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Chronology from Qocayy to Mohammad founded on Genealogy. 



The founder of Makkah. 



*Qocayy. 

 His genealogy is uncertain, 



'Add Monaf, 

 Second son of Qocayy ; his elder brother 'abd al-dar was grown up when 

 Qocayy conquered the Ka'bah from the Khoza'ahites. 



Has him, 



Second son. Hashim was grey when he begat 'abd al-Mo/lalib and 

 died soon after his birth (Waqidy.) But according to others (7'«r. 

 Khcunys) he died at the age of 20 or 25 years. I have shown in my 

 Life of Mohammad, page 30, that this is an error. Tlie former account 

 is confirmed by the fact that Hashim's rivals were Omayyah the son 

 of his younger brother and 'amir (b. Hashim b. 'abd Manaf b. 'abd 

 al-dar) the grandson of bis uncle. We may therefore suppose that 

 he was upwards of 50 years old when he begat 



'Abd al-Mottalib, 

 Died in A. D. 579 at an age of 82 lunar years and was therefore born in 

 A. D. 500. 'abd al-Mo^alib was 47 years old when he begat 



'Abd Allah, 

 Died in February, 571, before the birth of his son at an age of about 

 24 years. 



Mohammad, 

 Born in A. D. 571. 



Probable 



date of 



birth. 



A D. 



370 



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442 



500 



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