Musa flees to Madyan, c. 1275 BCE

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ProphetsMadyan, Saudi Arabiaabout 3,300 years ago

Musa flees to Madyan

Musa flees Egypt after an accidental killing, marries in Madyan and works there for ten years.

Musa

So he watered [their flocks] for them; then he went back to the shade and said, "My Lord, indeed I am, for whatever good You would send down to me, in need."

Quran 28:24

Source: Quran ·

Every moment in the timeline

Borders come from the open historical-basemaps project (GPL-3.0) and are approximate. Dates before 1000 BCE are estimates, and for the earliest prophets the Quran gives the order of events but not their years. Sources: the Quran, Sahih al-Bukhari, the Seerah of Ibn Ishaq, Ibn Kathir's al-Bidaya wan-Nihaya, and standard histories. See also the villains of Islamic history, from Iblis to the Dajjal.

1. The beginningAdam to Nuh · dates unknown

2. Early nationsc. 3500 to 1600 BCE

3. Ibrahim and his familyc. 2000 to 1700 BCE

4. Musa and the Children of Israelc. 1350 to 540 BCE

5. Empires and Isa539 BCE to 600 CE

6. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ570 to 632 CE

7. The first caliphates632 to 750 CE

8. Baghdad and the golden age751 to 1258 CE

9. Ottomans, Safavids and Mughals1260 to 1798 CE

10. Colonial age to today1804 CE to now