Whole-series cold-recall sheet. The DECK badge marks facts
anchored in the official Unit 1–4 syllabus decks (the spine); everything else fills in from Sheikh Akram's
video lectures. Ages/years are approximate; the sequence is the reliable part.
| Year | Event | Anchor (āyah / detail) |
|---|
| 570 CE | DECK Born in Makkah, Year of the Elephant; father ʿAbdullāh already dead (born an orphan) | Sūrat al-Fīl 105:1 |
| infancy–~8 | DECK Wet-nurse Ḥalīmah (splitting of the chest); mother Āminah dies ~6; grandfather ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib dies ~8 → uncle Abū Ṭālib | Muslim (Anas) |
| ~12 | DECK Syria caravan; monk Baḥīrā sees signs of prophethood (cloud + bowing trees) | — |
| ~15 / ~20 | DECK Ḥarb al-Fijār (gathered arrows) · Ḥilf al-Fuḍūl — pact to defend the oppressed | “…not for the choicest camel” — Ibn Hishām |
| ~595 · age 25 | DECK Marries Khadījah (she was 40); al-Amīn | Sūrat aḍ-Ḍuḥā 93:8 |
| ~605 · age 35 | DECK Rebuilds the Kaʿbah; resolves the Black Stone (Ḥajar al-Aswad) dispute with his cloak | al-Amīn confirmed |
| ~608 · age 38–39 | DECK Retreats in Cave Ḥirāʾ on Mount Nūr | al-Anbiyāʾ 21:107 |
| 610 CE · age 40 | DECK First revelation via Jibrīl in Ḥirāʾ; “Read!” / “I cannot read”; rushes to Khadījah “Cover me!” | Sūrat al-ʿAlaq 96:1–5 |
| after the pause | Fatratul-waḥy (~10 days), throne-vision of Jibrīl; ends with aḍ-Ḍuḥā “He will not forsake you”; al-Muddaththir (“arise & warn”) + al-Muzzammil (qiyām al-layl) | aḍ-Ḍuḥā 93:8 |
| 610–613 (~3 yrs) | Secret daʿwah at Dār al-Arqam (near Ṣafā); tawḥīd, early prayer, tazkiyah | — |
| ~613 (~yr 4) | Open call from Mount Ṣafā (“warn your nearest kinsmen”); Abū Lahab’s dirt → Sūrat al-Masad | al-Masad 111 |
| ~615 | DECK Migrations to Abyssinia; Najāshī (Negus) shelters them; Jaʿfar’s speech + Sūrat Maryam | Maryam 19 |
| ~616–619 | The boycott of Banū Hāshim in the valley of Abū Ṭālib (~3 yrs) | — |
| ~619 CE · yr 10 | DECK Year of Grief (ʿĀm al-Ḥuzn) — deaths of Khadījah and Abū Ṭālib | Unit 3 deck |
| ~619 | DECK Journey to Ṭāʾif (rejected by Thaqīf; stoned; ʿAddās & the grapes; Duʿāʾ of Ṭāʾif) | Fuṣṣilat 41:34 |
| ~620 | DECK al-Isrāʾ wal-Miʿrāj — Makkah → al-Aqṣā → seven heavens; gift of 5 daily prayers | an-Najm 53:18 |
| 621 CE | DECK First Pledge of ʿAqabah (~12 men, Aws & Khazraj) | Unit 3 deck |
| ~621 | DECK Muṣʿab ibn ʿUmair sent to Madīnah as teacher/dāʿī | Unit 3 deck |
| 622 CE | DECK Second Pledge of ʿAqabah (~73: 71 men + 2 women); organised under 12 nuqabāʾ | Unit 3 deck |
| 622 CE · 1 AH | DECK Hijrah: ʿAlī in the bed, Cave of Thawr (3 days), Surāqah, Qubāʾ (first mosque), Yathrib → Madīnah | at-Tawbah 9:40 |
| 1 AH | DECK Masjid an-Nabawī, Brotherhood (Muʾākhāh), Constitution of Madinah | Unit 4 deck |
| 2 AH | DECK Battle of Badr — Yawm al-Furqān; fighting permitted (jihād verses) | al-Ḥajj 22:39 |
| 3 AH | DECK Battle of Uḥud — archers leave post; setback | — |
| 5 AH | DECK Battle of the Trench (Khandaq / al-Aḥzāb) | — |
| 6 AH | DECK Treaty of Ḥudaybiyyah — “a clear victory” | al-Fatḥ 48:1 |
| 7 AH | Khaybar (~180 km from Madīnah) | — |
| 8 AH | DECK Conquest of Makkah (peaceful); then Ḥunayn | at-Tawbah 9:25 |
| 9 AH | Expedition of Tabūk — the last major campaign | — |
| 10 AH · 632 CE | DECK Farewell Pilgrimage (Ḥajjat al-Wadāʿ); the Prophet ﷺ passes; Abū Bakr → first Caliph | al-Māʾidah 5:3 |
| Person | Who / why they matter |
|---|
| Khadījah (RA) | First wife & first believer; “believed in me when the people disbelieved”; dies in the Year of Grief |
| Abū Ṭālib | Uncle & outer protector; dies in the Year of Grief (did not accept Islam) |
| Abū Bakr (RA) | aṣ-Ṣiddīq; brought many to Islam; companion of Thawr/Hijrah; first Caliph |
| ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib (RA) | Early believer (~7); slept in the Prophet’s ﷺ bed on the night of Hijrah |
| ʿUmar & Ḥamzah (RA) | Converts who gave Islam open strength in Makkah |
| Jaʿfar ibn Abī Ṭālib (RA) | Spokesman before the Negus; recited Sūrat Maryam; led the 2nd Abyssinia group |
| ʿUthmān & Ruqayyah (RA) | Led the first Abyssinia migration |
| Najāshī (the Negus) | Just Christian king of Abyssinia; refused to hand over the refugees |
| Muṣʿab ibn ʿUmair (RA) | DECK Sent to Madīnah as teacher/dāʿī; many leaders embraced Islam through him |
| Abū Lahab / Abū Jahl | Chief Quraysh persecutors |
| Sumayyah (RA) | First martyr of Islam (family of Yāsir) |
