Bismillah Al-Rahman Al-Rahiim.

Year of the Elephant: 9th Rabi Al-Awwal (22nd April 571 AC). Prophet (saw) was born.

Birth of the Prophet (saw): Located at Makkah and his dearest father Abdullah had died before his birth.

Age 2-4: The Prophet (saw) was brought up by his suckling mother Halima al-Sa’diyya.

Age 6: Prophet (saw) mother Amina took him to Yathrib (presently Madinah). Amina died at Abwa on her way back to Makkah. Then the Prophet (saw) was taken into custody of his grandfather Abdul Mutallib.

Age 8: Prophet (saw) grandfather, Abdul Mutallib died. Then the Prophet (saw) was taken in custody by his uncle Abu Talib who protected him for the following 42 years.

Age 10: The Prophet (saw) is known to have shepherded goats.

Age 12: Accompanied by the Prophet (saw) uncle, he travelled up to Basra. Bahirah, a christian monk, discovered the prophetic impression on Muhammad (saw) and advised his uncle not to take him to Syria where he might be harmed by the Jews. So he came back to Makkah. He witnessed the battle of Fijar and joined the agreement of Fudul.

Age 25: Prophet Muhammad (saw) travelled to Syria in a trade journey for a Makkan lady, Khadijah. On his arrival back he married her. She was 40 years old at that time.

Age 35: Quraish rebuilt the Qa'aba. The Prophet (saw) amicably settled a dispute over the replacement of the Black Stone (Hajr Aswad).

Age 39 ½: Prophet Muhammad (saw) always had true dreams; whatever he dreamt  came true explicitly.

Age 40, 1st year of Prophethood: Ramadhan (August 610AC) Archangel Jibrael conveyed to him the first revelation - first verses of Surah Iqra at mount Hira, outside Makkah. Jibrael showed him how to perform ablution and then led him in a prayer which consisted of 2 Rak’ah. 6 months later, the second revelation, first seven verses of Surah Al-Muddathir was revealed by which the prophetic mission started. The first people to believe were Khadijah, Ali Bin Abi Talib (his cousin), Abu Bakr, and Zaid Bin Harith.

1st 3 Years: The Prophet (saw) continued, in secret, to invite people to Islam. A number of Makkans became Muslims.

4th Year: Prophet Muhammad (saw) was commanded by Allah (swt) to declare the mission openly, so he delivered his famous sermon at Mount Safa which was ridiculed by his uncle Abu Lahab. The persecution of helpless Muslims, such as Bilal, Yasir, Sumayya, Ammar and Khabbab, began. Yasir and Sumayya were martyred.

5th Year: The Prophet (saw) allowed 12 men and 4 women to migrate to Ethiopia. They included his daughter Rugaiyya and her husband Uthman. They were followed by another batch of 83 men and 19 women. The Quraish sent a deputation to King Negus of Ethiopia in order to get back the migrants but they failed in this.

6th Year: The Prophet’s (saw) uncle Hamza became a Muslim followed by Umar, who accompanied by the Prophet (saw), came openly to pray at the Qa'aba. Quraish tempted Abu Talib to exchange the Prophet (saw) with Umara Bin Al-Walid in order to assassinate him and will give anything that the Prophet (saw) want such as authority, position, money, key of the Qa'aba, and etc. Abu Talib refused.

The Prophet (saw) says:
Whether they put the sun in my right hand, and the moon in my left. I will not renounce my message which was from Allah (swt).

7th to 9th Years: Quraish boycotted the Prophet (saw) and his tribe and forced the Muslims to take shelter in the Valley of Abu Talib where they lived for 3 years under very inhumane conditions.

10th Year: The boycott was ended. 6 months later Abu Talib and then Kadijah died. This year known as the Year of Sorrows for the Prophet (saw). Persecution of the Muslims, including the Prophet (saw), was intensified. The Prophet (saw) was labelled a magician when all other allegations such as soothsaying, madness and of writing poetry did not fit him. The Prophet (saw) looked for new venues for his mission by visiting tribal areas and national markets such as Ukas, Majanna, and Dhul Majaz. He was shown the great sing of the splitting of the moon. He went to Taif but received an unfriendly welcome. On the way back he received consolation from the kind response of a group of jinns who listened to the Quran and believed in him. He entered Makkah in the shelter of Mutim Bin Adi, a noble Makkan leader.

27th Rajab: The Prophet’s (saw) Night Journey to Jerusalem and from there his Ascent to the Heaven (Isra’ and Mi’raj). 5 times daily prayers were made obligatory by Allah (swt) during this journey. 6 people from the tribe of Khazraj bacame Muslims and heralded the growth of Islam in Madinah.

11th Year.
Dhul Hijjah: 1st Pledge of Aqaba: Another 12 men from Madinah became Muslims and made a pledge of loyalty to the teachings of Islam. The Prophet (saw) send Mus’ab Ibn Umair with them as a teacher.

12th Year.
Dhul Hijjah: 2nd Pledge of Aqaba: 70 men and 2 women from Madinah entered the fold of Islam and made a strong pact with the Prophet (saw), offering him their protection if he moved to Madinah.

13th Year: Instructed by the Prophet (saw), the Muslims of Makkah began migrating to Madinah. Umar and Suhaib were among the early migrants.

Hijrah of the Prophet (saw) (27th Safar): The Quraish plotted to assassinate the Prophet (saw). They besieged his house but he was able to leave the house unnoticed by the grace of Allah (swt). Ali was advised by the Prophet (saw) to sleep in the former's bed and wrap himself with his green mantle. The Prophet (saw) assured him that no harm would come to him from anywhere. Accompained by Abu Bakr, he took shelter in the the cave of Thaur for 3 nights, after which he left for Madinah.

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