Revision library
Master timeline
Use each anchor as date → event → turning point → consequence. Approximate dates are labelled, and a date should organise explanation rather than replace it.
Turn dates into developed answers
Open REV-06: The timeline bank for question-specific chronology, Qur’an preservation and Hadith transmission sequences.
| Date | Event and significance | Lesson |
|---|---|---|
| Before 570 CE | Arabia contained tribal, commercial and religious diversity; Makka centred on the Ka‘ba. | P1-SIR-00 |
| c. 570 | Birth of Muhammad ﷺ in Makka. | P1-SIR-01 |
| c. 595 | Marriage of Muhammad ﷺ and Khadija. | P1-SIR-04 |
| 605 | Rebuilding of the Ka‘ba and arbitration over the Black Stone. | P1-SIR-05 |
| 610 | First revelation in the cave of Hira. | P1-SIR-06 |
| c. 613 | Public preaching begins in Makka. | P1-SIR-08 |
| 615 | First migration to Abyssinia. | P1-SIR-10 |
| c. 616–619 | Boycott of Banu Hashim and Banu al-Muttalib. | P1-SIR-11 |
| 619 | Year of Sorrow; deaths of Khadija and Abu Talib; journey to Ta‘if follows. | P1-SIR-12 |
| 620–622 | Pledges of ‘Aqaba prepare support in Yathrib. | P1-SIR-13 |
| 622 | Hijra to Madina; new community and Islamic calendar. | P1-SIR-14 |
| 624 | Battle of Badr. | P1-SIR-17 |
| 625 | Battle of Uhud. | P1-SIR-18 |
| 627 | Battle of the Trench. | P1-SIR-19 |
| 628 | Treaty of Hudaybiyya. | P1-SIR-20 |
| 630 | Conquest of Makka, followed by Hunayn and Ta‘if. | P1-SIR-21 |
| 631 | Expedition to Tabuk and wider delegations. | P1-SIR-21 |
| 632 | Farewell Pilgrimage and death of the Prophet ﷺ; Abu Bakr becomes caliph. | P1-SIR-22 |
| 632–634 | Caliphate of Abu Bakr; Ridda Wars and first collected Qur’an manuscript. | P2-CAL-01 |
| 634–644 | Caliphate of ‘Umar; expansion, administration and welfare reforms. | P2-CAL-05 |
| 644–656 | Caliphate of ‘Uthman; authorised Qur’an copies and increasing opposition. | P2-CAL-09 |
| 656–661 | Caliphate of ‘Ali; Camel, Siffin, arbitration, Kharijite conflict and assassination. | P2-CAL-12 |
Do not invent precision
Some events are known approximately or through differing reports. Use c., a range, or relative chronology where appropriate. Never invent exact dates or casualty figures.