Region: West Asia · Coordinates: 21.427, 39.826 · 16 events
| Year | Source | Account |
|---|---|---|
| AD 610 | Al-Tabari, History of the Prophets and Kings | The calling of Muhammad: Waraqa ibn Nawfal; Khadija recognized as the first believer. |
| AD 622 | Al-Tabari, History of the Prophets and Kings | The Prophet and Abu Bakr flee — the cave of Mount Thawr |
| AD 627 | Al-Tabari, History of the Prophets and Kings | The Prophet sets out for a minor pilgrimage to Mecca — the Hudaybiyya incident |
| AD 629 | Al-Tabari, History of the Prophets and Kings | Conquest of Mecca |
| AD 631 | Al-Tabari, History of the Prophets and Kings | The Farewell Pilgrimage |
| AD 646 | Al-Tabari, History of the Prophets and Kings | Expansion of the sanctuary in Mecca |
| AD 656 | Al-Tabari, History of the Prophets and Kings | Aisha, Talha and al-Zubayr decide in Mecca to march on Basra |
| AD 656 | Al-Tabari, History of the Prophets and Kings | Aisha is escorted back to Mecca |
| AD 801 | Al-Tabari, History of the Prophets and Kings | Harun goes on pilgrimage and divides the empire among his three sons — the decree hung on the Kaaba |
| AD 811 | Al-Tabari, History of the Prophets and Kings | The governors of Mecca and Medina recognize al-Ma'mun as caliph |
| AD 814 | Al-Tabari, History of the Prophets and Kings | Husayn al-Aftas takes Mecca |
| AD 879 | Al-Tabari, History of the Prophets and Kings | Arab nomads plunder the covering of the Kaaba |
| AD 1324 | Tarikh al-Sudan (Chronicle of the Sudan) | Mansa Musa, king of Mali, sets out on pilgrimage to Mecca with a retinue of 60,000 (500 enslaved men carrying gold staves lead the way) |
| AD 1413 | Ma Huan, Yingya Shenglan (Overall Survey of the Ocean's Shores) | From Jeddah, going west for one month, one reaches the walled city of Mojia (默加, Mecca), where the king lives. It is the place where the Hui patriarch spread the teaching, so they still follow its rules. |
| AD 1413 | Ma Huan, Yingya Shenglan (Overall Survey of the Ocean's Shores) | A little more than half a day further one reaches the Hall of Heavenly Worship (天堂禮拜寺, the Kaaba). Its surrounding walls have 466 doors; it is a square building of stones of five colors, and its walls are plastered with rose-water and musk mixed into the earth. Every year on the tenth day of the twelfth month Muslims from every country come to worship and cut pieces from the black silk cover to take home as tokens. |
| AD 1496 | Tarikh al-Sudan (Chronicle of the Sudan) | Askia Muhammad, having finished the pilgrimage, visits the holy places and donates 100,000 gold to the two holy cities |