The Prophetic Era

The years of the Prophet Muhammad's mission in Mecca and Medina, from the first revelation to his death in 632 CE.

72 events

  1. c. 586 CE · Ghazwa · war

    The Fijar war

    Commanders: Harb ibn Umayya

    Place: Mecca

    Outcome: Qays prevailed in the morning; Kinana prevailed by mid-day.

  2. c. March 623 CE · Ramadan 1 AH · Sariya · raid

    Expedition of Sayf al-Bahr

    Commanders: Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib · Abu Jahl (Amr ibn Hisham)

    Place: al-Is

  3. c. April 623 CE · Shawwal 1 AH · Sariya · skirmish

    Expedition of Rabigh

    Commanders: Ubayda ibn al-Harith · Abu Sufyan ibn Harb

    Place: Rabigh

  4. c. May 623 CE · Dhu al-Qa'da 1 AH · Sariya · raid

    Expedition of al-Kharrar

    Commanders: Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas

    Place: al-Kharrar

  5. c. August 623 CE · Safar 2 AH · Ghazwa · campaign

    Expedition of al-Abwa (Waddan)

    Commanders: Muhammad

    Place: al-Abwa

  6. c. September 623 CE · Rabi' I 2 AH · Ghazwa · campaign

    Expedition of Buwat

    Commanders: Muhammad · Umayya ibn Khalaf

    Place: Buwat

  7. c. September 623 CE · Rabi' I 2 AH · Ghazwa · campaign

    Expedition of Safwan (First Badr)

    Commanders: Muhammad · Kurz ibn Jabir al-Fihri

    Place: Safwan

  8. c. November 623 CE · Jumada I 2 AH · Ghazwa · campaign

    Expedition of Dhu al-Ushayra

    Commanders: Muhammad

    Place: Dhu al-Ushayra

  9. c. January 624 CE · Rajab 2 AH · Sariya · raid

    Expedition of Nakhla

    Commanders: Abdullah ibn Jahsh

  10. 624 CE · 2 AH† · Ghazwa · siege

    Invasion of Banu Qaynuqa

    Commanders: Muhammad

    Place: Medina

  11. 624 CE · 2 AH† · Ghazwa · war

    Muslim–Quraysh War

    Commanders: Muhammad · Abu Sufyan ibn Harb

    Place: Arabian Peninsula

  12. c. March 624 CE · c. Ramadan 2 AH† · Ghazwa · campaign

    The build-up to Badr: Abu Sufyan's caravan, Mecca's muster and the Prophet's march

    Place: Badr

  13. 13 March 624 CE · 17 Ramadan 2 AH · Sariya · skirmish

    The duel at Badr

    Place: Badr

    Outcome: All three Quraysh duelists killed; Ubayda mortally wounded.

    Part of: The Battle of Badr

  14. 13 March 624 CE · 17 Ramadan 2 AH · Ghazwa · battle

    The Battle of Badr

    Commanders: Muhammad · Abu Jahl (Amr ibn Hisham)

    Place: Badr

    Outcome: Decisive Muslim victory; ~70 Quraysh killed and ~70 captured.

