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* 622 Hijrah?
* 622 Hijrah?
* 633 Death of Muhammad?
* 633 Death of Muhammad?
* 634 Doctrina Jacobi : "Prophet who has appeared with the Saracens"
* 634 [[#Doctrina Jacobi|Doctrina Jacobi]] : "Prophet who has appeared with the Saracens"
* ~636 Syriac Gospel Fragment : " killing of {the Arabs of} Muhammad (Muhmd)"
* ~636 [[#Syriac Gospel Fragment|Syriac Gospel Fragment]] : " killing of {the Arabs of} Muhammad (Muhmd)"
* 637 Arab conquest of Jerusalem
* 637 Arab conquest of Jerusalem
* ~639 Sophronius : Saracen conquests
* ~639 [[#Sophronius|Sophronius]] : Saracen conquests
* ~640 Thomas the Presbyter : "the Arabs of Muhammad (tayyaye d-Mhmt)"
* ~640 [[#Thomas the Presbyter|Thomas the Presbyter]] : "the Arabs of Muhammad (tayyaye d-Mhmt)"
* 656 First Islamic Civil War- First Fitna.  End 661.
* 656 First Islamic Civil War- First Fitna.  End 661.
* ~660's Sebeos, Bishop Of The Bagratunis : "Mahmet" - details of life  
* ~660's [[#Sebeos, Bishop Of The Bagratunis|Sebeos, Bishop Of The Bagratunis]] : "Mahmet" - details of life  
* 690's John, Bishop of Nikiu : "Moslem", "Mohammed"
* 690's [[#John, Bishop of Nikiu|John, Bishop of Nikiu]] : "Moslem", "Mohammed"
* 691 Arab-Sassanian coin : "Muhammad rasūl Allāh"
* 691 [[#Arab-Sassanian coins|Arab-Sassanian coin]] : "Muhammad rasūl Allāh"
* 692 Dome of the Rock Inscription : "Muhammad - Jesus", Qur'anic verses
* 692 [[#Dome of the Rock Inscription|Dome of the Rock Inscription]] : "Muhammad" & "Jesus", Qur'anic verses
* 696 Reformed Coinage : "Muhammad"
* 696 [[#Reformed Coinage|Reformed Coinage]] : "Muhammad"
* 761 Ibn Ishaq - Sīratu Rasūli l-Lāh  
* 761 Ibn Ishaq - Sīratu Rasūli l-Lāh  
* 776 Graffiti from northern Arabia : First mention of Quran - generic "book"
* 776 Graffiti from northern Arabia : Quran - first mention, generic "book"
* 810 Tombstone, Egypt / Quran - first explicit reference
* 810 Tombstone, Egypt : Quran - first explicit reference
* 826 Muhammad al-Bukhari / Begins Hadith collection.  d 870.
* 826 [[#Hadth|Muhammad al-Bukhari]] : Begins Hadith collection.  d 870.
* 840 Ibn Hisham - Copy of Ibn Ishaq's work  
* 840 Ibn Hisham - Copy of Ibn Ishaq's work  
* 843 The earliest dated literary papyrus  
* 843 The earliest dated literary papyrus  

Revision as of 23:18, 16 December 2013

Title: Historicity of Muhammad

Introduction

Timeline

  • 622 Hijrah?
  • 633 Death of Muhammad?
  • 634 Doctrina Jacobi : "Prophet who has appeared with the Saracens"
  • ~636 Syriac Gospel Fragment : " killing of {the Arabs of} Muhammad (Muhmd)"
  • 637 Arab conquest of Jerusalem
  • ~639 Sophronius : Saracen conquests
  • ~640 Thomas the Presbyter : "the Arabs of Muhammad (tayyaye d-Mhmt)"
  • 656 First Islamic Civil War- First Fitna. End 661.
  • ~660's Sebeos, Bishop Of The Bagratunis : "Mahmet" - details of life
  • 690's John, Bishop of Nikiu : "Moslem", "Mohammed"
  • 691 Arab-Sassanian coin : "Muhammad rasūl Allāh"
  • 692 Dome of the Rock Inscription : "Muhammad" & "Jesus", Qur'anic verses
  • 696 Reformed Coinage : "Muhammad"
  • 761 Ibn Ishaq - Sīratu Rasūli l-Lāh
  • 776 Graffiti from northern Arabia : Quran - first mention, generic "book"
  • 810 Tombstone, Egypt : Quran - first explicit reference
  • 826 Muhammad al-Bukhari : Begins Hadith collection. d 870.
  • 840 Ibn Hisham - Copy of Ibn Ishaq's work
  • 843 The earliest dated literary papyrus
  • 876 Earliest Qur'an Manuscript Fragment - (no later than this date)

Archaeological Evidence

Dome of the Rock Inscription

Arab-Sassanian coins

Reformed Coinage

Non-Muslim Writings

Doctrina Jacobi

Syriac Gospel Fragment

Sophronius

Thomas the Presbyter

Sebeos, Bishop Of The Bagratunis

John, Bishop of Nikiu

Hadith

Collection of the Hadith

Science of the Hadith

Historical Methods

Sura Literature

See Also

References