| Baḥīrā | Christian monk who saw signs of prophethood (Syria, ~age 12) |
| Reference | Point |
|---|
| Sūrat al-Fīl 105:1 | Year of the Elephant — the Prophet’s ﷺ birth year |
| Sūrat al-ʿAlaq 96:1–5 | The first revelation — “Read in the name of your Lord…” |
| Sūrat aḍ-Ḍuḥā 93:8 | “And He found you poor and made you self-sufficient” (also 93:3 ends the waḥy pause) |
| Sūrat al-Anbiyāʾ 21:107 | “We did not send you except as a mercy to the worlds” |
| Sūrat al-Qalam 68:4 | “You are upon an exalted standard of character” |
| Fuṣṣilat 41:34 | “Repel [evil] with what is better” — the Ṭāʾif/daʿwah lesson |
| al-Ḥajj 22:39 | First permission to fight — “…to those who are wronged” |
| al-Baqarah 2:190 | “Fight those who fight you, and do not transgress” |
| at-Tawbah 9:40 | “Do not grieve; indeed Allah is with us” — the Cave of Thawr |
| an-Najm 53:18 / 53:62 | Miʿrāj — saw the greatest signs; the prostration verse |
| al-Fatḥ 48:1 | “Indeed We have given you a clear victory” — Ḥudaybiyyah |
| “No prophet but was a shepherd” (Bukhārī) | The shepherding/patience training of his youth |
| # | Foundation | Core point |
|---|
| 1 | Spiritual base — Masjid an-Nabawī | First project of governance: education, shūrā, justice, social care |
| 2 | Unity — Brotherhood (Muʾākhāh) | Muhājirūn paired with Anṣār; Aws & Khazraj reconciled into one Ummah |
| 3 | Just politics — Constitution of Madinah | One of the earliest written constitutions; protected minorities; rule of law |
| 4 | Security & defence | First Islamic army; battles (Badr, Uḥud, Aḥzāb) as defence, not aggression |
| 5 | Economic reform | Fair market; gradual prohibition of ribā; Zakāt system |
| 6 | Social welfare | Care for widows/orphans/poor; Suffah (learning); freeing slaves; family law |
| 7 | Justice system | Law applied even to elites; forgiveness, reconciliation, due process |
| Year | Battle | Key fact |
|---|
| 2 AH | Badr | ~313 vs ~1,000; decisive; Yawm al-Furqān; Quraysh leaders killed |
| 3 AH | Uḥud | Quraysh revenge; archers leave post; Muslims set back; the Prophet ﷺ injured |
| 5 AH | Khandaq / al-Aḥzāb | The Trench dug for defence; siege repelled with few casualties |
| 6 AH | Ḥudaybiyyah | A treaty, not a battle; “a clear victory” that opened the way for daʿwah |
| 7 AH | Khaybar | Against the Jews of Khaybar (~180 km from Madīnah); much ghanīmah |
| 8 AH | Conquest of Makkah + Ḥunayn | Peaceful entry; Ḥunayn’s lesson: victory is from Allah, not numbers |
| 9 AH | Tabūk | The last major expedition; called during the harvest season |
| Stage | Lessons to carry into the exam |
|---|
Early life
(birth → marriage) | Read the Seerah for its ḥikmah, not just events — every hardship was Allah's training, and with no powerful father his greatness is 100% Allah's plan. Shepherding trains ṣabr and leadership. Ḥilf al-Fuḍūl: Islam affirms defending the oppressed. Honesty (al-Amīn) is the base of all trust. |
| Prophethood & early daʿwah | Good akhlāq is the strongest daʿwah (the Black Stone). Tazkiyah and connection with Allah are the foundation (Ḥirāʾ). Begin daʿwah with your own circle. Daʿwah is fuelled by night worship. |
| Persecution & Abyssinia | Protect your īmān, even by migrating (4:97). A sincere decision for Allah is supported by Him. Choose the right spokesman (Jaʿfar). Patience under persecution earns relief; listening is a qualification of a dāʿī. |
| Ṭāʾif, Miʿrāj & ʿAqabah | Mercy over revenge (refusing to destroy Ṭāʾif). Repel evil with good (41:34). Ṣalāh is the believer's miʿrāj and consolation in grief. If one method is blocked, change it; build and train a team in small groups. |
| Hijrah & the Madinan state | Plan meticulously and rely fully on Allah (9:40). Return trusts even while hunted. Build the spiritual base (the mosque) first. Brotherhood and rule of law over elites; protect minorities. |
| Jihād & the battles | Combat is defensive and a last resort, never the first response; jihād is striving (inner, intellectual, outward). Victory is from Allah, not numbers (Badr vs Ḥunayn). Discipline — obey the leader (Uḥud). Unity + conviction win. |
| The Prophet ﷺ at home | The best are best to their families. His monogamy with Khadījah and the purposes of the later marriages answer the "lust" charge. The Qur'an limited polygamy with strict justice (4:3). Humility and consultation (mashūrah) at home. |