  15. c. 17 March 624 CE · c. 21 Ramadan 2 AH† · Ghazwa · battle

    The day of Badr: the lines, the duels and the victory

    Place: Badr

  16. c. April 624 CE · Shawwal 2 AH · Ghazwa · campaign

    Expedition of al-Kudr

    Commanders: Muhammad

    Place: al-Kudr

  17. c. 9 April 624 CE · 15 Shawwal 2 AH · Ghazwa · siege

    Siege of Banu Qaynuqa

    Commanders: Muhammad

    Place: Medina

  18. c. May 624 CE · Dhu al-Hijja 2 AH · Ghazwa · campaign

    Expedition of al-Sawiq

    Commanders: Muhammad · Abu Sufyan ibn Harb

    Place: Medina

  19. c. July 624 CE · Muharram 3 AH · Ghazwa · campaign

    Expedition of Dhu Amarr

    Commanders: Muhammad

    Place: Dhu Amarr

  20. c. October 624 CE · Rabi' II 3 AH · Ghazwa · campaign

    Expedition of Buhran

    Commanders: Muhammad

    Place: Buhran

  21. c. November 624 CE · Jumada II 3 AH · Sariya · raid

    Expedition of al-Qarada

    Commanders: Zayd ibn Haritha · Safwan ibn Umayya

  22. March 625 CE · Shawwal 3 AH · Ghazwa · battle

    The Battle of Uhud

    Commanders: Muhammad · Abu Sufyan ibn Harb

    Place: Mount Uhud

  23. March 625 CE · Shawwal 3 AH · Ghazwa · campaign

    Quraysh Preparations for the Battle of Uhud

    Commanders: Abu Sufyan ibn Harb · Muhammad

  24. 23 March 625 CE · 7 Shawwal 3 AH · Ghazwa · skirmish

    Battle over the Quraysh standard at Uhud

    Commanders: Muhammad · Abu Sufyan ibn Harb

    Place: Mount Uhud

    Part of: The Battle of Uhud

  25. 23 March 625 CE · 7 Shawwal 3 AH · Ghazwa · battle

    Defense of the Prophet at Uhud

    Commanders: Muhammad · Abu Sufyan ibn Harb

    Place: Mount Uhud

    Part of: The Battle of Uhud

  26. 23 March 625 CE · 7 Shawwal 3 AH · Ghazwa · battle

    Khalid's flanking manoeuvre at Uhud

    Commanders: Muhammad · Abu Sufyan ibn Harb

    Place: Mount Uhud

    Part of: The Battle of Uhud

  27. 23 March 625 CE · 7 Shawwal 3 AH · Ghazwa · battle

    Muslim withdrawal to the mountain pass at Uhud

    Commanders: Muhammad · Abu Sufyan ibn Harb

    Place: Mount Uhud

    Part of: The Battle of Uhud

  28. 24 March 625 CE · 8 Shawwal 3 AH · Ghazwa · raid

    Expedition to Hamra al-Asad

    Commanders: Muhammad · Abu Sufyan ibn Harb

    Place: Hamra al-Asad

    Part of: The Battle of Uhud

  29. c. July 625 CE · Safar 4 AH · Sariya · skirmish

    The Incident of al-Raji'

    Commanders: Asim ibn Thabit

    Place: Mecca

  30. c. July 625 CE · Safar 4 AH · Ghazwa · skirmish

    The Tragedy of Bi'r Ma'una

    Commanders: Haram ibn Milhan · Amir ibn al-Tufayl

    Place: Medina

  31. c. August 625 CE · Rabi' I 4 AH · Ghazwa · siege

    The Siege and Expulsion of Banu al-Nadir

    Commanders: Muhammad

    Place: Medina

  32. c. January 626 CE · Sha'ban 4 AH · Ghazwa · campaign

    The Expedition of Badr al-Maw'ida

    Commanders: Muhammad · Abu Sufyan ibn Harb

    Place: Badr

  33. c. 625 CE · c. 4 AH · Ghazwa · raid

    Abdullah ibn Unays's mission to kill Khalid ibn Sufyan ibn Nubayh al-Hudhali

    Commanders: Abdullah ibn Unays · Khalid ibn Sufyan ibn Nubayh al-Hudhali

    Place: Nakhla al-Yamaniya

  34. c. 626 CE · c. 4 AH · Ghazwa · raid

    The dispatch of Amr ibn Umayya al-Damri to kill Abu Sufyan, and what he did on the way

    Commanders: Amr ibn Umayya al-Damri · Jabbar ibn Sakhr al-Ansari

    Place: Mecca

  35. c. August 626 CE · Rabi' I 5 AH · Ghazwa · campaign

    The Expedition of Dumat al-Jandal

    Commanders: Muhammad

    Place: Dumat al-Jandal

  36. c. February 627 CE · Shawwal 5 AH · Ghazwa · siege

    The Battle of the Trench (al-Ahzab)

