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==Timeline==
==Timeline==
The following timeline gives a brief summary of when key artifacts and literary documents, concerning the life of Muhammad and the Qur'an, were first created.


* 622 Hijrah?
* 622 Hijrah?
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* ~636 [[#Syriac Gospel Fragment|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|Sophronius]] : Saracen conquests
* ~639 [[#Sophronius|Sophronius]] : "Saracen conquests"
* ~640 [[#Thomas the Presbyter|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|Sebeos, Bishop Of The Bagratunis]] : "Mahmet" - details of life  
* ~660's [[#Sebeos, Bishop Of The Bagratunis|Sebeos, Bishop Of The Bagratunis]] : Mentions "Mahmet", gives sparse details of his life  
* 690's [[#John, Bishop of Nikiu|John, Bishop of Nikiu]] : "Moslem", "Mohammed"
* 690's [[#John, Bishop of Nikiu|John, Bishop of Nikiu]] : Uses the term "Moslem" and "Mohammed"
* 691 [[#Arab-Sassanian coins|Arab-Sassanian coin]] : "Muhammad rasūl Allāh"
* 691 [[#Arab-Sassanian coins|Arab-Sassanian coin]] : "Muhammad Rasul Allah"
* 692 [[#Dome of the Rock Inscription|Dome of the Rock Inscription]] : "Muhammad" & "Jesus", Qur'anic verses
* 692 [[#Dome of the Rock Inscription|Dome of the Rock Inscription]] : "Muhammad" & "Jesus son of Mary", Qur'anic verses
* 696 [[#Reformed Coinage|Reformed Coinage]] : "Muhammad"
* 696 [[#Reformed Coinage|Reformed Coinage]] : "Muhammad"
* 761 [[#Ibn Ishaq|Ibn Ishaq]] - Sīratu Rasūli l-Lāh
* 761 [[#Ibn Ishaq|Ibn Ishaq]] : Siratu Rasul Allah - first biography. Not extant.
* 776 Graffiti from northern Arabia : Quran - first mention, generic "book"
* 776 Graffiti from northern Arabia : Quran - first mention as generic "book"
* 810 Tombstone, Egypt : Quran - first explicit reference
* 810 Tombstone, Egypt : Quran - first explicit reference
* 826 [[#Hadth|Muhammad al-Bukhari]] : Begins Hadith collection.  d 870.
* 826 [[#Hadth|Muhammad al-Bukhari]] : Begins Hadith collection.  d 870.
* 840 [[#Ibn Hisham|Ibn Hisham]] - Copy of Ibn Ishaq's work  
* 840 [[#Ibn Hisham|Ibn Hisham]] - Quotes from Ibn Ishaq's work  
* 843 The earliest dated literary papyrus  
* 843 The earliest dated literary papyrus  
* 876 Earliest Qur'an Manuscript Fragment - (no later than this date)
* 876 Earliest Qur'an Manuscript Fragment - (no later than this date)
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