49/4. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 3621 — Revelation Timeline of the Prophet
What Has Been Related About The Prophet's (saws) Advent [of Prophethood] And How Old He Was When He Was Sent
Prophet Muhammad Revelation Timeline and Age
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 3621
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 3621
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ حَسَّانَ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ أُنْزِلَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَهُوَ ابْنُ أَرْبَعِينَ فَأَقَامَ بِمَكَّةَ ثَلاَثَ عَشْرَةَ وَبِالْمَدِينَةِ عَشْرًا وَتُوُفِّيَ وَهُوَ ابْنُ ثَلاَثٍ وَسِتِّينَ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Received Revelation When He Was Forty Years Old. So He Stayed In Makkah For Thirteen Years And In Al-Madinah For Ten. And He Died When He Was Sixty-Three Years Old.
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3621In-book reference : Book 49, Hadith 17English translation : Vol. 1, Book 46, Hadith 3621
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 3621
This Hadith gives a clear Prophet Muhammad revelation timeline from the report of Ibn Abbas. It says the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم received revelation when he was forty years old. After that, he remained in Makkah for thirteen years and then in Al-Madinah for ten years. The narration also says that he died at the age of sixty-three. The main lesson is simple: the life of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم had a known timeline connected to revelation, da'wah, migration, and completion of his mission. This Hadith does not give extra details about events in those years, so the focus stays on the dates mentioned in the text. It helps readers searching for the age of Prophet Muhammad when revelation began and how many years he lived after prophethood.
What we learn from this hadith
- Revelation began when the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم was forty years old.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم stayed in Makkah for thirteen years after receiving revelation.
- He stayed in Al-Madinah for ten years.
- This narration reports that he died at the age of sixty-three.