    Commanders: Muhammad · Abu Sufyan ibn Harb

    Place: Medina

  37. c. March 627 CE · Dhu al-Qa'da 5 AH · Ghazwa · siege

    The Siege and Judgment of Banu Qurayza

    Commanders: Muhammad · Ali ibn Abi Talib

    Place: Medina

  38. c. April 627 CE · c. Dhu al-Qa'da 5 AH† · Sariya · raid

    Sariyya of Abdullah ibn Unays against Sufyan ibn Khalid

    Commanders: Abdullah ibn Unays

  39. c. May 627 CE · Dhu al-Hijja 5 AH · Sariya · raid

    The Mission of Abu Rafi' (Sallam ibn Abi al-Huqayq)

    Commanders: Abdullah ibn Atik · Sallam ibn Abi al-Huqayq (Abu Rafi')

    Place: Khaybar

  40. c. December 627 CE · Sha'ban 6 AH · Ghazwa · skirmish

    The Expedition of Banu al-Mustaliq (al-Muraysi')

    Commanders: Muhammad · Al-Harith ibn Abi Dirar

    Place: Mecca

  41. c. 628 CE · c. 6 AH · Ghazwa · raid

    Abdullah ibn Rawaha's expedition to Khaybar and the killing of al-Yasir ibn Rizam

    Commanders: Abd Allah ibn Rawaha · Abdullah ibn Unays

    Place: Khaybar

  42. c. 628 CE · c. 6 AH · Ghazwa · raid

    Zayd ibn Haritha's raid on Banu Fazara and the killing of Umm Qirfa

    Commanders: Zayd ibn Haritha

    Place: Wadi al-Qura

  43. c. 628 CE · c. 6 AH · Ghazwa · raid

    Zayd ibn Haritha's raid on Judham and the Prophet's restitution

    Commanders: Zayd ibn Haritha

    Place: Harrat al-Rajla'

  44. c. 627 CE · c. 6 AH · Ghazwa · raid

    Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf's detachment to Dumat al-Jandal

    Commanders: Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf

    Place: Dumat al-Jandal

  45. c. 627 CE · c. 6 AH · Ghazwa · raid

    Kurz ibn Jabir's detachment against the men of Bajila who killed Yasar

    Commanders: Kurz ibn Jabir al-Fihri

    Place: Medina

  46. c. 628 CE · c. 6 AH · Ghazwa · raid

    Zayd ibn Haritha's detachment to Madyan and the captives

    Commanders: Zayd ibn Haritha

    Place: Madyan

  47. c. May 628 CE · Muharram 7 AH · Ghazwa · siege

    The Conquest of Khaybar

    Commanders: Muhammad · Ali ibn Abi Talib

    Place: Khaybar

  48. c. May 628 CE · Muharram 7 AH · Ghazwa · skirmish

    The Expedition of Dhu Qarad (Ghazwat al-Ghaba)

    Commanders: Muhammad · Uyayna ibn Hisn al-Fazari

    Place: Medina

  49. c. July 628 CE · Rabi' I 7 AH · Ghazwa · campaign

    The Expedition of Dhat al-Riqa'

    Commanders: Muhammad

    Place: Medina

  50. September 629 CE · Jumada I 8 AH · Sariya · battle

    The Battle of Mu'tah

    Commanders: Zayd ibn Haritha · Ja'far ibn Abi Talib

    Place: Mu'tah

  51. c. October 629 CE · Jumada II 8 AH · Sariya · campaign

    The Expedition of Dhat al-Salasil

    Commanders: Amr ibn al-As

    Place: Al-Salsal

  52. c. January 630 CE · Ramadan 8 AH · Sariya · raid

    The Demolition of al-Uzza and Major Idols

    Commanders: Khalid ibn al-Walid

    Place: Mecca

  53. January 630 CE · Ramadan 8 AH · Sariya · skirmish

    The skirmish of al-Khandama

    Commanders: Khalid ibn al-Walid · Suhayl ibn Amr

    Place: al-Khandama

    Part of: The Conquest of Mecca (Fath Makka)

  54. between 630 and 631 CE · 8 AH · Ghazwa · raid

    Ali's expedition to Fals to destroy the idol of Tayy

    Commanders: Ali ibn Abi Talib

  55. c. 11 January 630 CE · 20 Ramadan 8 AH · Ghazwa · conquest

    The Conquest of Mecca (Fath Makka)

