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5steps · 30min · newcomer · student
Khadija
أم المؤمنين تموت: أول مؤمنة وأول زوجة.
Abu Talib
العم الحامي يموت: مكة تفقد سترها.
The year
عام الحزن 619: المصاب المزدوج.
Ta'if
الطائف تطرده: ثقيف تقفل أبوابها.
Aqaba
من الحزن إلى المدينة: نور البيعة.
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Overview
A path through the hardest year of the Prophet ﷺ's life: Khadija and Abu Talib die within weeks, and al-Ta'if drives him away with stones. Grief before the Hijra.
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islam.museum contributors. “The Year of Sorrow”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/exhibits/path-year-sorrow/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.