle of Uhad
57 YEARS	5	627	Battle of the Trench
58 YEARS	6	628	The Treaty of Hudaibiyya  Letters (Epistles) to Kings
59 YEARS	7	629	Conquest of Khybar
60 YEARS	8	630	The Expedition of Muta  Conquest of Makkah
61 YEARS	9	630	The Expedition of Tabuk  First Haj of Muslims
62 YEARS	10	631	Year of Deputation and Farewell Pilgrimage
63 YEARS	11	632	The demise of Rasullulah  (12th Rabi-ul-Awwal)