مولد النبي ﷺ
The Birth of the Prophet ﷺ
Rabi' al-Awwal, 52 BH (571 CE)
Makkah
Muhammad ﷺ was born on a Monday in Rabi' al-Awwal, approximately 50-55 days after the Incident of the Elephant, in the house of his mother Aminah in Makkah. His father Abdullah had passed away before his birth. He was born into the Banu Hashim clan of the Quraysh tribe.
Why this matters
The birth of the final Messenger of Allah, the Seal of the Prophets. His father had already passed away, and he would be raised as an orphan — a deliberate preparation by Allah so that no one could claim any human had shaped his character or mission.
Quran references
أَلَمْ يَجِدْكَ يَتِيمًۭا فَـَٔاوَىٰ وَوَجَدَكَ ضَآلًّۭا فَهَدَىٰ وَوَجَدَكَ عَآئِلًۭا فَأَغْنَىٰ
Surah Ad-Duha, 6-8
Did He not find you an orphan and give [you] refuge? And He found you lost and guided [you], And He found you poor and made [you] self-sufficient.
Hadith references
Sahih Muslim, #1162
Narrated by: Abu Qatadah al-Ansari
Grading: Sahih
“The Prophet ﷺ was asked about fasting on Monday. He said: 'That is the day on which I was born and the day on which I received Revelation.'”