Moments in Muslim history: From Mecca to Hira

570 CE Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was born in Mecca. Scholars agree that Rasool Allah (PBUH) was born on a Monday.

610CE, at the age of 40, Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) received the first revelation while meditating in a cave in Mount Hira, located on Jabal an-Nur near Mecca where he was visited by the Archangel Gabriel who revealed to him a verse from the Holy Quran.