Quranic timeline

Updated on Oct 25, 2023

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The page gives a timeline of the various events related to the Quran.

Events

22 December 609 CE, Muhammad recites a chapter of the Quran for the first time after angel Gabriel reveals surah Al-Alaq in the cave of Hira.

610 CE, Muhammad receives the second revelation with surah Al-Muddathir.

622 CE Al-Baqara The first surah after the hijra is revealed.

624 CE Al-Anfal is revealed mentioning the battle of Badr.

632 CE surah Al-Ma'ida is revealed, the last sura.

653 CE The Quran is canonized by Uthman ibn Affan

657 CE; pages of the Quran are wrapped around swords by Muawiyahs forces during the Battle of Siffin

661 CE - 671 CE: the estimated radiocarbon dating of the oldest surviving copy of the Quran, the Sana'a manuscript

859 CE, the oldest quranic school (madrasah) in University of al-Karaouine is built

883 CE; the oldest surviving major tafsir collection was completed, namely Tafsir al-Tabari

884 CE; the first complete translation of the Quran into a foreign language

1609 CE Quranic calligraphy for the Taj Mahal is created by Abdul Haq, aka Amanat Khan

1649 CE; the first known translation of the Quran into the English language by Alexander Ross, chaplain to King Charles I.

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