The death of the Prophet
وفاة النبي
8 June 632 CE · 12 Rabi' I 11 AH
The Prophet Muhammad died in Medina after a short illness, and was buried in the house of Aisha.
Depth
At a glance
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
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Connections
- Has part
- Abu Bakr leads the prayers during the final illnessThe farewell prayer over the martyrs of UhudThe last sermon from the minbarThe night supplication at al-Baqi'The pen-and-paper incident
- Led to
- The burial of the ProphetThe meeting at Saqifa
- Occurred at
- Medina
- Had participant
- MuhammadAbu Bakr al-SiddiqAli ibn Abi Talib
- Part of
- The Prophetic Era
- Revealed in
- Qur'an 3:144
People and things also explored
MuhammadMedinaThe burial of the ProphetAbu Bakr al-SiddiqThe HijraThe meeting at SaqifaThe three years of the secret callAbu Sufyan's mission to Medina
Sources
- Ibn Ishaq / Guillaume, The Life of Muhammad (1955)
- Watt, Muhammad at Medina (1956)
- Lings, Muhammad (1983)
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
- Sahih al-Bukhari
- Sahih Muslim
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