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Sirah: places of Islamic history
Every researched 360° place from the Sirah era of Islamic history — each with its date, location, and Sunni-sourced background.
63 places
Sirah
The Encampment of Halima
c. 571-575 CE
The pasture country of Banu Sa'd ibn Bakr, in the uplands between Makkah and Ta'if
Sirah
The Grave at al-Abwa
c. 577 CE
Al-Abwa, on the road between Makkah and Madinah, near Rabigh
Sirah
Zamzam and the Quarter of Banu Hashim
c. 578-595 CE
The quarter of Banu Hashim and the well of Zamzam, by the Ka'ba, Makkah
Sirah
The Monk at Busra
c. 583 CE
Busra (Bosra) in the Hawran, southern Syria
Sirah
The Pact of the Virtuous
c. 590 CE
The house of Abdullah ibn Jud'an, Makkah, near the sanctuary
Sirah
Khadijah's Caravan to Sham
c. 595 CE
The caravan road north from the Hijaz toward Sham
Sirah
The Marriage to Khadijah
c. 595 CE
The quarter of Banu Asad, Makkah (the house of Khadijah, RA)
Sirah
The Rebuilding of the Ka'ba
c. 605 CE
The Ka'ba, Makkah
Sirah
The First Revelation at the Cave of Hira
13 BH / c. 610 CE
Cave of Hira, Jabal al-Nur, near Makkah
Sirah
The House of al-Arqam
c. 610-613 CE
Dar al-Arqam, on the slope of Jabal al-Safa, Makkah
Sirah
The Plain of Trial
c. 613-615 CE (c. 9-7 BH)
The open ground outside Makkah where the persecuted were taken
Sirah
The Call from Mount Safa
c. 10 BH / c. 613 CE
Mount Safa, beside the Ka'ba in Makkah
Sirah
At the Court of the Negus
c. 7 BH / c. 615 CE
Court of the Negus, Aksum, Abyssinia
Sirah
The Islam of Hamza
c. 615 CE
The sanctuary precinct by the Ka'ba, Makkah
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Embarking for Abyssinia
c. 615 CE
The Red Sea coast at Shu'aybah, the old port of Makkah
Sirah
The Boycott at Shi'b Abi Talib
c. 6-3 BH (c. 616-619 CE)
Shi'b Abi Talib, northeast of the Ka'ba, Makkah
Sirah
The Islam of Umar
c. 616 CE
The house of Fatima bint al-Khattab (RA), Makkah
Sirah
The Splitting of the Moon
c. 617 CE
Makkah, the valley and the hills above it
Sirah
The Orchard Wall at Ta'if
c. 619-620 CE
Ta'if, the hill-town and its orchards south-east of Makkah
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The Year of Sorrow
c. 619 CE
The al-Hajun burial ground (later al-Ma'la) on the heights above Makkah
Sirah
The First Pledge of al-Aqaba
1 BH / c. 621 CE
Hill pass near Mina, east of Makkah
Sirah
The Sacred Precinct by Night
c. 621 CE
The Sacred Mosque precinct (al-Masjid al-Haram), Makkah
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The Rock on the Bare Platform
c. 621 CE
The Temple Mount platform (al-Masjid al-Aqsa precinct), Jerusalem
Sirah
The Arrival at Quba
12 Rabi' al-Awwal 1 AH / 23 September 622 CE
Quba, the southern approach of Yathrib (al-Madinah)
Sirah
The Cave on Jabal Thawr
1 BH (Rabi al-Awwal, year 0 AH) / 622 CE
Jabal Thawr, south of Makkah
Sirah
Construction of the First Mosque at Madinah
1 AH / 622 CE
Site of al-Masjid an-Nabawi, Madinah
Sirah
The Pairing of Emigrants and Helpers
1 AH / 622 CE
The settled quarters and date-gardens of Madinah (Yathrib)
Sirah
The Night of the Hijrah
late Safar 1 AH / c. 12 September 622 CE
The Prophet's house, Makkah
Sirah
The First Patrols
1 AH / c. 623 CE
The coastal road of the Hijaz between Makkah and Madinah, toward the Red Sea
Sirah
The Emptied Market of the Goldsmiths
2 AH / 624 CE
The quarter and market of Banu Qaynuqa, Madinah
Sirah
The Battle of Badr
17 Ramadan 2 AH / 13 March 624 CE
Wells of Badr, on the Madinah-Makkah caravan road
Sirah
The Turning of the Qibla
2 AH / 624 CE
