10 Muḥarram 50 AH

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10 Muḥarram 50 AH · ≈ Thursday 7 February 670

The Prophet’s ﷺ grandson and some seventy of his family and companions are killed on ʿĀshūrāʾ by the army sent to bar his way to Kūfah.

10 Muḥarram 61 AH10 Oct 680DayAttestedUmayyad · Iraq · Battle

Month-precise — Spanning this month:

The fortified oasis north of Madinah falls fortress by fortress; ʿAlī’s standard at al-Qamūṣ enters the tradition’s memory.

Muḥarram 7 AH≈ May 628MonthTraditionalProphetic era · Hijaz · Battle

YEAR-PRECISE — THIS YEAR IN 50 AH

ʿUqba ibn Nāfiʿ plants a permanent camp on the Ifrīqiyan steppe — the base that anchors Islam in the Maghreb.

50 AH≈ 670 CEYearTraditionalUmayyad · Maghreb · Founding

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