    Commanders: Muhammad · Khalid ibn al-Walid

    Place: Mecca

  56. c. January 630 CE · Shawwal 8 AH · Sariya · raid

    The expedition to Awtas

    Commanders: Abu Amir al-Ash'ari · Durayd ibn al-Simma

    Place: Awtas

    Part of: The Battle of Hunayn

  57. January 630 CE · Shawwal 8 AH · Ghazwa · siege

    The siege of Ta'if

    Commanders: Muhammad

    Place: Ta'if

  58. 629 CE · 8 AH · Sariya · raid

    The Bakr–Khuza'a clash at al-Watir

    Commanders: Nawfal ibn Mu'awiya al-Dili

    Place: al-Watir

    Part of: The Conquest of Mecca (Fath Makka)

  59. c. 629 CE · c. 8 AH · Ghazwa · raid

    Ghalib ibn Abdullah al-Laythi's raid on Banu al-Mulawwah at al-Kudayd

    Commanders: Ghalib ibn Abdullah al-Laythi

    Place: al-Kudayd

  60. c. 629 CE · c. 8 AH · Ghazwa · raid

    Ghalib ibn Abdullah's raid on the land of Banu Murra and the killing of Mirdas ibn Nahik

    Commanders: Ghalib ibn Abdullah al-Laythi

  61. c. 629 CE · c. 8 AH · Ghazwa · raid

    Ibn Abi Hadrad's raid on al-Ghaba and the killing of Rifa'a ibn Qays al-Jushami

    Commanders: Abdullah ibn Abi Hadrad al-Aslami

    Place: Al-Ghaba

  62. c. 629 CE · c. 8 AH · Ghazwa · raid

    Ibn Abi Hadrad's raid on Batn Idam and the killing of Amir ibn al-Adbat

    Commanders: Abdullah ibn Abi Hadrad al-Aslami · Amir ibn al-Adbat al-Ashja'i

    Place: Idam

  63. c. 629 CE · c. 8 AH · Ghazwa · raid

    Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah's detachment to the sea coast (the Khabat raid)

    Commanders: Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah

  64. c. 630 CE · Shawwal 8 AH · Ghazwa · battle

    The Battle of Hunayn

    Commanders: Muhammad · Malik ibn Awf al-Nasri

    Place: Wadi Hunayn

  65. January 631 CE · Muharram 9 AH · Ghazwa · raid

    Uyayna ibn Hisn's raid on Banu Tamim

    Commanders: Uyayna ibn Hisn al-Fazari

    Place: Medina

  66. February 631 CE · Safar 9 AH · Ghazwa · raid

    Qutba ibn Amir's raid on Khath'am

    Commanders: Qutba ibn Amir ibn Hadida

  67. March 631 CE · Rabi' I 9 AH · Ghazwa · raid

    Ali's expedition to destroy al-Fuls, the idol of Tayy'

    Commanders: Ali ibn Abi Talib

  68. March 631 CE · Rabi' I 9 AH · Ghazwa · raid

    al-Dahhak ibn Sufyan's expedition to Banu Kilab

    Commanders: al-Dahhak ibn Sufyan al-Kilabi

  69. April 631 CE · Rabi' II 9 AH · Ghazwa · raid

    Alqama ibn Mujazziz's expedition to the Jeddah coast

    Commanders: Alqama ibn Mujazziz al-Mudliji

    Place: Jeddah

  70. c. 631 CE · c. 9 AH · Ghazwa · siege

    Surad ibn Abdullah's campaign against Jurash and the conversion of its people

    Commanders: Surad ibn Abdullah al-Azdi

    Place: Jurash

  71. c. 631 CE · c. 10 AH · Ghazwa · campaign

    Ali ibn Abi Talib's expeditions to Yemen (twice)

    Commanders: Ali ibn Abi Talib

    Place: Yemen

  72. c. May 632 CE · Safar 11 AH · Ghazwa · campaign

    The expedition of Usama ibn Zayd

    Commanders: Usama ibn Zayd

    Place: Medina