At a glance
- Era
- Pre-Islamic Arabia · The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
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Walk this pathway
12steps · 60min · newcomer · student
The Birth: the Year of the Elephant
Born in Mecca in the year Abraha marched on the Kaaba with the elephant; orphaned, then nursed among Banu Sa'd.
Revelation in the Cave
In the cave of Hira the revelation descends, opening twenty-three years of the call.
The Call and the Hurt
The Meccan years: the call in secret then openly, the boycott, the Year of Sorrow, and the migration to Abyssinia.
The Year of Sorrow · The Meccan Period: From the Cave to the Hijra
The Pledges of Aqaba
Delegations from Yathrib pledge to the Prophet, preparing the city of the Hijra.
The Hijra
From Mecca to the cave to Quba to Medina: the migration that begins the Islamic calendar.
Building Medina
The mosque, the brotherhood and the charter: a new polity in Yathrib.
Badr, Uhud and the Trench
Three engagements that decide the call's fate: the great victory, the wound, and the siege.
The Battle of Badr · The Battle of Uhud · The Battle of the Trench (al-Ahzab)
Hudaybiyya
The truce that opened hearts before Mecca opened its gates.
The Conquest of Mecca
He enters with a great host and pardons at the height of power; the Kaaba is cleansed.
The Farewell Pilgrimage
One pilgrimage in a lifetime, crowned by the witnessed sermon at Arafat.
The Year of Delegations
The Arabs enter God's religion in throngs; delegations stream to Medina.
The Passing
The final illness, the charge to Abu Bakr to lead the prayer, and burial in A'isha's chamber.
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Do first:: Islam in Thirty Minutes
Overview
Impact
It presents the biography of the Prophet to the visitor in one sitting in sequence; each station links to the record of its entity and to its sources. 1
Sources
- Wikidata
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham
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islam.museum contributors. “The Prophet's Life: From the Elephant to the Passing”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/exhibits/path-life-of-the-prophet/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.