Seerah at a Glance
The life of the Prophet ﷺ as one path — each step marked with his age at the event, and each opening its Event 360 page.
Seerah at a Glance
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Seerah at a Glance
- Before Prophethood(7 events)
- Makkan Period(11 events)
- The Hijrah(2 events)
- Madinan Period(18 events)
- BirthBirth in the Year of the Elephant
Year of the Elephant · c.570 CE · the birth year all other ages count from
The specific date 12 Rabi' al-Awwal is not definitively established; historians also report the 8th, 9th and 10th. — Zad al-Ma'ad (Ibn al-Qayyim)
Before Prophethood - Age c.0–6Halimah & the splitting of the chest
Infancy · 570–576 CE · age computed from the CE year
- Age c.6 & 8Loss of mother & grandfather
Childhood · 576–578 CE · age from the event’s own account
- Age c.12Journey to Sham & the monk Bahira
Youth · c.583 CE · age from the event’s own account
The data differs: c.12 per the event’s account (Seerah timeline); c.13 per the Seerah timeline (Youth · c.583 CE)
- Age c.20Hilf al-Fudul & "the Trustworthy"
Youth · c.590 CE · age computed from the CE year
- Age 25Marriage to Khadijah ؓ
Age 25 · c.595 CE · age as the timeline states it
- Age 35Rebuilding the Kaʿbah & the Black Stone
Age 35 · c.605 CE · age as the timeline states it
- Age 40The first revelation in Cave Hiraʾ
Age 40 · 610 CE · age as the timeline states it
Makkan Period - Age c.40–43The secret call & first believers
610–613 CE · age computed from the CE year
- Age c.43Public preaching at as-Safa
c.613 CE · age computed from the CE year
- Age c.44–46Persecution of the believers
614–616 CE · age computed from the CE year
- Age c.45–46Migration to Abyssinia (Habashah)
615–616 CE · age computed from the CE year
- Age c.46Hamzah & ʿUmar embrace Islam
616 CE · age computed from the CE year
- Age c.47–49The boycott of Banu Hashim
617–619 CE · age computed from the CE year
- Age c.49The Year of Sorrow
ʿAm al-Huzn · 619 CE · age computed from the CE year
- Age c.49–50The journey to at-Taʾif
619–620 CE · age computed from the CE year
- Age c.51Al-Israʾ wa'l-Miʿraj
c.621 CE · age computed from the CE year
The data differs: c.51 per the Seerah timeline (c.621 CE); c.50–51 per Seerah in Depth (c.620–621 CE)
The exact date and even the month of the Isra & Mi'raj are disputed; reports place it in different months. — Zad al-Ma'ad (Ibn al-Qayyim)
- Age c.51–52The Pledges of al-ʿAqabah
621–622 CE · age computed from the CE year
- Age 53The Hijrah & the Cave of Thawr
1 AH · 622 CE · age computed from the AH year
The Hijrah - Age 53Arrival at Qubaʾ & entry into Madinah
1 AH · 622 CE · age computed from the AH year
- Age 53The Mosque, brotherhood & the Constitution
1 AH · 622 CE · age computed from the AH year
Madinan Period - Age 54The change of the Qiblah
2 AH · 624 CE · age computed from the AH year
- Age 54The Battle of Badr
2 AH · 624 CE · age computed from the AH year
- Age 55The Battle of Uhud
3 AH · 625 CE · age computed from the AH year
- Age 56Expulsion of Banu an-Nadir
4 AH · 625 CE · age computed from the AH year
- Age 57The Battle of the Trench (al-Khandaq)
5 AH · 627 CE · age computed from the AH year
- Age 57Banu Qurayzah & their treachery
5 AH · 627 CE · age computed from the AH year
- Age 58The Treaty of al-Hudaybiyyah
6 AH · 628 CE · age computed from the AH year
- Age 58–59Letters to the kings & rulers
6–7 AH · 628 CE · age computed from the AH year
- Age 59The Conquest of Khaybar
7 AH · 628 CE · age computed from the AH year
- Age 59ʿUmrat al-Qadaʾ — the make-up ʿUmrah
7 AH · 629 CE · age computed from the AH year
- Age 60The Battle of Muʾtah
8 AH · 629 CE · age computed from the AH year
- Age 60The Conquest of Makkah
8 AH · 630 CE · age computed from the AH year
- Age 60The Battle of Hunayn & siege of at-Taʾif
8 AH · 630 CE · age computed from the AH year
- Age 61The Expedition of Tabuk
9 AH · 630 CE · age computed from the AH year
- Age 61The Year of Delegations
9 AH · 631 CE · age computed from the AH year
Also dated 9 AH · 630–631 CE per Seerah in Depth
- Age 62The Farewell Pilgrimage & Sermon
10 AH · 632 CE · age computed from the AH year
- Age 63The passing of the Prophet ﷺ
11 AH · 632 CE · age from the event’s own account