Glossary — The Life of the Prophet Muhammad

the Trustworthy
his title before prophethood among Quraysh: the Trustworthy one
the cave of Hira
the cave of Hira where he worshipped before the revelation came
revelation
the descent of revelation upon him in Ramadan 610, the call's beginning
the Hijra
the 622 emigration from Mecca to Yathrib that began the calendar
Yathrib
Yathrib, renamed the illuminated Medina after the emigration there
Badr
the great battle of Badr in 624, the believers' first great victory
the Hudaybiyyah peace
the 628 Hudaybiyyah truce that opened the gate to people entering Islam
the conquest of Mecca
the conquest of Mecca in Ramadan of year eight, nearly without fighting
the farewell sermon
the farewell sermon at Arafah laying down worship and rights
the sira (biography)
the sira biographies recording his life from Ibn Ishaq onward
the model
the Muslims' model in worship, dealing and mercy
632
the year 632, when he died in Medina and was buried in his mosque

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