The mosque later known as Masjid al-Qiblatayn, northern Madinah
Sirah
The First Eid Prayer-Ground
2 AH / 624 CE
The open prayer-ground (musalla) outside Madinah
Sirah
The Expedition of Nakhla
Rajab 2 AH / c. 624 CE
The valley of Nakhla, between Makkah and Ta'if
Sirah
The Date-Gardens Left Behind
4 AH / 625 CE
The date-garden estates and strongholds of Banu Nadir, south-east of Madinah
Sirah
The Well of Ma'una
4 AH / 625 CE
Bi'r Ma'una, a desert well on the edge of Najd between the lands of Banu 'Amir and Banu Sulaym
Sirah
The Fires of Hamra al-Asad
3 AH / 625 CE
Hamra al-Asad, on the road south-west of Madinah toward Makkah
Sirah
Uhud, The Archers Leave the Hill
3 AH / 625 CE
Jabal al-Rumat (Hill of the Archers), foot of Mount Uhud
Sirah
The Appointment at Badr
4 AH / 626 CE
The wells of Badr, on the caravan road south-west of Madinah
Sirah
The Expedition to the Wells of al-Muraysi'
c. 5-6 AH / c. 627 CE
The well of al-Muraysi', in the country of Banu Mustaliq toward the Red Sea coast, south-west of Madinah
Sirah
The Quarter of Banu Qurayza after the Trench
5 AH / 627 CE
The strongholds of Banu Qurayza, in the south-eastern oasis of Madinah
Sirah
The Pursuit at Dhu Qarad
6 AH / c. 627 CE
Dhu Qarad and the pasture of al-Ghaba, north of Madinah
Sirah
The Trench of Madinah
5 AH / 627 CE
Northern approach to Madinah, near Jabal Sala'
Sirah
Khandaq, The Night of the Wind
5 AH / 627 CE
Northern approach to Madinah, near Jabal Sala'
Sirah
The Treaty of Hudaybiyyah and the Pledge of Ridwan
6 AH / 628 CE
Hudaybiyyah, on the Makkan edge of the Haram boundary, west of Makkah
Sirah
Khaybar, the Breaching of al-Qamus
7 AH / 628 CE
Khaybar oasis, north of Madinah
Sirah
The Letter to Heraclius
c. 6-7 AH / 628 CE
The court of Heraclius in the Holy Land (Aelia, Jerusalem)
Sirah
The Letter to Khosrow
c. 6-7 AH / 628 CE
The hall of Khosrow at Ctesiphon (al-Mada'in), on the Tigris
Sirah
The Letter to the Negus
c. 6-7 AH / 628 CE
Court of the Negus, Aksum, Abyssinia
Sirah
The Letters to the Kings
c. 6-7 AH / c. 628 CE
The courtyard of the Prophet's Mosque (Masjid an-Nabawi), Madinah
Sirah
The Battle of Mu'tah
8 AH / 629 CE
Mu'tah, in the Balqa near al-Karak, in present-day Jordan
Sirah
The Compensatory Pilgrimage ('Umrat al-Qada')
7 AH / 629 CE
The Ka'ba and its precinct, Makkah
Sirah
Conquest of Makkah, The Cleansing of the Ka'ba
8 AH / 630 CE
Inner precinct of the Ka'ba, Makkah
Sirah
The Battle of Hunayn
8 AH / 630 CE
Wadi Hunayn, on the road from Makkah toward Ta'if, east of Makkah
Sirah
The Razing of the Mosque of Dissent
9 AH / 630 CE
The edge of Madinah near Quba, in the southern oasis
Sirah
The Siege of Ta'if
8 AH / 630 CE
Ta'if, in the cooler highlands south-east of Makkah
Sirah
The Expedition to Tabuk
9 AH / 630 CE
Tabuk, on the wells of the north-western road toward Syria
Sirah
The Year of the Delegations at Madinah
9 AH / 630-631 CE, 'Year of the Delegations'
Courtyard of Masjid an-Nabawi, Madinah
Sirah
Mu'adh ibn Jabal Sent to Yemen
c. 10 AH / c. 631 CE
The highland road into Yemen, toward al-Janad and San'a
Sirah
The Christian Delegation of Najran
c. 9-10 AH / c. 631 CE
The courtyard of the Prophet's Mosque (Masjid an-Nabawi), Madinah
Sirah
The Eclipse and the Passing of Ibrahim
10 AH / 632 CE
The Prophet's Mosque and the cemetery of al-Baqi, Madinah
Sirah
The Farewell Hajj, Wuquf at Arafat
9 Dhul Hijjah 10 AH / 6 March 632 CE
Plain of Arafat, east of Makkah
Sirah
The Final Illness and the Passing
11 AH / 632 CE
The chamber adjoining the Prophet's Mosque (Masjid an-Nabawi), Madinah