Muhammad died on 8 June 632 CE in Medina, aged 61. An Arabian religious and political leader, Muhammad is regarded by Muslims as the last prophet of God and is the founder of Islam. According to Islamic tradition he was born in Mecca and began to receive revelations, which were later collected in the Qur'an, around the age of forty. Facing opposition in Mecca, he and his followers migrated to Medina in 622, an event that marks the start of the Islamic calendar. He then united much of the Arabian Peninsula under the new community before his death at Medina. His example and sayings are the basis of the Sunnah, which guides Muslims worldwide.
Before and after
- from 629 CE to 645 CEXuanzang travels from China to India
- 631 CEOrigins of Islam
- from 632 CE to 633 CERidda Wars
- from June 632 CE to July 661 CERashidun Caliphate
- 8 June 632 CEDeath of Muhammad
- from 633 CE to 640 CEMuslim conquest of the Levant
- from 633 CE to 654 CEMuslim conquest of Persia
- 23 August 634 CEDeath of Abu Bakr
- from December 635 CE to March 636 CESiege of Emesa
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