Madinan PeriodFinal Years
The Passing of the Prophet ﷺ
The Prophet ﷺ returns to his Lord, having conveyed the message in full.
When (CE)
632 CE
Hijri
11 AH
Where
Madinah
Prophet's age
≈ 63
After a brief illness, the Prophet ﷺ passed away in the month of Rabīʿ al-Awwal in the house of ʿĀʾishah (ra), his head resting against her.
He left behind the Qur'an and his Sunnah as guidance, and a community entrusted to carry the message to the world.
Key figures
ʿĀʾishah (ra)Abū Bakr al-Ṣiddīq (ra)
Reflections
- He conveyed the trust in full; the guidance remains with us.
Source & authenticity · Compiled from standard Seerah works, principally Ar-Raheeq Al-Makhtum (The Sealed Nectar) by S. al-Mubarakpuri. Editorial summaries in our own words; dates per traditional sources. Long-form detail is expanded from vetted sources and under scholarly review.