Important Islamic Historical Events

Question:

There are 12 months in an Islamic year. I would like to know the major events or incidents that took place in each month including the date if available in the books of history, e.g.. On the tenth of Muharram Hazrat Moosa A.S. was saved from Firown,The battles that were fought, The Seerat of Nabi (S.A.W).
References will be highly appreciated.
Jazakumullah.

Answer:

Muharram:

• Battle of Khaibar.  (7 A.H.)
• Demise of Umar (R.A.).  (1^st Muharram 24 A.H.)
• Beginning of Uthman (R.A.)’s Khilaafat.  (4^th Muharram 24 A.H.)
• Incident of Ashaabul Feel.  (17^th Muharram)
• Demise of Hussain (R.A.).  (10^th Muharram 61 A.H.)

Safar:

• Victory over Khaibar.  (7 A.H.)
• The Prophet (S.A.W.)’s marriage to Safiyyah bint Huyay (R.A.).  (7 A.H.)
• The immigration of the Prophet (S.A.W.) to Madinah.  (27^th Safar 1 A.H.), some make mention that this took place in Rabee’ul Awwal.
• The Battle of Waadi-ul-Quraa.  (7 A.H.)
• The Prophet (S.A.W.) falls ill.  (30^th Safar 11 A.H.)

Rabee’ul Awwal:

• The Prophet (S.A.W.) receives prophethood.
• The demise of Zainab bin Khuzaimah (R.A.).  (4 A.H.)
• The Prophet (S.A.W.)’s demise.  (12^th Rabee’ul Awwal 11 A.H.)
• Battle of Thaatur Riqaa’.  (7 A.H.)
• Battle of Banu Nazeer.  (4 A.H.)
• Demise of Ebrahim (R.A.), the son of Nabi (S.A.W.).  (10^th Rabee’ul Awwal     10 A.H.)
• Birth of the Prophet (S.A.W.).  (9^th Rabee’ul Awwal)

Rabee’uth Thaani:

Jumaadul Oola:

• Battle of Mootah.  (8 A.H.)

Jumaadul Ukhraa:

• Demise of Abubakar (R.A.).  (22^nd Jumaadul Ukhraa 13 A.H.)
• The beginning of Umar (R.A.)’s Khilafah.  (23^rd Jumaadul Ukhraa 13 A.H.

Rajab:

• The Sahabah (R.A.)’s first migration to Abyssinia.  (5^th year after Nubuwwat)
• Me’raaj (27^th Rajab 12^th year after Nubuwwat)
• Battle of Tabuk (9 A.H.)

Sha’baan:

• The Sahabah (R.A.)’s first marriage to Safiyyah (R.A.).  (3 A.H.)
• Birth of Hussain (R.A.).  (4 A.H.)
• Demise of Umme Kulthoom (R.A.).  (6^th Sha’baan 9 A.H.)
• Battle of Banu Mustaliq.  (5 A.H.)
• Demise of Hafsah (R.A.).  (45 A.H.)

Ramadhaan:

• Demise of Khadijah (R.A.).  (10^th Ramadhaan, 10^th year after Nubuwwat)
• Battle of Badr.  (17^th Ramadhaan 2 A.H.)
• Conquest of Makkah.  (8 A.H.)
• Birth of Hasan (R.A.).  (3 A.H.)
• Demise of Fatimah (R.A.).  (3^rd Ramadhaan 2 A.H.)
• First revelation of the Qur’an.  (1^st year of Nubuwwat)
• Demise of Aisha (R.A.).  (27^th Ramadhaan 57 A.H.)
• Demise of Ruqayyah (R.A.), the daughter of Nabi (S.A.W.).  (20^th Ramadhaan 2 A.H.)
• Demise of ‘Ali (R.A.).  (17^th Ramadhaan 40 A.H.)

Shawwal:

• Prophet (S.A.W.)’s journey to Taif.  (27^th Shawwal, 10^th year after Nubuwwat)
• Battle of Uhud.  (3 A.H.)
• Battle of the Trench.  (18^th Shawwal 5 A.H.)
• Battle of Hunain.  (6^th Shawwal 8 A.H.)
• Battle of Taif.  (8 A.H.)
• The Prophet (S.A.W.)’s marriage to Umme Salmah (R.A.).  (4 A.H.)
• The Prophet (S.A.W.)’s marriage to Saudah bin Zam’ah (R.A.) and also to         Aisha (R.A.).  (10^th year after Nubuwwat)
• Battle of Qainuqaa’.  (3 A.H.)
• Battle of Hamraa-ul-Asad.  (16^th Shawwal 3 A.H.)

Thul Qa’dah:

•  Battle of Hudaibiyah.  (1^st Thul Qa’dah 6 A.H.)

• The Prophet (S.A.W.)’s marriage to Zainab bint Jahash (R.A.).  (4 A.H.)

•   The Prophet (S.A.W.)’s marriage to Maymoonah bint Harith (R.A.).  (4 A.H.)

•  Battle of Banu Quraizah.  (23^rd Thul Qa’dah 5 A.H.)

Thul Hijjah:

• The Prophet (S.A.W.)’s marriage to Zainab bint Khuzaimah (R.A.).  (3 A.H.)
• ‘Umratul Qadhaa of the Prophet (S.A.W.).  (4^th Thul Hijjah 7 A.H.)
• Birth of Ebrahim (R.A.), the son of the Prophet (S.A.W.).  (8 A.H.)
• Battle of Thi Qirad.  (6 A.H.)
• Demise of Uthmaan (R.A.).  (18^th Thul Hijjah 35 A.H.)
• Beginning of ‘Ali (R.A.)’s Khilafah.  (35 A.H.)

(Taken from ‘Ahde Nubuwwat ke Maah wa Saal, Ghazawaatun Nabi (S.A.W.), Ek ‘Aalami Tareekh)

And Allah Ta’ala knows best

Qasim bin Hashim Limbada

Attested to as correct by:

Mufti Muhammad Ashraf

Darul Iftaa

Jameah Mahmoodiyah

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22 April 2004

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